Daily Thoughts 10/28/2018

Franz Van Mieris The Elder, Woman Writing a Letter, 1680

Daily Thoughts 10/28/2018

I checked the library Twitter and Facebook this morning.

I read some more of Prediction Machines last night.  I learned that both Google and Microsoft are now AI focused companies.

I checked the purchase alerts for items on hold.

Web Bits

Hour of Code Google Mini-grants Available

https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/blogs/the-scoop/hour-of-code-google-mini-grants-available/

The Library of Congress Needs Help Transcribing Lincoln's Letters and Other Documents

http://mentalfloss.com/article/561842/library-congress-needs-help-transcribing-lincolns-letters-and-other-historic

This is crowdsourcing.

An Insider's View of the New York Public Library

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/26/business/new-york-public-library-workspace.html