Daily Thoughts 07/19/2012

Haha to ko Print shows a mother and her son with an open book; the boy is resting on top of the book, preventing his mother from reading it.
Daily Thoughts 07/19/2012

I finished reading The Complete Idiots Guide to Creating A Social Network.  It makes me want to learn more about Buddypress which is an extension of Wordpress.  I requested Buddypress for Dummies through interlibrary loan.

This morning, I checked the displays and gift books.  I also updated the Twitter and Facebook pages for the library.

Wikipedia has recently started an initiative to work with libraries.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Loves_Libraries

The library has the computer lab open for academic use from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m..  I finished doing the Javascript Essentials Training video on Lynda.com.  I understand it a little better, but am a long way from programming in Javascript.

I spent a little time on Earlyword http://www.earlyword.com/  today looking at the news.  A lot of the news is coming out of the San Diego Comic Con.  Hopefully, I will get to go to New York Comic Con.  They are starting professional registrations for New York Comic Con on July 23, 2012. There is a list for BEA 12 Librarians Picks on Earlyword http://www.earlyword.com/librarians-shout-n-share-bea-12/

Web Bits

What to Make of Finnegans Wake
http://www.nybooks.com/articles/archives/2012/jul/12/what-make-finnegans-wake/
Michael Chabon is one of my favorite authors.  I especially liked The Yiddish Policemen's Union.  I am looking forward to his next book, Telegraph Avenue.

Daily Thoughts 07/04/2012

John White Alexander: The Printing Press [showing Johannes Gutenberg] (from the cycle "The Evolution of the Book") Library of Congress (Jefferson Building), Washington, D.C.

Daily Thoughts 07/04/2012

This afternoon, I read a little bit more of The Complete Idiots Guide to Creating A Social Network.  The author is writing about the different types of customer service; telephone, internet chat line, and email which are available as well as the need for professional technical support which can be beyond the capabilities of many creators of the networks.  I also read some more of The Don't Sweat the Small Stuff Workbook.

Web Bits

Westport Library Unveils New Makerspace
http://www.thedigitalshift.com/2012/07/ux/westport-library-unveils-new-maker-space/
There are many references to Maker Spaces in libraries.  The New York Metropolitan Library Consortium has even had demonstrations of Makerbot in their facilities.

Daily Thoughts 07/03/2012

Death Mask of William Shakespeare 1616, From Encyclopedia Britannica, 1911 V.24, pp.788 and 789.


Daily Thoughts 07/03/2012


This morning, I spent some time reading my different social media accounts.  I have a number of accounts which I only check on occasion, Quora and GetGlue are two of them.  Quora is often useful for answering technical questions.

Tomorrow is July 4, Independence Day in America.  It should be a nice day tomorrow.

I read some more of The Don't Sweat the Small Stuff Workbook and The Complete Idiots Guide to Creating A Social Network.  There was a description of the different costs which would happen with a social network, hosting the network on a server, insuring enough bandwidth for growth, ensuring enough storage space as the site grows, paying for the design of the site, paying for additional features which did not come with services original package, possibly paying a programmer to allow access for mobile service, and having people for customer service, or possibly hiring people to run the network.  This would amount to a considerable amount of money.  If it was done on the free services, it might take even more time to do, because they tend to take longer to develop.

There are many more features on a social network than on a blog.  A blog is a small piece of a total social network package which usually includes photosharing, rss feeds, music sharing, bulletin boards, video feeds, announcements, and a variety of other services.


Web Bits


Big Box Heaven An Abandoned Walmart Becomes A Library
http://www.bookpatrol.net/2012/07/big-box-heaven-abandonded-walmart.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+BookPatrol+%28book+patrol%29&utm_content=Google+Reader#.T_H30vVCryI