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Catalogablog linked to WEBLIS yesterday--it's an Open Source (i.e., free) cataloging software package. If I really like my cataloging class this semester, I could use this to catalog our collection of books and CDs, which would surely qualify me as an authentic library geek.
That's at the UNESCO web site, which I found a little difficult to navigate. But if you start at the Libraries Portal page, you will find a large number of library-related resources including links to blogs, professional groups, and job sites.
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Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids is probably the most engaging educational material about how our government works since Schoolhouse Rock did "I'm Just a Bill." Although written for children, these pages provide an easy review of everything I forgot from my 9th grade Civics class. In particular, as my friend Hilary pointed out on our Government Documents class discussion board, the Branches of Government section for 3rd to 5th graders has cool diagrams along with informative text.
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How did I get half-way through my MLS without knowing about ODLIS, the Online Dictionary for Libary and Information Science? It is a sweeping compilation of obscure library words, from arcane terms that describe book parts (see "cartonnage" to learn how books are related to mummies) to technical jargon (see "Z39.50" for one that I always need to look up).
Internal links solve the pesky problem of understanding the definition no better than the original term. External links lead to definitive resources in the library world.
I learned about ODLIS last night from my Cataloging teacher.
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The Scout Report, last week, highlighted Word Count. I found Word Count mesmerising. It encourages the same pattern-forming serendipity as a magnetic poetry kit but with tens of thousands of words. "Joy" is two words before "princess" and five words before "smiling." Try typing in your name.
Sometimes when I write, the words get stuck as if I suddenly can't seem to tap into the abundant wellspring of the English language. Word Count might be a useful tool to get the words flowing again.
Okay, here's a good one. I went backwards from "wellspring" (number 80459) to find the next word I could imagine using in a sentence. At 80454, I found "musicologist," a word I didn't know until a few months ago when my nephew decided that's what he wants to be when he graduates from college. I learned from Andrew that at least one graduate program in Musicology is delivered concurrently with a Masters in Library Science degree, preparing students to be Music Librarians among other things.
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I learned about the Perry-Castaneda Library's map collection in my summer map class. I especially like the links to maps of current interest and the digitized historical maps.
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