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ALA | Intellectual Freedom

Posted: July 25th, 2005 | Author: Mark Phillipson | Filed under: Libraryworld | No Comments »

ALA | Intellectual Freedom


Row row Rosie boat

Posted: July 23rd, 2005 | Author: Mark Phillipson | Filed under: Play, Travel | No Comments »


Scott & the ladies go cruising – along with 500 other gay families. All aboard!


Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki

Posted: July 22nd, 2005 | Author: Mark Phillipson | Filed under: Libraryworld, Wikiwatch | No Comments »

Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki


Selection sources for college library e-resources

Posted: July 20th, 2005 | Author: Mark Phillipson | Filed under: Libraryworld | No Comments »

1. ACRL Internet reviews, listed chronologically, and the ACRL Index to Internet Resources, grouped by topic.

2. Choice reviews (GSLIS access only), advanced search: electronic format, outstanding titles, last five years.

3. ARBA online (GSLIS access only), ‘website’ subject search

4. Keeping up with the Joneses: Dartmouth Library’s Recent Digital and Electronic Acquisitions

5. Electronic Books and Texts: Case Studies and History, a section of the Scholarly Electronic Publishing Biobliography

6. A few journals: Journal of Digital & Electronic Acquisitions, Journal of Digital Information, Journal of Digital Contents


The Chronicle, 7/15/2005: Romantic Poetry Meets 21st-Century Technology

Posted: July 12th, 2005 | Author: Mark Phillipson | Filed under: Metawriting, Wikiwatch, Work | No Comments »

This week’s Chronicle of Higher Education writes up RAP. A relatively thorough treatment – kicks off with “dumb luck” and goes from there.

There’s a little discussion board accompanying the article. My favorite post so far: ‘English prof’ writes: “As for, ‘And some enthusiasts say that the technology can actually change students’ writing for the better, by encouraging them to swap ideas with their classmates and to revise their work continually’ — we can do that sitting around a table together, talking, and having lemonade.”

Ahh, sweet cold lemonade. The impeccable drink…

Her lover brings the lemonade, she sips;
She then surveys, condemns, but pities still
Her dearest friends for being dress’d so ill.
Beppo LXV


North Haven 2005

Posted: July 9th, 2005 | Author: Mark Phillipson | Filed under: Play | No Comments »

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In which someone turns 40, someone turns 39, someone works the road & refuses to wave. In which Maine is warmer & we sing less but dance more than in years past. In which the sky is clear and bright all weekend, & we once again escape the Fourth.