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Mark Drapeau about government 2.0. Click here to read his first post, "Government 2.0: An Insider's Perspective. " In June 2008, the Government Accountability Office (GAO), Congress’ investigative arm, released a report stating that, “more than 4 years after September 11, the nation still lacked the government-wide policies and processes called for in law to provide a framework for guiding and integrating a myriad of ongoing efforts to share terrorism-related information critical to protecting our homeland.” Simply put, people in the government aren’t talking to each other enough.
As one person, I cannot pretend to solve this problem, nor even understand all of the issues involved. Control and Conquer Stress: MensHealth.com. It's hard to say, exactly, what the worst part about stress is.
Is it the tightness that starts somewhere around your solar plexus, then extends out to your toenails, earlobes, and cerebellum? Is it randomly snapping at innocent—and, occasionally, quite guilty—coworkers and loved ones? Is it sobbing quietly behind the closed door of a men's-room stall? How to age-proof your career - Apr. 28, 2010.
For work purposes, Marcia Noyes, 49, a marketing and public relations manager at tech company Healthagen, recently got an iPod Touch.By Dan Kadlec, Money Magazine contributing writerApril 28, 2010: 11:05 AM ET.
How to Force Anyone to Follow You on Twitter - Twitter hack - Gizmodo. Top 10 Motivation Boosters and Procrastination Killers - Procrastination - Lifehacker. Open Data is Civic Capital: Best Practices for "Open Government Data" By Joshua Tauberer ( who runs the congressional transparency website www.GovTrack.us.
Thanks to Gunnar Hellekson (RedHat, Inc.) for help with the initial version, and to all others who provided feedback. Originally published May 19, 2009. This is version 1.5 dated January 29, 2011. See the Document History at the end for a list of changes since the original. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off Being Played Out Live On Twitter And Foursquare. Awesome. Top 10 Largest Databases in the World. RT: @leahlibrarian: How is it possible that this pic is from the British election and not Texas? The Most Influential Women in Technology.
Set in Our Ways: Why Change Is So Hard. Listen to Slow Club – Apples And Pairs. The Bursting of the Academic Library Bubble. Ten Reasons Why ‘Professional Librarian’ is an Oxymoron « The Other Librarian. Before you comment, yes, this is an unbalanced look at professionalism.
Yes, I am trolling a little bit – but with a heart that wants to lead discussion on the topic of library professionalism. Please do write a post about why these ten reason are bullocks. Reading - Harvard Views of Readers, Readership, and Reading History. Robert DarntonCarl H.
Pforzheimer University Professorand Director of the University Library Reading: Harvard Views of Readers, Readership, and Reading History is an online exploration of the intellectual, cultural, and political history of reading as reflected in the historical holdings of the Harvard Libraries. For Internet users worldwide, Reading provides unparalleled digital access to a significant selection of unique source materials: For researchers, teachers, and students who may not have ready access to extensive historical collections, Reading provides an inspired opportunity to participate more fully in this rapidly expanding research area.
Reading is made possible with generous support from Arcadia. 18 Do’s and Don’ts Of Usability On The Web. Are you a web designer or do you run a website? Good, because this article is for you. If you’re designing websites for a living or running your business online, there are 18 tips in this article that you should definitely read and remember. You can have the best visual design skills on the planet, but if you build a website that works like crap and doesn’t allow the visitor to feel comfortable going from item to item and page to page, you are missing the very core of a good website design. So in today’s article I’m going to go over some of the dos and don’ts of usability on the web. Do utilize a grid for your website structure.
The Differences Between Good Designers and Great Designers. Continuing Education - Texas Library Association. Listen to The Housemartins – Build. North Haven Gardens. Filling Your Dance Card in Hard Economic Times. If you’re not peering over the cubicle wall, hoping that the global economy won’t affect your workplace, you’re either a Trump (or a Hilton) or in a watertight business—or possibly you’ve had your head in the sand.
It’s mighty tempting to throw your hands in the air and declare, “I have no control over this!” But here’s the thing: you do. Maintaining our industry’s health is about taking action, about watching out for one other, and about ensuring that your every move positively affects your company and your clients. If you’re feeling a little worried: fair enough! This is a serious situation that will affect many of us in the months to come. The worsening economy will adversely affect our industry, at least in the short term. So how do you ensure your company isn’t a wallflower? Step one: understand that happy clients provide job security#section1 Businesses are pretty simple: you provide products or services in exchange for a fee paid by clients. Step six: do it right#section6. Listen to Billy Bragg – Internationale. If Libraries Remove Computers, Will Anyone Come? - Wired Campus. If iPads and other new mobile computers catch on, libraries might not need to offer rooms full of computers for students to do their research, writing, and Facebooking.
But if that happens, will students have any reason left to visit the library? That’s the provocative question posed by Brian Mathews, assistant university librarian at the University of California at Santa Barbara, on his blog this week. Cat In the Hat. Technology Review: TR10.