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From Ars Technica.
If you don't work in the fields of digital preservation, library science, or copyright law, you might have the impression that copyright is a fairly pedestrian beast-the milk cow of the legal world, if you will. What could be simpler than writing your book, recording your song, or drawing up your vessel hull design? Copyright law ( Read more... )

How could I not have known about this before?!? These are all my (now former) classmates. I particularly like Kristin and her highly trained K9 counterpart Maggie at :40 here.

Hosting my friend Dänae from Eugene while he was up in the Puget Sound area for a luthiers' convention.

Finishing school for the year

Attending Jasmine's first musical theater performance

Knowledgebase Expansion

My first conference as a library professional

Reassuring edgy clients about ProQuest's Dialog buyout

Running down recalcitrant publishers at SLA

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It is my considered professional opinion that ebooks suck.

*ahem*

Researchers: written English language will weather LOL stormConcerned parents and disgusted Internet elitists often criticize teenagers for their use of abbreviated speech and shorthand online, frequently arguing that it is ruining their language skills. It turns out that's not the case, however, according to new research from the University of ( Read more... )

This quarter at school feels a little bit weird. My cohortmates, with whom I have worked so hard over the last two years, are preparing to graduate. Portfolios were due this Monday, and seeing the relief on their faces makes me a bit jealous. But, on the other hand, I do feel like, from what I've heard of their thoughts on the subject, that I'm ( Read more... )

A bald eagle just flew by my office window.

Seriously.

From Found HistorySometimes friends in other disciplines ask me the question, “So, what are the big ideas in history these days?” I then proceed to fumble around for a few minutes trying to put my finger on some new “-ism” or competing “-isms” to describe and define today’s historical discourse. Invariably, I come up short ( Read more... )