Daily Archives: March 8, 2006

2 posts

Presidential Candidate Blogging

…the thoughts are broken… points to a blog by a candidate for ALA president. Guess what? No comments enabled! And Mark can’t find an e-mail. http://bookmark.typepad.com/the_thoughts_are_broken/2006/03/which_required_.html I would have commented at her blog, but they don’t seem to be allowed. Nice way to engage the constituency. I would have sent her an email, but I couldn’t find an email address on the blog anywhere. I may well have missed it as I do get blind on occasion. But I spent at least 5 minutes over 2 separate occasions today looking for such an animal on her blog. So if it […]

Libraries doing Cool Things with iPods 2

Pattyy Uttaro reports to TTW: I’m waiting on an order of 5 iPod shuffles that we’re going to circ pre-loaded with recorded books. This summer, we’ll be circing iPods (want video, may settle for nano) from our new branch in a restored trolley depot on the Erie Canal. Those iPods will serve a couple purposes. Some will be pre-loaded with a recorded (or video) tour of our village that visitors can use to find things like good coffee, tasty food, parks, etc. Other iPods will be loaned to people traveling along the Erie Canal by boat or bike. They’ll get […]