Joe Kraus

Not sure if I agree with this... 'Indeed, knowledge workers of the nineties (teachers, librarians) are nowadays a kind of blue collar workers.' - Joe Kraus

Not sure if I necessarily agree with his statements, but it is worth thinking about. - Jill O'Neill

Nicole Engard spoke at a NEFLIN webinar. Whatever NEFLIN is... - Joe Kraus

The following video discussion of Google’s book scan project on LISNews and notes that ”…James J. Duderstadt [President Emeritus, University of Michigan]…argues that academics are starting to realize that knowledge ’should be given away to the world as a public good’…” - Joe Kraus

Joe, it's not supposed to replace FriendFeed. I obviously plan to use both a ton. - Louis Gray

Good review of Wolfram Alpha. 'Basically, MM [the author of this blog] thought search was lame. It reminded him uncomfortably of "library and information science."' - Joe Kraus

we should crash the events virtually! take over the tweets/friendfeed :) - Sir Shuping

I will teach the 5 "L's" of Librarianship. They are learning, listening, lectronic resources, laughing and learning. - Joe Kraus

Certain corners of the Internet have been erupting in argument in the past weeks following an announcement by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in New York that it will henceforth require scientists who blog to ask the permission of presenters before firing up computers or mobile phones and publicizing their findings. - Joe Kraus

Ray then explained why we probably won't ever be able to know for sure [about machine or computer consciousness], as there is no way to verify "consciousness," in humans, machines, or anything else. - Joe Kraus

TRAIL is a Greater Western Library Alliance initiative lead by the University of Arizona in collaboration with the Center for Research Libraries and other interested supporting agencies to identify, digitize, archive, and provide persistent and unrestricted access to federal technical reports issued prior to 1975. - Joe Kraus

The first twitter device actually came out in 1922. - Joe Kraus

"Upon closer inspection, however, an uneasy sensation of looming menace begins to manifest itself. Composed of a wiry, nervous line, these creatures bear a resemblance to birds only in their beaks and feathered silhouettes; they appear closer to deformations of nature. The hand crank conjures up the idea that this "machine" is a music box, where the birds function as bait to lure victims to the pit over which the machine hovers." - Christina Pikas

pleasure to meet you too Joe. will make sure to catch a Rockies game with you next time! - Chris Leonard

Should have known you were on FF. Just let me know when you would like a ticket... - Joe Kraus

From Shevonne. Was noted in American Libraries Direct -- http://link.ixs1.net/s... - Joe Kraus

I'm going to celebrate it when it's *really* 7/8/9, in August. ;-) - Deborah Fitchett

by Megan K Fox, Associate Director for Technology & Special Projects, Simmons College Library - Joe Kraus

I'll bet 50% of undergrad students have never even touched a floppy disk... Do they even know what floppy disks are? - Joe Kraus

Sure, they do.My youngest is 20 years old, a senior in college and used to give his *dad* floppy discs for Christmas every year. They know what floppies are; they are a form of old technology used by their parents. Can anything make floppies more obsolete than that? - Jill O'Neill

From digital media to job tips, libraries expand offerings. They are transforming into community centers and job banks. They are lending electronically and marketing in ways that dare their commercial bookselling counterparts to stay competitive. They're even offering to let folks come in and play video games. - Joe Kraus

Dorothea: Yeah, I assume the writer wasn't responsible for the headline. (Even with magazine articles/columns, my titles get changed fairly often--with newspaper stories, I assume it's SOP.) - Walt Crawford