http://www.toptensources.com/topten/Blogging-Librarians/Sat, 17 May 2008 07:56:12 GMTSat, 17 May 2008 07:56:12 GMThttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rsstoptensources.comArts & Culturehttp://www.toptensources.com/post/Blogging-Librarians/radicalreference.info/rad-reffie-published-in-library-journal-nextgen-co/congratulations-to-radical-reference-mainstay-liahttp://www.toptensources.com/post/Blogging-Librarians/radicalreference.info/rad-reffie-published-in-library-journal-nextgen-co/congratulations-to-radical-reference-mainstay-liaCongratulations to Radical Reference mainstay Lia Friedman and her pal Char Booth for authoring the May 15th 2008 Library Journal NextGen column, "Finding Your Inner Moxie." read moreThu, 15 May 2008 17:17:34 GMTTop 10 Sources - Blogging Librarianshttp://www.toptensources.com/post/Blogging-Librarians/librarianinblack.typepad.com/chinese-censorship-and-journalist-prisoner/today-is-an-amnesty-international-rallying-day-forhttp://www.toptensources.com/post/Blogging-Librarians/librarianinblack.typepad.com/chinese-censorship-and-journalist-prisoner/today-is-an-amnesty-international-rallying-day-forToday is an Amnesty International rallying day for human rights.  I found out about it through a Facebook promotion: Bloggers Unite for Human Rights.  The topic that I, as a blogger, would like to highlight is the continued censorship in China, particularly internet censorship.  The filtering, blocking, and...Thu, 15 May 2008 05:32:35 GMTTop 10 Sources - Blogging Librarianshttp://www.toptensources.com/post/Blogging-Librarians/librarianinblack.typepad.com/evaluating-a-web-design/jacob-gube-at-six-revisions-has-put-out-a-list-ohttp://www.toptensources.com/post/Blogging-Librarians/librarianinblack.typepad.com/evaluating-a-web-design/jacob-gube-at-six-revisions-has-put-out-a-list-oJacob Gube, at Six Revisions, has put out a list of Six Incredibly Useful Tools for Evaluating a Web Design.  As our library is getting ready for a redesign ourselves, this is a handy list of tools to check out.  Measuring what the current site is doing wrong is important to making the next site do it right. via...Wed, 14 May 2008 01:34:26 GMTTop 10 Sources - Blogging Librarianshttp://www.toptensources.com/post/Blogging-Librarians/librarianinblack.typepad.com/reference-desk-blog-success-story/stephen-francoeur-writes-about-his-librarys-succehttp://www.toptensources.com/post/Blogging-Librarians/librarianinblack.typepad.com/reference-desk-blog-success-story/stephen-francoeur-writes-about-his-librarys-succeStephen Francoeur writes about his library's successful long-term reference staff blog with content like technical support alerts and resolutions, resource suggestions, training tips, reference question Q&A, and more.  The blog, Reference at the Newman Library (at Baruch College), has been around since 2004...Wed, 14 May 2008 01:30:35 GMTTop 10 Sources - Blogging Librarianshttp://www.toptensources.com/post/Blogging-Librarians/librarianinblack.typepad.com/libraries-engaging-with-local-bloggers/david-lee-king-writes-about-some-thoughts-he-has-ahttp://www.toptensources.com/post/Blogging-Librarians/librarianinblack.typepad.com/libraries-engaging-with-local-bloggers/david-lee-king-writes-about-some-thoughts-he-has-aDavid Lee King writes about some thoughts he has after reading a blog post and listening to a PLA presentation that touched on engaging with local blogs in your own community.  He lists some ways that library staff can be proactively interactive with these users (or potential users, as the case may be).  I have...Wed, 14 May 2008 01:25:17 GMTTop 10 Sources - Blogging Librarianshttp://www.toptensources.com/post/Blogging-Librarians/librarianinblack.typepad.com/library-use-of-e-books-study/the-primary-research-group-has-published-the-2008http://www.toptensources.com/post/Blogging-Librarians/librarianinblack.typepad.com/library-use-of-e-books-study/the-primary-research-group-has-published-the-2008The Primary Research Group has published the 2008/2009 edition of Library Use of E-books. You can read some of the key findings on their website, but the full study costs $75.  From their description of the study:Data in the report is based on a survey of 75 academic, public and special libraries. Librarians detail...Wed, 14 May 2008 01:11:11 GMTTop 10 Sources - Blogging Librarianshttp://www.toptensources.com/post/Blogging-Librarians/librarianinblack.typepad.com/call-for-all-libraries-to-stop-supporting-digital/defectivebydesign.org-a-campaign-from-the-free-sohttp://www.toptensources.com/post/Blogging-Librarians/librarianinblack.typepad.com/call-for-all-libraries-to-stop-supporting-digital/defectivebydesign.org-a-campaign-from-the-free-soDefectiveByDesign.org, a campaign from the Free Software Foundation, protested outside of the Boston Public Library for offering digital content with digital rights management attached to it.  They then expanded that complaint to all libraries, asking library users to sign letters and send them to their local libraries.&...Wed, 14 May 2008 01:07:16 GMTTop 10 Sources - Blogging Librarianshttp://www.toptensources.com/post/Blogging-Librarians/radicalreference.info/homeless-law-blog/a-law-librarian-attorney-has-created-a-homeless-lahttp://www.toptensources.com/post/Blogging-Librarians/radicalreference.info/homeless-law-blog/a-law-librarian-attorney-has-created-a-homeless-laA law librarian/attorney has created a Homeless Law Blog to share legal expertise for the homeless (and presumably those who wish to help them). read moreTue, 13 May 2008 10:20:11 GMTTop 10 Sources - Blogging Librarianshttp://www.toptensources.com/post/Blogging-Librarians/theshiftedlibrarian.com/in-a-world-where-chaos-reigns-amp-8230-./i-amp-8217-ll-be-interested-to-see-this-game-fromhttp://www.toptensources.com/post/Blogging-Librarians/theshiftedlibrarian.com/in-a-world-where-chaos-reigns-amp-8230-./i-amp-8217-ll-be-interested-to-see-this-game-fromI’ll be interested to see this game from the Orange County Library System (FL) when it becomes available on May 15. Citricon: Library Defender Watch for more in a couple of days at http://www.ocls.info/citricon/ . creating games, flash games, gaming and libraries, gaming in libraries, ocls, orange county library...Tue, 13 May 2008 06:38:43 GMTTop 10 Sources - Blogging Librarianshttp://www.toptensources.com/post/Blogging-Librarians/librarianinblack.typepad.com/video-of-clay-shirky-web-2.0-expo/check-out-this-inspiring-video-of-clay-shirky-at-thttp://www.toptensources.com/post/Blogging-Librarians/librarianinblack.typepad.com/video-of-clay-shirky-web-2.0-expo/check-out-this-inspiring-video-of-clay-shirky-at-tCheck out this inspiring video of Clay Shirky at the San Francisco Web 2.0 Expo.  I felt better about what I do for a living instantly :)Tue, 13 May 2008 03:52:17 GMTTop 10 Sources - Blogging Librarians