Cambridge's Bridges. Andrew Herbert, the managing director of MSR Cambridge, has graciously provided me with pointers to two sites (here and here) that answer my question about the origin of the Cambridge name — tracking it down to the original bridge. [Kevin Schofield's Weblog]
Author: Vince Kimball
Bush Signs Order Bolstering C.I.A. Director's Power
Bush Signs Order Bolstering C.I.A. Director's Power. President Bush issued an executive order today that grants more power to the director of central intelligence. By DOUGLAS JEHL and PHILIP SHENON. [The New York Times > Home Page]
Roy Tennant's Book
Roy Tennant's Book. I just finished Roy Tennant's latest book, Managing the Digital Library. I wish I had this book 3 years ago when I started my career in e-Services. I cannot recommend this book highly enough to anyone in e-Services, library technology, library web services, or systems. Or, heck, anyone even considering entering any… Continue reading Roy Tennant's Book
good analysis
Some good analysis from Frank Richter. “The reason the Islamist terrorists have not attacked America again at home is that bin Laden believes that Al Qaeda is winning the war. Because of American military responses to 9/11 in Afghanistan and Iraq, the Muslim world is nearly united in its anti-American attitudes.” [John Robb's Weblog]
MIT set to pick its first female president
MIT set to pick its first female president. Massachusetts Institute of Technology is expected to name Yale University provost Susan Hockfield its next president today, according to MIT officials. [Boston Globe — Front Page]
More woes for commute from north
More woes for commute from north. In a change that will slow the morning drive for thousands of North Shore commuters, the Sumner Tunnel from East Boston to the North End will drop from two lanes to one for six months, beginning Saturday morning, so that Big Dig construction on the city end of the… Continue reading More woes for commute from north
More Americans Are Living in Poverty, Census Bureau Says
More Americans Are Living in Poverty, Census Bureau Says. The number of Americans living in poverty increased by 1.3 million last year, while the ranks of uninsured swelled by 1.4 million. By BRIAN KNOWLTON. [The New York Times > Home Page]
WiFi Advice
WiFi Advice. Over at Technobiblio, Chris has a great post about Improving Wi-Fi's Workability Quotient in Your Library. A must read. [The Shifted Librarian]
RSS Screen Saver for Libraries!
RSS Screen Saver for Libraries!. C# Express RSS Screen Saver Starter Kit “One of my favorite features of C# Express is the built-in RSS Screen saver Starter Kit. If you’ve never built a screensaver before, or if you have never written code that uses RSS, then you’ll find the RSS Screen saver a great way… Continue reading RSS
Screen Saver for Libraries!
IT Independence
IT Independence. Over at Doc's IT Garage there's a lengthy post about business needs, and using outside vendors as opposed to internal IT people and the view of IT from the top. A couple of quotes: “FA new study by the white-shoe consultancy Bain & Co. finds that, while 70% of senior executives at large… Continue reading IT Independence