Light out in Alcove 32

A patron alerted me to the fact that there is a burnt out light in Alcove 32 in Room 310. I have reported the problem to ButlerFix.

3 Professional Reading FYIs

New Publication, NextSpace
“NextSpace grew from the OCLC Newsletter and will analyze industry trends and technology developments, as well as feature news about OCLC. The goal is to help member libraries stay informed and make key decisions. The new community page brings together in one area of the OCLC Web site activities that OCLC undertakes on behalf of, or alongside, the library community, such as standards development, advocacy advertising and member reports. The page also provides a forum for librarians to dialog and comment on OCLC initiatives and general industry issues.”

Web 2.0
Source: SirsiDynix OneSource
Web 2.0, Library 2.0, and Librarian 2.0: Preparing for the 2.0 World
Stephen Abram’s monthly column provides “a little information on Web 2.0 and its newborn babies, Library 2.0 and Librarian 2.0.”
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New Issue of Information Research Now Online (January 2006)
Content includes:
+ User satisfaction with referrals at a collaborative virtual reference service
+ Constructing Web subject gateways using Dublin Core, RDF and Topic Maps
+ Combining ethnographic and clickstream data to identify user Web browsing strategies
+ Some features of alt texts associated with images in Web pages
+ Book Review: Ambient findability by Peter Morville
+ Book Review: Digital copyright by Paul Pedley