Image via WikipediaYou see, as I noted so long ago and so long never wrote about in scholarly journals (as if!), one of the most useful tools of the columnist (and what is the average blogger but a columnist, marginally informed but totally involv... read more

If you think diabetes and obesity are the two biggest health care crises Americans face these days, you’re missing the forest for the trees — literally. Because the roots of all this diet-induced disease lie in two less publicized but even more p... read more

D&AD (originally founded as British Design and Art Direction) is an English organization dedicated to representing "the global creative, design and advertising communities. Since 1962, D&AD has set industry standards, educated and inspired... read more

In March, I was invited to Poland, where I was part of an exciting two-day New Media/New Democracy Forum. The forum, organized by the US Embassy, explored the ways in which new media can and have empowered citizens to organize and participate in t... read more

Google empieza a cruzar datos: desde tu pasado como usuario de tarjetas de crédito a tu comportamiento en la red. Resultado: es capaz de predecir si vas a dejar tu trabajo y aproximar mucho mejor qué podrías querer comprar a sus anuncianes. Es el... read more

Here is John chatting it up in his crib. Loud, right? And this photo is him caught on camera after he rolled over from his back to front for what we think was the second time. Awesome, dude! read more

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this period in our lives is, well, many things. it's surreal. it's magical. it's difficult to define. never in my life have i been on the brink of something so monumental without any real knowledge or understanding of what lies ahead. it's sur... read more

This was in-progress when I passed by the National Library event plaza this evening:The NLB was getting ready for this event (which is part of READ! Singapore 2009)..   Web ramblinglibrarian.blogspot.com myrightbrain.wordpress.com roughnotes.... read more

Last night just as I was about to make dinner, Maia asked me if she could use my sewing machine.  My poor-ancient-works-one-third-of-the-time-if-you're-lucky sewing machine.  She's never used a sewing machine before and I started to explain how i... read more

When I tried to reflect on my first year of academic librarianship and what I should include as advice for other new librarians in my final post here at ACRLog, platitudes such as “if at first you don’t succeed, try, try again” kept popping into m... read more

There was great fun and excitement as the Lib-r-Bocce tournament got rolling today at Gleeson Lawns. Photo by Rob Guillen The following Bocce athletes qualified for the semifinals to begin tomorrow at 11:45am. Randy Souther Locke Morrisey Debbie M... read more

I think I tired myself out a bit last week. It seemed like each night got a little later and each morning stayed the same--I didn't let myself sleep past 8 even though I could have. On Thursday I stayed home with a stomach ache and slept until 11.... read more

The Center for History and New Media at George Mason University is celebrating fifteen years of providing high-quality, free educational resources and tools to an audience that grows exponentially each year. Last year, sixteen million people visi... read more

As a librarians, we don't often have the same gratification as professors. I feel fortunate to work at a small college where I form close relationships with a number of students. But sometimes, they don't come around to share their achievements. A... read more

A guest blog by J-   In early May, our agency worker and her supervisor arranged a conference call with the S-County caseworker and HER supervisor.  This was just a few days after our most recent birth-parent visit.  Now, this visit had been prec... read more

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Thanks very much for all the tips as this was coming together. Since I was moving house yesterday, the day the reader was due, I’ve written something based on what I already know rather than what I hope to get across before giving the lectures. I&... read more

It’s summer.  Between socializing, tending to a few domestic matters, computer issues, a little bit of admin and making a big push on the book (I have set myself a deadline in July for sending it out for review, though I’m a little flexible on the... read more

each month, RCCS Reviews pumps out free, full-length reviews of books about contemporary media and culture. books of the month for july 2009 are:Cheating: Gaining Advantage in VideogamesAuthor: Mia ConsalvoPublisher: MIT Press, 2007Review 1: Bryan... read more