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I’m just a nonprofiteer in a for-profit world

In September, I signed a contract to write a book about ebooks by the end of this year. It’s a short timeline and a constantly changing subject, two issues that complement each other in a way (and are making me slowly insane in another). My interest is less in a comprehensive look at the marketplace [...]

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• "As one surveys the mighty array of sages, saints, historians, scientists, poets and philosophers whose treasures we will never be able to admire — still less enjoy — the brief tenure of our existence here dominates mind and spirit.” I have a new post at ALA TechSource about learning, collies, and technology. #
• Via the wonderful CogSci Librarian - Clay Shirky and Daniel Pink talk about our cognitive surplus. Also from Wired - Science's PR problem (rather like that of librarianship). For my green-thumbed friends on this long (U.S.) weekend - Wired's guide to terraforming your yard. Since everyone's into the Librarians do Gaga video, here's a discussion of Lady Gaga as a cultural force worth studying. The new Journal of Library Innovation features an article on play by the fantastic Kurts and their colleague at UNR. Brett Bonfield has a fantastic post about fundraising on In the Library with the Leadpipe. #
• Some not so library-related links Fake Science - ever wonder how magnets work? Yeah, this isn't going to help you. Unhappy Hipsters - who lives in Architectural Digest? These sad, hip people. Marmaduke Explained - some NSFW language explaining the eternal question: "how is Marmaduke still in the paper?" #
• Facebook link roundup: MoveOn shows what used to be private. The Times has an article and astounding graphic. Reclaim Privacy has become a big deal and provides some neat tools to check your privacy settings. danah boyd's excellent rant. #
• I have a new post at TechSource - an interview with Sarah Ludwig. Also at TechSource, an archive of a webinar I participated in a couple weeks ago. No One Knows What the F*** They're Doing (via everyone) #