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Catching up with RSS feeds
December 29, 2008 02:51 PM | GeneralRachel Gray, Information Services Librarian
During a lull on the Help Desk this afternoon I caught up on a couple blogs I've not had time to read lately. I ran across both inspiring and funny bits I want to share with all of you.
- Librarian.net- On 12/18/08 a video of "Staff from the National Library of Australia performing Thriller at the 2008 staff Christmas party" was featured. Very fun if you have a few minutes to see what librarians from Down Under do for entertainment.
- LISNews: Library and Information Science News - On 12/24/08 there was a post called "More readers are picking up electronic books" that quotes a New York Times article that looks at purchasing trends of a variety of ebook readers. I was surprised to learn that the Kindle reader from Amazon is most popular among 55- to 64-year-olds. I associate ebook readers with a younger demographic for some reason.
- Stephen's Lighthouse - On 12/22/08 Stephen blogged that the VHS format is officially dead since Distribution Video Audio, the last major distributor of VHS tapes, sent out their last truckload of tapes in October. While this isn't too surprising, it does mark the end of an era. What will this do to library collections? We'll have to wait and see.
- Tame the Web - On the 12/15/08 post, Michael (the blog's author) shared the news that Google's Book Search now include some magazines. A commenter to the blog shared the list of titles that are searchable. I think this kind of expanded search from Google will help patrons find more up-to-date information.
These are just a few blogs out there on librarianship. I'd be very interested to hear what blogs others are reading and what tidbits they find interesting. Please comment on this post and share what peaks your interest.
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