LIS + DataSci
Until recently the online catalog continued to contain records only for items physically held by the library system. As libraries have entered into cooperative relationships, this principle of telling "what the library has" has eroded. In union catalogs that contain records from libraries of more than one institution,
LIS + DataSci
[W]e have all kinds of tools that are organized to aid in the process of finding information that we need: telephone books, directories, dictionaries, encyclopedias, bibliographies, indexes, catalogs, museum registers, archival finding aids, and databases, among others. -- Arlene G. Taylor, The Organization of Information (Westport, Conn. : Libraries Unlimited, 2004)
LIS + DataSci
We organize because we need to retrieve. -- Arlene G. Taylor, The Organization of Information (Westport, Conn. : Libraries Unlimited, 2004), pg. 1. Leaving aside the folks who organize because of OCD… Is there a good study out there about the range of ways that library patrons use to retrieve? Librarians organize
Chapbook
We expect anything and everything. We expect the contradictory and the impossible. We expect compact cars which are spacious; luxurious cars which are economical. We expect to be rich and charitable, powerful and merciful, active and reflective, kind and competitive. We expect to be inspired by mediocre appeals for "
Music
Three songs that go well together: * "Vienna" by Billy Joel * "Vienna" by Ultravox * "Leipzig" by Thomas Dolby
Books
Among all forms of prehistoric religion, the strangest and most difficult to understand in our own day seems the cult of the dead, the constant presence of the dead in every aspect of life. To a prehistoric man, in contrast, our strangest and most mysterious form of worship would be
History
In his book The Ruin of Kasch, Roberto Calasso argues that humanity lost an important outlet when we banned the ritual of sacrifice, because the craving to sacrifice now permeates life rather than being bounded and limited by the tradition of a ritual. The Aztecs killed a few to (as
Life
On the one hand, I own enough already to keep me busy for the rest of my life. On the other hand, I still want everything on my Amazon wishlist.
Music
To continue listing my favorite songs added to my iTunes in 2007… 25. "Kick Out the Jams" by The MC5 26. "Time and Tide" by Basia 27. "Green Tambourine" by The Lemon Pipers 28. "Draggin' the Line" by Tommy James 29.
Music
Because I was on a blogging hiatus a year ago, I never posted my year-end favorite songs from 2007 (these are songs that I added to iTunes in 2007, most of which were not actually released that year). Here are #50 through #26: 50. "The Vex" by
Music
These are my 25 favorite songs that I added to my iTunes collection in 2008 (almost all of the songs were released before 2008), limited to one song per artist: 25. "Angela" by Bob James 26. "Gold Dust" by The Hochimen 27. "They Can'
Books
Some book and media titles from the Multnomah County Library: 50 Aircraft That Changed the World 50 Battles That Changed the World 50 Companies That Changed the World 80 Days That Changed the World Banana: The Fate of the Fruit That Changed the World Bridges That Changed the World Five