This photo above is a “Fred Clubb” image. Fred Clubb found these photos in a dwelling in North Idaho of the Morning Mine. To see more like it, you can search “Fred Clubb” at idahohistory.cdmhost.com and see more dramatic images like that.
Working at the Idaho State Historical Society has been really interesting because of the [...]

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I have been reading William Patry’s blog on copyright issues for the last year. He is the senior copyright lawyer for Google Inc., with lots of experience dealing with copyright law. He discusses current case laws, international implications, etc. Recently, he discussed illegal art, forensics of infringement, and infringement by copying public domain works. [...]

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Faced with an aging home computer (5+ years is certainly a dinosaur) and the inevitable need to upgrade, I started looking at Linux operating systems. Upgrading to Vista would certainly mean a new computer. I am reluctant to upgrade to Vista for a variety of reasons so I have been testing various versions of Linux. [...]

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Basically the hardest thing to do is implement any new idea or be innovative when you work for a place where there is very little money, and little room for error. Working for the State of Idaho it’s hard to convince anyone to adopt a new idea, even if it costs nothing and has the [...]

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Found this post on BoingBoing re DRM (digital rights management), and the movement by this group to pressure libraries to stop using DRM in their collections.
But let’s back up a bit. What is, actually, this digital rights management? This is Wikipedia’s definition:
Digital rights management (DRM) is an umbrella term that refers to access [...]

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I just finished listening to this book on audio. Some of you may have already read this book as it was published in 2005. The subtitle of the book tells it all, “The Amazing Adventures of a Man Who Rescued a Million Yiddish Books”. Aaron Lansky chronicles his adventures of saving Yiddish books, and simultaneously [...]

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I saw this last year at Internet Librarian and it was in a rushed Hallowe’en session, and the last session I attended, but I forgot about it until now! The phrase “web exhibit software” keeps coming up - so I googled it - and was reacquainted with that conference from last year.
This is SIMILE, which [...]

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I like to read the editorials in PC Magazine. Specifically, I like reading the ones by John C. Dvorak. Recently, though, I read this editorial on how fragile social networks are. Go ahead and read it, then come back. I’ll wait.
Done? Good. Now what I say will (hopefully) make sense.
Dvorak argues that social networks are [...]

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It’s totally archaeology month, and one of the best ways to celebrate is by listening to Priscilla Wegars talk about Chinese in Idaho, and Polly Bemis. She’ll be talking about “Chinese in the Boise Basin” at 7:00 pm at Ada Community Library, tonight, May 8, 2008. 10664 W Victory Rd, Boise, ID 83709
We just found [...]

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Different,Yet Cuiously Alike
This is what I’m passionate about kids learning today.  It might be something else tomorrow, and yesterday it was about staying true to convictions in the face of pressure.
This meme has hit libraries, and you may have seen it on other blogs.  I can’t remember where I saw it first — I wasn’t [...]

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