Office Surprise

Office Surprise.  Having just read Steve Barth's recent column about reorganizing your workspace, the new catalog from Topdeq could not have hit my in box at a worse time. Or more opportune. Dealing in “European design for the American office,” the office furniture and accessories retailer specializes in highly designed items created by Philippe Starck,… Continue reading Office Surprise

Linksys Ships VPN Server

Linksys Ships VPN Server. Linksys ships the WRV54G, which offers up to 50 VPN connections in an office: This $230 device could replace much more expensive equipment for managing VPNs. It handles just the IPsec-over-L2TP method, as far as I can figure out from the extremely detailed user manual. It looks like just the ticket… Continue reading Linksys Ships VPN Server

Trumping Google? Metasearching's Promise

Trumping Google? Metasearching's Promise. Information services organizations (libraries) continue to be challenged by information seeking behaviors and expectations of web search engine users. In a recent Library Journal article, Judy Luther discusses issues related to metasearch engines. In the article she writes, “For many searchers, the quality of the results matter less than the process… Continue reading Trumping Google? Metasearching's Promise

Cataloguing Cultural Objects: Guide to Describing Cultural Works

Cataloguing Cultural Objects: Guide to Describing Cultural Works. The Visual Resources Association has recently published the Cataloguing Cultural Objects (CCO) in the hopes of developing guidelines or standards for describing and retrieving information about cultural works. CCO provides guidelines for selecting, ordering, and formatting data used to populate catalog records. CCO is designed to promote… Continue reading Cataloguing Cultural Objects: Guide to Describing Cultural Works

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Back from visiting family and working in Ohio.  Had a great time!