tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75140032024-03-07T10:55:01.346-05:00All Things AmyAmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01075621522174035870noreply@blogger.comBlogger475125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514003.post-72361138719481578442009-03-16T16:09:00.002-04:002009-03-16T16:29:25.018-04:00"The State of the News Media 2009"The introduction to the Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism's annual report on the State of the News Media says it all: "This is the sixth edition of our annual report on the State of the News Media in the United States. It is also the bleakest." This is hardly a surprise given the economy, the rising cost of newsprint, a decrease in advertising and a myriad of other Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01075621522174035870noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514003.post-40550542861676232652009-03-16T01:24:00.004-04:002009-03-16T01:32:36.533-04:00SLA Information Professional of Tomorrow video contestMy colleague Stan Friedman has created a video, "Info Pros Top 10," one of 16 videos vying to win the SLA Information Professional of Tomorrow video contest. If Stan's video wins, he receives a cash prize and the News Division and New York Chapter will receive $1,000 to aid in programming. As the News Division's program planner for this year's annual conference, I can tell you that $1,000 would Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01075621522174035870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514003.post-73296883715233741822009-02-22T23:47:00.004-05:002009-02-23T00:37:47.476-05:00OscarsWhile I didn't watch most of the Oscar ceremony, I did tune in around 11:30 to watch the awards for Best Actress and Best Actor be presented. I knew Kate Winslet would win, but was torn between Mickey Rourke and Sean Penn for Best Actor. In case you're living under a rock and haven't heard, Penn won for playing Harvey Milk in "Milk." So in the big six categories this year, I'm five for six, Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01075621522174035870noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514003.post-28291511603672308692009-02-20T23:08:00.002-05:002009-02-20T23:16:20.079-05:00Historic movie postersI sure wish it was possible for me to take a trip to California to see this exhibit before it ends March 8. Alas, this page of movie posters from the Los Angeles Public Library exhibit "The Fine Art of Film Posters: Selections from the Los Angeles Public Library Collection," will have to suffice. Among my favorites are the posters for "Montana Moon" (1930), which starred Joan Crawford, "The Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01075621522174035870noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514003.post-50587679586988970532009-02-20T22:34:00.002-05:002009-02-20T22:37:41.073-05:00Directionally challenged and hopelessThe hopeless part refers to me rather than my friend Kristine, who has shown unending patience with my pathetic inability to get from point A to point B without a combination of Google maps and cell phones. Kristine detailed our latest adventure on her blog, so I'll let her take it from here.Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01075621522174035870noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514003.post-84255999446849808472009-02-20T22:19:00.003-05:002009-02-20T22:32:28.305-05:00Carter Museum renovationThe Jimmy Carter Museum in Atlanta, Georgia will be undergoing a $10 million renovation beginning this spring. It will close April 27 and reopen on October 1, President Carter's 85th birthday. Speaking to a crowd gathered at the Jimmy Carter Library and Museum, the former president said his hope was that "the new, interactive exhibits would encourage visitors to get involved in public service orAmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01075621522174035870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514003.post-39453694284098758692009-02-20T22:09:00.003-05:002009-02-20T22:14:22.460-05:00"What kind of information technology user are you?"The Pew Internet & American Life Project offers a quiz where you can find out. (I'm a connector.)Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01075621522174035870noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514003.post-77364431707335953932009-02-17T23:38:00.001-05:002009-02-17T23:40:11.077-05:00"Hollywood Librarian" DVD now availableAfter a long wait, "The Hollywood Librarian" is finally available for purchase. Viewing party anyone?Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01075621522174035870noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514003.post-29666468829924233202009-02-16T10:56:00.003-05:002009-02-16T11:24:24.968-05:00Shameless self-promotion alert: special librarians podcastLast fall the University of Tennessee's student chapter of the Special Libraries Association hosted a brownbag featuring three special librarians: Martha Earl,Reference Coordinator at Preston Medical Library; Mark Dickey, EngineeringResearch Librarian at Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Research Library and Leslie Duncan, Manager of Information Services at the National Limb Loss Information Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01075621522174035870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514003.post-9958819216684041712009-02-15T21:33:00.010-05:002009-02-15T23:08:09.401-05:00An early special librarian: Hazel Ohman OilleLast week at work, my colleague Linda showed me a great photo from our library's collection of a librarian named Hazel Ohman, who worked in the Music and Research Library of NBC. The photo was dated 1931. My curiosity kicked into high gear and I started poking around for information on Hazel, who later became Hazel Ohman Oille/Ollie. I've seen both spellings but am leaning toward the former Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01075621522174035870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514003.post-50723517907329620152009-02-15T19:44:00.003-05:002009-02-15T19:54:10.168-05:00Student award to attend SLA annual conferenceApplications are now being accepted for the Vormelker-Thomas Student Award, an annual honor given by the News Division of the Special Libraries Association to students or recent graduates in library science. The $1,500 stipend enables a student to attend his/her first SLA conference, which is being held June 14-17 in Washington, D.C. The deadline is coming up quickly, March 4th, so please Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01075621522174035870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514003.post-9266783224845579032009-02-15T17:49:00.003-05:002009-02-15T18:02:16.974-05:00News preservationThe Winter 2008-09 issue of The Center for Research Libraries publication "Focus on Global Resources" discusses the various issues involved in news preservation, which was the topic of a conference entitled "On the Record: A Forum on Electronic Media and the Preservation of News," which was held in October 2008 at the New York Public Library. Thanks to Gary at ResourceShelf for posting the link Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01075621522174035870noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514003.post-50637843540199824852009-02-10T21:42:00.003-05:002009-02-10T21:45:54.033-05:00Special Libraries Association annual conference preliminary programSLA has posted the preliminary program for its annual conference, which will be held June 14-17, 2009 in Washington, D.C. Yours truly is planning the program for the News Division. More details will be forthcoming. (I have lots to do before June gets here.)Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01075621522174035870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514003.post-77780752493781113152009-02-10T21:27:00.002-05:002009-02-10T21:30:58.119-05:00Interactive Oscar ballotThe New York Times is offering an online, interactive Oscar ballot that will be scored "in real-time on Oscar Night," Feb. 22. Link courtesy of Cyberjournalist.net Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01075621522174035870noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514003.post-24948499491758859382009-02-04T20:39:00.002-05:002009-02-04T20:56:54.079-05:00Allegra Westbrooks: The first African-American public library supervisor in North CarolinaAllegra Westbrooks, who became the first African-American public library supervisor in North Carolina in 1957, became a librarian during a time that seems unfathomable to us now. After completing library school in Atlanta, Allegra went to Charlotte, North Carolina and began working at the Brevard Street Library for Negroes. African-Americans weren't allowed to use the main library and it becameAmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01075621522174035870noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514003.post-20223451514693151662009-02-02T21:54:00.002-05:002009-02-02T22:00:38.962-05:00Awards databaseCreated on the premise that "America is obsessed with awards," AwardsandHonors.com is touting itself "as the web’s first comprehensive awards portal," with "an extensive database of over 34,000 award winners." Link courtesy of Depth Reporting.Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01075621522174035870noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514003.post-36805938464027933122009-02-02T21:32:00.002-05:002009-02-02T21:46:02.912-05:00Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel editor named "Editor of the Year"Editor & Publisher has chosen Martin Kaiser, editor of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Editor of the Year. "E&P notes that Kaiser was selected for the honor at a time of harsh newsroom reductions at newspapers all across the country -- leading to prominent editors being fired or resigning for refusing to make further cuts." Kaiser, however, "told E&P he believes this is aAmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01075621522174035870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514003.post-12069664680744617152009-01-22T22:54:00.003-05:002009-01-22T23:20:25.383-05:00Oscar nominationsNominations for the 81st annual Academy Awards were announced this morning and except for a couple surprises (Kate Winslet being nominated for Best Actress in "The Reader" rather than "Revolutionary Road" and no Best Actor nomination for Clint Eastwood for "Gran Torino"), the nominees were pretty much what I was expecting. I haven't seen many of the films, but I will be seeing "Frost/Nixon" thisAmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01075621522174035870noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514003.post-53666358116708148512009-01-22T22:43:00.002-05:002009-01-22T22:50:35.147-05:00Inaugural front pagesCheck out this impressive display of inaugural front pages from papers across the United States and world. The papers are displayed alphabetically by state, then by country.Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01075621522174035870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514003.post-41221971884942366122009-01-21T21:02:00.002-05:002009-01-21T21:16:32.185-05:00Who has the right to call themselves a librarian?I've posted before about the ongoing discussion (some may term it a debate) that has occurred in various articles and listservs about whether or not someone who doesn't have a master's degree in library science should be called a librarian. LISNews is taking a poll on the question of "So, does a degree a librarian make?" Your voting options are yes, no, perhaps or other. I voted yes, but I Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01075621522174035870noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514003.post-43993438481630298892009-01-13T00:19:00.003-05:002009-01-13T00:46:59.905-05:00"Fresh Air" talks newspapers"Fresh Air" from WHYY Radio had a fascinating show on Monday, January 9 that featured an interview with former Washington Post executive editor Leonard Downie Jr. One interesting point Downie mentioned about himself is that starting in 1984, when he became Managing Editor and was put in charge of the paper's day-to-day operations, he stopped voting. In the show Downie said "I wanted to keep Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01075621522174035870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514003.post-26187291653134025062009-01-12T22:31:00.004-05:002009-01-12T22:48:56.204-05:00Wisconsin Center for Investigative JournalismExciting news in Madison and the state of Wisconsin today as Andy Hall, a journalist at the Wisconsin State Journal, announced the formation of the nonprofit Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism. The center "will examine government integrity and quality of life issues in the state." Hall, the center's executive director and for now its only employee, said "Mainstream journalism is in Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01075621522174035870noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514003.post-4698155178667533152009-01-12T22:06:00.004-05:002009-01-12T22:18:34.573-05:00GenderAnalyzerGenderAnalyzer is a beta site that attempts to determine whether a Web site has been written by a man or a woman. Because you're dying to know, GenderAnalyzer says the following about "All Things Amy: "We think http://allthingsamy.blogspot.com is written by a man (68%)." Whoops! By contrast, my ex's blog was figured to have been written by a woman. (69%) That's poetic justice. I decided to tryAmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01075621522174035870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514003.post-42519995025900818122009-01-11T02:06:00.002-05:002009-01-11T02:09:44.255-05:00What a photo - amen to that!I'm also impressed with the dedication of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer's staff in the midst of hearing the announcement about the future of their newspaper. Many thanks to Lost Remote for posting the photo.Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01075621522174035870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514003.post-13156157945027136252009-01-10T09:14:00.002-05:002009-01-11T22:16:33.303-05:00Librarian film from 1947With thanks to Blake at LISNews.Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01075621522174035870noreply@blogger.com3