Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Daily Thoughts 2/2/2011 (Content Strategy, Power, Ebooks)

Portrait of Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos, Francisco De Goya ca 1798, Prado Museum


Daily Thoughts 2/2/2011


It was raining and icy.  I went to work but found they needed to do some repairs because of the snow.  I ended up finishing rereading Content Strategy for the Web.  It is very much a book for web editors, designers, and strategists.  If you work with content, you will probably find it useful.

I also read some more of Power Why Some People Have It-- And Others Don't by Jeffrey Pfeffer.  This book has a Machiavellian quality to it.  It describes how to be both liked and feared in a work setting. It also explains why success is about much more than performance.  There is quite a bit on flattery and how to give people compliments.  It is a kind of uncomfortable subject.

Web Bits

Can a library lend e-book readers from the Library Law Blog.  http://blog.librarylaw.com/librarylaw/2010/06/may-a-library-lend-e-book-readers.html

How to fund A Public Ebook Library With Tax Deductions http://www.teleread.com/library/how-to-fund-a-public-ebook-library-with-tax-deductions-by-eric-hellman/

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