tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75140032011-08-16T23:05:22.712-04:00Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01075621522174035870noreply@blogger.comBlogger4751100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514003.post-72361138719481578442009-03-16T16:09:00.002-04:002009-03-16T16:29:25.018-04:00

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

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My 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

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While 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,

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I 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-50587679586988970532009-02-20T22:34:00.002-05:002009-02-20T22:37:41.073-05:00

The 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.

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The 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 or

Amyhttp://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

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

After a long wait, "The Hollywood Librarian" is finally available for purchase. Viewing party anyone?

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Last 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

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Last 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

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Applications 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-9266783224845579032009-02-15T17:49:00.003-05:002009-02-15T18:02:16.974-05:00

The 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-50637843540199824852009-02-10T21:42:00.003-05:002009-02-10T21:45:54.033-05:00

SLA 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-77780752493781113152009-02-10T21:27:00.002-05:002009-02-10T21:30:58.119-05:00

The 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

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Allegra 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 became

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Created 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.

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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 a

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Nominations 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" this

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01075621522174035870noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514003.post-53666358116708148512009-01-22T22:43:00.002-05:002009-01-22T22:50:35.147-05:00

Check 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-41221971884942366122009-01-21T21:02:00.002-05:002009-01-21T21:16:32.185-05:00

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

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"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

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Exciting 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-4698155178667533152009-01-12T22:06:00.004-05:002009-01-12T22:18:34.573-05:00

GenderAnalyzer 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 try

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01075621522174035870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514003.post-42519995025900818122009-01-11T02:06:00.002-05:002009-01-11T02:09:44.255-05:00

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-13156157945027136252009-01-10T09:14:00.002-05:002009-01-11T22:16:33.303-05:00

With thanks to Blake at LISNews.

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First, full disclosure. Over my Christmas vacation when I was Internet-less, I did spend some days laying on the couch channel surfing and stopped to watch "The Real Housewives of Orange County." I'm not proud of it, but watching these women and the piddly issues they deal with in comparison to the rest of the world is like watching a train wreck that you can't help gawking at. The housewives

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01075621522174035870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514003.post-67662901060672423192009-01-08T23:32:00.005-05:002009-01-08T23:50:49.727-05:00

Isthmus, a weekly newspaper in Madison, Wisconsin, has an interesting article which discusses former Madison mayor Paul Soglin's suggestion that Lee Enterprises sell its interest in Capital Newspapers Inc. (formerly Madison Newspapers Inc.) to The Capital Times, the city's former afternoon paper which ceased publication last April and became an online-only news product. In the article Soglin

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Because we all need that from time to time. Thanks to Susan for sharing this editorial cartoon by cartoonist and artist Steve Greenberg titled "Circulation Gauge" with me and thanks to the E&P Pub for the post featuring the cartoon.

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"Pages from the Past" is a new history blog written by Brian Fulton of The Times-Tribune of Scranton, Pennsylvania that features historic stories, photos and "treasures" of the newspaper's archives. Thanks to Larry Harnisch of the L.A. Times' "The Daily Mirror" blog for the heads up.

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NPR's "Morning Edition" had a piece today on Amazon.com and its opening of an Inauguration store where you can find Barack Obama mugs, pins, paper dolls and much more, as well as D.C. travel guides and winter clothing for those of you lucky enough to be in D.C. for the historic day.

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I was happy this morning to be one of the first 100 people to register for the SLA annual conference, which is June 14-17 this year in Washington, D.C. SLA offered $100 off the cost of conference registration for the first 100 people registered in honor of the association's 100th anniversary and as a means of attracting attendees, many of whom have dealt with unemployment as companies have laid

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01075621522174035870noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514003.post-5112748721946469862009-01-06T22:27:00.003-05:002009-01-06T22:29:09.267-05:00

I think not, but this Agnes comic that Kathy and Linda shared with me made me smile.

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01075621522174035870noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514003.post-19815071764767379932009-01-05T02:44:00.005-05:002009-01-05T03:23:59.837-05:00

I had a wonderful time being home in Wisconsin the past two weeks, in spite of the fact that I spent the second week sick with a cold that has now turned into a hacking cough. My airline problems continued, this time on the return trip. I knew it was too good to be true when I called Amanda to say all was going well and my flight looked to be on time. (In fact, I called her from the plane to

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01075621522174035870noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514003.post-1356528286292607212008-12-15T21:42:00.002-05:002008-12-15T21:45:18.926-05:00

My friend Mimi sent me this story with a note reading "This one's for you!!" What are you implying Mimi? :)

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Librarian has made U.S. News & World Report's list of the top 30 careers for 2009. You'll get no argument from me on that point. After all, I'm a librarian myself and welcome any opportunity to tout my career choice. However, I have to acknowledge there is some validity to the comments made on the article by people disputing the number of jobs available in the field. I'm not going to say

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Weekend America had an interesting story this weekend on the changes affecting the news industry and how rumblings about its demise have been greatly overstated. From the promo: “In light of the Tribune Company bankruptcy and the massive loan the New York Times just leveraged on its own building, the future of daily journalism looks to be on life support. In fact, nothing could be further from

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01075621522174035870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514003.post-89038079537374906492008-12-14T22:47:00.002-05:002008-12-14T23:03:20.563-05:00

Barack Obama will be inaugurated as the 44th President of the United States on January 20, 2009. Until that day, you can satisfy your interest in all things presidential by checking out the Presidential Inaugurations collection of historic photos and documents on the Library of Congress' Web site. The collection can be searched by keyword or you can browse by subject or a specific president's

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01075621522174035870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514003.post-80195904355893732008-12-14T22:17:00.004-05:002008-12-14T23:56:03.825-05:00

My friend Em, who is one of my Netflix friends, recommended that I give "This American Life" a try. I watched six episodes from Season 1 over the weekend and overall, I would say it was a mixed bag. Some of the episodes I really enjoyed, like the senior citizens making a film and others I didn't care for at all, for example, the hot dog stand in Chicago where employees and customers hurl

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Anna, who was a student in my management class this summer, wrote this great blog post reflecting on how social networking sites have helped her as she pursues her MLS degree. I felt her comments were thoughtful and on target and too good not to share. Thanks Anna.

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01075621522174035870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514003.post-18170411708473481392008-12-10T21:13:00.003-05:002008-12-10T21:24:05.455-05:00

I was delighted this evening to see that "Family Circle" Magazine has a fan page on Facebook. I'm a subscriber to the magazine by way of my mom. She was getting mildly annoyed when I'd come home on vacation and would monopolize the magazine before she had a chance to read it. (With all the time I spend in airports and no Internet access while staying with my parents, I do an incredible amount

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01075621522174035870noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514003.post-43794415749752229552008-12-10T17:25:00.007-05:002008-12-10T20:31:41.292-05:00

My spotty Internet connection has been resolved and I'm back online at home. I nearly went stir crazy the one evening I was without Internet access, so I'm glad this problem has been resolved. Since I'm making up for lost time this evening and wasting time surfing the Web, I thought it would be fun to complete a personal year in review. To quote a certain famous novel "It was the best of times

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01075621522174035870noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514003.post-73102282856966806482008-12-10T16:17:00.002-05:002008-12-10T16:24:00.284-05:00

All news librarians were saddened to learn of the death of one of our own, the incomparable Liz Donovan. Derek has written a beautiful post honoring her and I couldn't say it better than him, so thanks Derek. And thank you Liz for everything you've done for our profession and for paving the way for those who can only hope they will be half the news librarian that you were. You will be missed.

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01075621522174035870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514003.post-15200047335407594052008-11-29T17:48:00.003-05:002008-11-29T18:19:54.934-05:00

The American Journalism Review had an interesting article earlier this year about journalists and how they are using Facebook as part of their professional lives. Personally, I think Facebook can be a great tool journalists can use to generate story ideas and tout their work and that of their respective news organizations to a new audience. That said, I also respect the opinion of some

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01075621522174035870noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514003.post-16544484088749947162008-11-29T17:26:00.002-05:002008-11-29T17:37:05.450-05:00

Frank Gabrenya, film critic for The Columbus Dispatch, reviews "Tales of Hollywood," an upcoming book that offers a behind the scenes look at classic films including "All About Eve," "Rebel Without a Cause" and "The Graduate," as well as failures including "Cleopatra."

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01075621522174035870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514003.post-76979002992261027752008-11-29T16:33:00.003-05:002008-11-29T16:41:34.134-05:00

Leonard Witt of the PJNet blog recently interviewed John Yemma, editor of the Christian Science Monitor, about the changes the paper will undergo as it moves from a print to online product beginning in April 2009. (The Monitor will continue publishing a weekly print edition on Fridays.) Witt and Yemma sat down while both were attending a conference at the Poynter Institute titled "Who Will Pay

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01075621522174035870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514003.post-68519274752167358692008-11-29T14:52:00.003-05:002008-11-29T15:22:57.822-05:00

I've been thoroughly enjoying my long weekend, but having this extended stretch of time off has made me incredibly lazy. Thursday I had dinner with Kristine and her family, which was much nicer than sitting in my apartment alone, which I've done on most holidays since moving from Wisconsin. The food was excellent. (I'll be having the leftovers for dinner tonight.) Friday I got my hair cut and

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01075621522174035870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514003.post-46239780668431386382008-11-19T19:32:00.003-05:002008-11-19T19:50:58.042-05:00

The New Glarus, Wisconsin Public Library is in danger of losing its status in the South Central Library System. Before I go on, I should say New Glarus is close to my heart. I'm a quarter Swiss courtesy of my dad, who grew up in the village. The library, which is located in one room within the Village Hall, is fighting to remain in that space rent-free. Library officials say that "is crucial

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01075621522174035870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514003.post-15346744280228910902008-11-19T19:13:00.003-05:002008-11-19T19:24:59.191-05:00

University of Minnesota student and KSTP-TV intern Jennifer Nicole Anato-Mensah reacted quite badly to the news that she was being fired. Told by executive producer Danielle Prenevost that her experience wasn't enough for the job, Anato-Mensah proceeded to yell threats and kicked out the glass of a conference room door atttempting to get at Prenevost. Anato-Mensah has been charged with

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01075621522174035870noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514003.post-7555731988531740042008-11-19T18:59:00.003-05:002008-11-19T19:09:51.946-05:00

Employees in the newsroom will be getting an opportunity to work outside, but only if they choose to take up the offer of Ed Lehman, the publisher of the Longmont, Colorado Times-Call to be valets at a private Christmas party for Lehman's family. Ed Lehman and his wife, as well as Ed Lehman's son, Dean Lehman, who is the paper's editor and president, say "valets are needed because many of the

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01075621522174035870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514003.post-16423517823571621982008-11-19T18:42:00.003-05:002008-11-19T18:47:38.449-05:00

The three day series, which began Sunday and concluded yesterday, revisits the tragedy of the Jonestown suicides and the assassination of Mayor George Moscone and Board of Supervisors member Harvey Milk.Here's an Editor & Publisher article about the series.As a sidenote, a movie about Harvey Milk, starring Sean Penn as Milk, is about to open. Check out the trailer.

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01075621522174035870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514003.post-46712658870342775612008-11-15T16:19:00.004-05:002008-11-15T21:25:49.218-05:00

I've been using Bloglines for a few years now to read my feeds, but have been becoming increasingly annoyed and frustrated at the number of times I either couldn't get into the site or my feeds weren't updating. Other Bloglines users have experienced the same annoyance and have been jumping ship. In fact, even Mark Fletcher, Bloglines' founder, is threatening to leave for Google Reader.Today

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01075621522174035870noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514003.post-41883682675903381162008-11-14T18:36:00.005-05:002008-11-14T18:41:04.671-05:00

So you keep your movies from Netflix longer than the average user? Be prepared for the consequences.http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1889404

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I've recently become fascinated with the story of Harvey Milk's life and have been reading everything I can find on him. That interest has only been heightened by the upcoming release of the film "Milk," which stars Sean Penn as Harvey Milk and Josh Brolin as Dan White, Milk's colleague on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors who murdered Milk and Mayor George Moscone on November 27, 1978. I

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01075621522174035870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514003.post-24805178415539765452008-11-10T19:47:00.003-05:002008-11-10T19:55:59.363-05:00

Thanks to Angelica for sending me the link to this story featuring the ten "coolest public libraries" in the United States. I sure regret not checking out the central branch of the Seattle Public Library when I was in the city in June and I would love to have my photo taken in front of the car park of the Kansas City Public Library. Very cool!

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01075621522174035870noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514003.post-47806549419842275632008-11-10T01:24:00.003-05:002008-11-10T01:39:22.521-05:00

I just returned this evening from a wonderful trip home to Madison, Wisconsin. I'm sorry to report I will likely not be eating for the next several days to make up for a lot of eating out while I was away, which included the Friday night fish fry at Alt'n'Bach's, a steak dinner with the parents at the Avenue, dinner at Paisan's (twice) and lunches in various places with Andy, Ron and Therese. I

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01075621522174035870noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514003.post-82103648103300255352008-10-27T22:14:00.004-04:002008-10-27T22:26:37.630-04:00

The "Librarian on the Run" has an interesting post (thanks to LISNews for the link) about how to dress like your "mother's librarian." I fear I'm doing my part to keep the stereotype going since I meet three of the four criteria:1. "Wear a lanyard, and attach as much crap to it as possible: t pass, work badge, several keys:"Lanyard, check. Work ID badge, check. Thumb drive, Check. Geek?

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01075621522174035870noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514003.post-63624849196866459412008-10-27T21:56:00.002-04:002008-10-27T22:12:46.976-04:00

Larry Harnisch of the Los Angeles Times and The Daily Mirror blog has been asked by several of his readers to see the original stories which formed the basis for the newly-released film "Changeling" and has obliged them with an interesting sampling:"Changeling" stories Part 1 deals largely with the disapperance of Walter Collins and his reunion with his "mother," Christine Collins. "Changeling"

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01075621522174035870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514003.post-25500731530580353512008-10-25T22:53:00.003-04:002008-10-25T22:57:34.428-04:00

Anne Pressly, the TV anchorwoman who was beaten during an apparent robbery at her home earlier this week, has passed away at a Little Rock hospital. She was 26.

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01075621522174035870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514003.post-78647191033004655142008-10-25T00:02:00.003-04:002008-10-25T00:11:44.055-04:00

LISNews reports on a story in Variety about the Japanese game show "Silent Library," in which competitors play pranks on each other while trying to remain as quiet as possible. I admit I don't get the attraction, but someone must because the show has just been sold in six countries: Spain, France, Romania, Sweden, Norway and Denmark. I'm sure it's only a matter of time before we see it in

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* A segment today on "Morning Edition" on NPR featured an interview with "Changeling" screenwriter J. Michael Straczynski.* A photo of a letter from Billy Fields, the boy who was "found" by Los Angeles police and returned to Christine Collins. In the letter, Fields admits he isn't Christine's son, Walter, but just a kid who "wanted to get into the movies in Hollywood."* A variety of historic

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01075621522174035870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514003.post-64962338663357730302008-10-24T00:10:00.005-04:002008-10-24T23:16:34.794-04:00

The Los Angeles Times recently had an interesting story about the new Clint Eastwood film "Changeling," which tells the true story of an infamous case involving a missing child and the corruption within the Los Angeles police department.Christine Collins was a single mother of a 9-year-old son, Walter, who went missing on March 10, 1928. Five months after his disappearance, police found Walter

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01075621522174035870noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514003.post-78078687789140101652008-10-21T00:37:00.003-04:002008-10-21T00:52:07.192-04:00

Tonight I met my first major deadline as a division program planner for the 2009 SLA conference, inputting my programs into the online conference planner. In spite of a planner that wouldn't always cooperate (mainly in the form of giving me error messages when I tried to save pages), I made it just under the deadline. This weekend, I'll be making an audio recording of myself talking about my

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01075621522174035870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514003.post-88486986075085840162008-10-20T23:19:00.004-04:002008-10-20T23:47:04.993-04:00

I was depressed tonight when I read the story by Albany Times Union senior writer Steve Barnes of a violent attack against him and a friend as they left a restaurant Friday night. The attackers, who began pummeling Barnes and his friend Josh with no provocation and remained silent during the attack, simply walked away afterward. Steve and Josh, I hope you make a quick recovery and that the

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01075621522174035870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514003.post-65352464184238742372008-10-20T22:56:00.002-04:002008-10-20T23:04:39.894-04:00

My favorite reporter George sent me this link to "The Night Bookmobile," a graphic novel by Audrey Niffenegger that's been appearing in the Guardian newspaper since late May. The chapters are listed in reverse chronological order, so start at the bottom of page 2 and work your way back to page 1.

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01075621522174035870noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514003.post-78528038259327787742008-10-19T20:12:00.002-04:002008-10-19T20:38:47.156-04:00

This should be one of the taglines I always use when describing myself. Every day, I listen to four shows on National Public Radio: "Morning Edition," "Fresh Air," "Talk of the Nation" and "All Things Considered." On the weekends, I listen to "All Things Considered" in the evenings, while mornings are devoted to "Weekend Edition," hosted by Scott Simon on Saturday and Liane Hansen on Sunday.

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01075621522174035870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514003.post-57819998373644552272008-10-19T19:45:00.004-04:002008-10-19T20:10:39.766-04:00

Blake Carver of LISNews posted about "The Hollywood Librarian" documentary being made available on DVD.Ever since I heard filmmaker Ann Seidel's presentation about the representation of librarians in film at a Wisconsin SLA chapter meeting in April 2004, I've been eagerly awaiting the finished product.Unfortunately, I'll have to wait a bit longer. When I went to the site today, there was a

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01075621522174035870noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514003.post-82849717297462470222008-10-19T19:34:00.002-04:002008-10-19T19:45:04.919-04:00

Unfortunately, I haven't been as good as Kristine at posting on a regular basis since I decided to revive "All Things Amy." First, it was computer problems (which now seem to be fixed), then some very busy days at work that left me drained in the evenings and this weekend, it was a problem with one of my eyes, compounded by a 4 a.m. phone call from an unknown caller that jolted me out of a deep

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01075621522174035870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514003.post-41845169292399069802008-10-08T00:23:00.004-04:002008-10-08T00:41:45.687-04:00

Ok, it didn't take long. "All Things Amy" is officially resurrected!One of my favorite blogs of late is "The Daily Mirror" from the Los Angeles Times. It's written by Times' staffers Larry Harnisch and Keith Thursby and offers an interesting look at the history of the city of Los Angeles through the use of historic pages and photos from the Times' archive.One of favorite parts of the blog is

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01075621522174035870noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514003.post-66185769377238170302008-10-08T00:17:00.002-04:002008-10-08T00:20:44.329-04:00

My friend at Abridged Adventures, formerly known as the "Adventurous Archivist," has returned to blogging!As I told her when I commented on her return post, she might have inspired me to do the same because I just have to find a way to get back on at least a few people's blogrolls.

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01075621522174035870noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514003.post-2359697618812221102007-09-30T19:54:00.000-04:002007-09-30T20:39:20.627-04:00

I never had the pleasure of meeting of Lovelle Svart, a fellow news librarian who worked for The Oregonian. Lovelle, a smoker since the age of 19, retired from the newspaper in 2002 after being diagnosed with terminal lung cancer. In June of this year, Lovelle's doctor told her she was likely to die within six months. She passed away Friday, September 28, 2007, after "taking a drug overdose

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01075621522174035870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514003.post-88477571228666261972007-09-30T19:30:00.000-04:002007-09-30T19:52:59.065-04:00

The answer is no if you agree with the contentions made by Choire Sicha in a recent post on Gawker.The problem, Sicha contends, is that newspaper Web sites have made the mistake of grouping all their blogs together, preferring to organize by form rather than by content. "Readers just don't come to a newspaper's website looking for a messy passel of blogs," Sicha writes. "They come looking for

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01075621522174035870noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514003.post-17729508732431922092007-09-30T19:12:00.000-04:002007-09-30T19:29:18.275-04:00

A friend (thanks TS!) sent me this article from one of my hometown newspapers, The Capital Times, which tells about a civil war reenactment which was put on this weekend by the Verona Public Library in Verona, Wisconsin. The Battle of Spotsylvania Court House is the main event connected to a six-week exhibit the library is hosting which focuses on President Abraham Lincoln and his "quest to free

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01075621522174035870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514003.post-74114039478692625092007-09-30T18:59:00.001-04:002007-09-30T19:12:15.723-04:00

Just the way I like it, direct and oh so true.

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01075621522174035870noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514003.post-33497995633288416022007-09-16T21:09:00.000-04:002007-09-16T21:53:02.506-04:00

Even if you're one of those people who says you don't have time to read a daily newspaper, here are two recent examples of stories you simply have to find time to read.The first special report, titled "Doubt," was published in late August by the St. Petersburg Times. Staff writers Meg Laughlin and Don Morris detail the case of Leo Schofield, who has been in prison for 18 years for the 1987

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01075621522174035870noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514003.post-33938392357342610432007-08-22T00:40:00.000-04:002007-08-22T00:46:42.285-04:00

SearchEngineWatch.com reports on the newest entry into the world of people search, Spock.com, which launched its beta version recently. Spock, which stands for "single point of contact (by) keyword" is focused on "crawling social networks like Facebook, Bebo, and LinkedIn, and aggregating the content they find around a person." The site also has the lofty goal of indexing "every person on the

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01075621522174035870noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514003.post-16046119046607936122007-08-22T00:30:00.000-04:002007-08-22T00:38:20.678-04:00

I saw this interesting post early this morning (yes I'm still up) on Depth Reporting which discusses how Google has now created a way to embed customized maps into Web pages.Further details can be found on Google Maps Mania, but in the meantime enjoy the cool map below that two of my colleagues created showing various central Ohio neighborhoods.This was one quirk I found when trying to post this

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01075621522174035870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514003.post-19072806247725002602007-08-22T00:16:00.001-04:002007-08-22T00:30:41.037-04:00

View Larger Map

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01075621522174035870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514003.post-24999633091230785392007-08-19T23:58:00.000-04:002007-08-20T00:20:06.501-04:00

Madison, Wisconsin author Bryan Stanley is celebrating the publication of his first book, which he spent six years researching and writing. "The Becoming of Driftless Rivers National Park," which features several aerial photographs of Crawford County, is Stanley's effort toward earning the area a national park designation. But Bryan Stanley is not a typical first time author. In February 1985,

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01075621522174035870noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514003.post-78123491629213862582007-08-18T23:18:00.000-04:002007-08-18T23:39:39.490-04:00

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel columnist Jim Stingl is doing his part to put to rest the remains of former Milwaukee Sentinel employee Lisle Lester, whose possible ashes are being held in hock by a crematory in Queens, New York for $5,000.The plight of Lester, who died in June 1888 with no next of kin, has been taken up by Jack Copet, a history buff and the former publications coordinator at the Fond

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01075621522174035870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514003.post-26406807231098690562007-08-14T13:15:00.000-04:002007-08-14T15:59:27.587-04:00

So says Bill Husted in the last sentence of his recent Technobuddy column where he discusses evaluating Web resources. Thanks Bill and Cyberspastic, who pointed the article out to me.

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01075621522174035870noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514003.post-54158451291125716782007-08-14T13:04:00.000-04:002007-08-14T13:12:15.625-04:00

This comes as no surprise to me since my good friend j lives in Boston, but a recent survey by OutsideIn found that "Boston was the `bloggiest city' in America for the two-month period it examined, March and April."OutsideIn's survey looks at blogging in "about 60 urban areas" and bases the rankings on a "blogging quotient" that examines an area's population in relation to the number of blog

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01075621522174035870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514003.post-31388978643873405292007-07-10T18:55:00.000-04:002007-07-10T19:07:18.763-04:00

Television reporter Amy Jacobsen and her employer, WMAQ-TV in Chicago, made a mutual decision today for Jacobsen to leave the station after video shot by a rival TV station showed Jacobsen, along with her two young sons, poolside at the home of Craig Stebic, whose wife, Lisa Stebic, has been missing since April 30. The Stebics were in the midst of a divorce at the time of Lisa's

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01075621522174035870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514003.post-60627611238842050762007-07-09T00:00:00.001-04:002007-07-09T00:02:59.448-04:00

I wonder what the heck I'll call my post when I actually turn 40 in the not too distant future.I'm not there yet, but yes, today is my birthday.I'm off work and planning to enjoy myself with my favorite pastime, movies and my mom's homemade chocolate chip cookies which arrived on Saturday.I get fewer and fewer cards every year. Mom and Dad sent one of course, but otherwise Pam and my dentist were

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01075621522174035870noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514003.post-75125593468725967332007-07-07T16:03:00.000-04:002007-07-07T16:12:37.836-04:00

To keep up with the news at home, I'm a regular reader of Madison.com, the Web site of the Wisconsin State Journal and The Capital Times and Jsonline.com, the online counterpart of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. The other day while browsing Jsonline.com, I stumbled upon a new blog by journalist Erica Perez, who recently moved to Milwaukee from California. In the blog, appropriately titled "Fish

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01075621522174035870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514003.post-6025287760309915532007-06-18T18:40:00.000-04:002007-06-18T18:43:15.768-04:00

Ever since I moved to Ohio nearly two years ago, certain people have commented on or made fun of my (apparently) Wisconsin accent. At least I haven't lost it. Thanks to Liz for posting this quiz.What American accent do you have? (Best version so far)NorthernYou have a Northern accent. That could either be the Chicago/Detroit/Cleveland/Buffalo accent (easily recognizable) or the Western New

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01075621522174035870noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514003.post-12116496173722364822007-06-07T00:18:00.000-04:002007-07-07T16:15:25.368-04:00

I guess it took an unexpected overnight stay in Dallas to begin posting on "All Things Amy" again. I do apologize for the lengthy break I took and want to reassure my few loyal readers that it wasn't because I've lost interest in blogging or fallen off the face of the earth. I have just been so insanely busy of late that when I get home in the evening, I haven't felt like posting.For longtime

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01075621522174035870noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514003.post-78017114175236394322007-04-10T21:09:00.000-04:002007-04-10T21:20:08.514-04:00

"Blog of the Nation," the newly launched blog of my favorite NPR program, "Talk of the Nation," is requesting your participation in an Ethics and Morality Quiz being sponsored by the show and The Arizona Daily Star. The survey, which takes less than five minutes complete and is anonymous, is meant to "gauge where you stand on issues that might be considered in the grey area of the moral continuum

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01075621522174035870noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514003.post-87147714652807904062007-04-10T20:42:00.000-04:002007-04-10T21:05:53.993-04:00

The Tampa Tribune is the latest newspaper to make job cuts, announcing today that 70 positions will either be eliminated or outsourced. "Our decision to part with valued employees was difficult, and we very much appreciate the contributions of all those who will be affected by today’s announcement,” said Denise Palmer, the Tribune's president and publisher.Other changes include an increased

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01075621522174035870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514003.post-62751762296814146152007-04-10T20:26:00.000-04:002007-04-10T20:39:25.965-04:00

I was off work today and had what I will term a badly needed "mental health" day. I slept in until 11:30 and then did nothing but listen to NPR and read. I had a made a rule that today was truly a break and that I was not going to deal with local SLA things or anything of a professional nature. It felt good being able to do that.This is the first time in a few weeks where I've felt like things

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01075621522174035870noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514003.post-68897327739737403382007-04-02T22:26:00.000-04:002007-04-02T22:33:20.881-04:00

NPR's "Talk of the Nation" devoted a segment today to public libraries and how they are often used as a shelter and gathering place for the local homeless population. The segment featured Chip Ward, the former assistant director of the Salt Lake City Public Library, who discussed theop-ed piece he wrote which appeared yesterday in the Los Angeles Times.

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01075621522174035870noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514003.post-22352629618079643662007-03-31T13:23:00.000-04:002007-04-03T19:29:23.519-04:00

Well what do you know? Surfing the Web late on a Saturday morning can be a productive activity after all.I worked today from home and after finishing, sat down to watch a Netflix DVD of the 2005 film "Nanny McPhee." I got about 45 minutes through the movie, which I was really enjoying by the way, when the picture started going in and out and eventually black. The picture came back for a while and

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01075621522174035870noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514003.post-68086116755971786902007-03-30T17:52:00.000-04:002007-03-30T17:54:52.278-04:00

My friend Megan, a fellow SLISer, got some fantastic news today. She will soon begin a full time professional librarian gig. Megan, I can't begin to tell you how happy and excited I am for you. Congratulations!

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01075621522174035870noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514003.post-54133954807057374832007-03-19T21:06:00.000-04:002007-03-19T21:23:57.601-04:00

I had a rude awakening after moving to Ohio and naively asking a colleague "Doesn't Ohio have one site where you can search across counties for court cases?" Many of Ohio's counties don't offer online access to their court records and those that do often have what I would term clunky sites that are unbearably slow to boot. Yes, I had been spoiled rotten by Wisconsin and CCAP. Today via BRB's

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01075621522174035870noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514003.post-18705770345590992552007-03-13T14:43:00.000-04:002007-03-13T14:49:38.589-04:00

The Washingtonian has a fascinating article on National Public Radio which discusses its beginnings, evolvement and changes and what those changes mean for its future. 2007 marks NPR's 40th birthday.With thanks to Lost Remote.

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01075621522174035870noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514003.post-27709236231974013472007-03-12T21:03:00.000-04:002007-03-12T21:21:00.574-04:00

Romenesko reports on the misfortune of Flint, Michigan-based freelance journalist Patrick M. Clawson, who recently visited Cleveland, Ohio for a conference of Investigative Reporters and Editors.Cleveland Plain-Dealer columnist Michael K. McIntyre tells the story: "Within an hour of his arrival, his (Clawson's) 1994 Oldsmobile Cutlass (Michigan plates: BGS9943) was stolen from a meter on

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01075621522174035870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514003.post-77108670905032408512007-03-12T20:47:00.000-04:002007-03-12T21:00:26.707-04:00

The Washington Post recently launched a 25-part series that will be summarized in its print edition, but run entirely on its Web site. Titled "The Citizen K Street Project," the series focuses on Gerald S.J. Cassidy, chairman of Cassidy & Associates, a Washington D.C. lobbying firm.With thanks to CyberJournalist.net.

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01075621522174035870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514003.post-51507112736580230562007-03-10T11:29:00.000-05:002007-03-10T11:43:04.442-05:00

Editor & Publisher reports that Christian Science Monitor reporter Jill Carroll is currently reporting for the newspaper out of its Cairo bureau. Monitor Editor Richard Bergenheim says Carroll "has been working for a month now, on a few reporting projects, but we have not made any final decisions [about her permanent assignment]." Bergenheim added that the new assignment was not publicized

Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01075621522174035870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514003.post-68271695351941036792007-03-05T20:34:00.000-05:002007-03-05T20:36:06.564-05:00

My favorite NPR program "Talk of the Nation" has a new blog, appropriately titled "Blog of the Nation."

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The Rocky Mountain Chapter of the Special Libraries Association has posted a list of awards and stipends available for both professionals and students to attend the SLA annual conference on its conference wiki. The SLA annual conference will be in Denver from June 3 through 6th. Some of the deadlines have passed and others are fast approaching, so act fast to take advantage of these

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