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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]

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

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. 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

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!. 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. 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

Brendan talks about importance of view source. Brendan, over on the Firefox team, talks about the importance of “view source.” I totally agree. I learned HTML back in 95 by viewing source. Now that I'm noodling around with Visual Studio (the Express Editions are cool and very low cost: cheaper than beer right now) I… Continue reading Brendan talks about importance of view source

Cisco Converges in Europe; Tech a Big Factor. In my estimation, Cisco’s law department is one of the most advanced, both with respect to management generally and to technology specifically. As the company adopts the “DuPont convergence model” in Europe, use of technology and processes will play a big role.  In Cisco poised for move… Continue reading Cisco Converges in Europe; Tech a Big Factor

Orrick Considers Tech Support for Other Law Firms. I have written previously about Orrick’s centralized “Global Operations Center” (“GOC”) in Wheeling, WV. The Aug/Sep 2004 issue of Law Firm, Inc. has a good follow-up article (“Location, Location, Location”) about the GOC.  Orrick has cut annual operating expenses by $5.6 million by consolidating tech support, operations,… Continue reading Orrick Considers Tech Support for Other Law Firms