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Searcher's voice: too close for comfort.(Editorial)
Nov 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Regular readers of this column know how fond I am of quotations, particularly those from my all-time favorite authors, like Benjamin Franklin, America's first and still greatest "great man." Franklin was an inventor who, some 217 years after his death, has ...
What goes around: alternative holiday giving?
Nov 01, 2009; ... The indigenous people of the northwestern coast of North America have a curious custom. Instead of indicating social status by acquiring worldly possessions, they show how rich they are by giving things away. At ceremonies called potlatch (meaning "to give" in Chinook jargon), tribal ...
'Internet at the museum': visiting online exhibitions from the best seat in the house ... yours.
Nov 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Did you ever read From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler as a child? Or maybe you've spent a giddy week away from home visiting the Smithsonian Institution's Museums in Washington, D.C.? Or just watched Ben Stiller in one of the Night at the ...
Looking back, learning, and aligning.(Special Libraries Association)
Nov 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] What would an association gathering look like if it didn't have a theme, some sessions to attend, and a healthy dose of politics? Based upon experience, it's safe to say it wouldn't look like an SLA annual conference. In mid-June, as typically happens each ...
Environmental and alternative energy information sources: Part 1: database roundup and rankings.
Nov 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Environmental and alternative energy issues are popular topics for college student research papers and presentations. These often interdisciplinary topics can be approached from the literature of the sciences, social sciences, or even humanities. Useful ...