Archive for August, 2007

Slamming the Boards

Friday, August 31st, 2007

From the article in Library Journal.com
On September 10, librarians are asked to “Slam the Boards!” by visiting online “answer sites” such as Yahoo! Answers, Ask MetaFilter, Wikipedia Reference Desk, or Amazon’s Askville, fielding as many questions as possible, and making it clear that the service was provided by a librarian. What began as a […]

War and Culture

Wednesday, August 8th, 2007

In a time of war, there is loss of life. There is also loss of culture.
Dr. Saad Eskander, the director of the National Archives in Iraq, has been fighting to preserve the cultural history of his country since 2003. On any given day, his task is a difficult (and perhaps losing) battle. […]