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Gilbert library to be first to drop Dewey Decimal

Outsourcing journalism

"Calif. Web site outsources reporting" was on the yahoo news last week and my colleague pointed me to that...........so who is going to be outsourced next?

Commute

Since I missed two trains in a row and I had plenty of time waiting for another one, I took some pictures of my commute. This is my Gold Line Station:

I park across the freeway and then cross the bridge:

Morning view of LA: it was a beautiful day



Here is my destination: Union Station from where I take a bus to work:

Infodoodads

This is a terrific blog, I can spend hours and hours reading it and following the links.

Pew Internet releases Typology Report and Interactive Quiz

"A Typology of Information and Communication Technology Users" was posted on CALIX listserve, take a quiz and see who you are. I am a connector:)

Blog Law

This helpful link was posted on the SSP listserve.

Rachel Singer Gordon's Blog

While I was cleaning my emails I found a link to Rachel Singer Gordon's blog: The Liminal Librarian.
One of her books was a non-required reading for my management class last semester and it was a good read.

Google expands personalization with iGoogle

This article came from the LIBREF listserve:

"Google Inc. is stepping up efforts to allow its users to personalize how they search the Web, moving beyond the one-size-fits-all approach to search it already offers. . .The world's top provider of Web search services is bringing together the more idiosyncratic approach to finding information on the Internet under the umbrella term "iGoogle," the new name for its enhanced personalized home page services. . .'We want to personalize the traditional notion of search,' Sep Kamvar, lead engineer for the personalization push, told reporters."