Outlook Will Soon Include RSS

Outlook Will Soon Include RSS

Trends in Living Networks: Steps to Corporate Blogging

From Ross Dawson's blog Trends in Living Networks, this post from Dec. 16/05 called: Steps to corporate blogging

UpNorthGirl - Photoblog

Nothing to do with legal research. But stunning photography on this blog:

UpNorthGirl

Happy Holidays!!!

Icing On The Cake

The most AWESOME Christmas cookie gift box from Icing On The Cake.

Mary Ellen Bates - Bates Information Services website

Mary Ellen Bates - Bates Information Services

Thanks for the link, Kay!

Animated Holiday Images

From Web Developer holiday animations - free for use with certain restrictions. Ideal for internal use.

Plan to Fail Today

"Plan to Fail Today" by Peter de Jager from the SLA Toronto Chapter publication, The Courier, Vol. 43, No. 1 (Fall 2005), Great article! Quote:

A culture of risk avoidance prevents us from even thinking about the new, the unfamiliar, and out of the ordinary ways of achieving our goals. It leads to a "leave well enough alone" and "if it isn't broke don't fix it" mentality, which serves only a single purpose, to ensure that what we did yesterday, is exactly what we do tomorrow and next week.

The reality is, we cannot practice innovation without increasing the risk of failure, and the more innovative the idea, the greater the risk. Sadly, most people will reject even the tiny risk associated with randomly selecting a new book to read, never mind the much larger risks involved in finding new solutions to real problems.

CTV.ca | New laws make Arctic campaigning difficult

CTV.ca | New laws make Arctic campaigning difficult

McSweeney's Internet Tendency: Dispatches from a Public Librarian

McSweeney's Internet Tendency: Dispatches from a Public Librarian. Kind of blog-like; periodic dispatches from public librarian Scott Douglas. McSweeney's is so cool.

John Tobin Boston City Councillor :: Videos

John Tobin Boston City Councillor :: Videos - first video blogging city councillor.

Freevlog: Tutorial

Freevlog: Tutorial - video tutorial for making a vlog. Cool.

Canuck Librarian

I've probably blogged this one already: Canuck Librarian. I've gotta start building me a real blogroll! 8-)

Yahoo! Small Business web hosting with Movable Type

This may answer my blog hosting question posted earlier today: Business Blogging - Yahoo! Small Business web hosting with Movable Type. Don't you just love when you answer your own questions??

Exclusive: Google Teaches Bloggers How To Rank

From blog Performancing there is an exclusive article called Google Teaches Bloggers How To Rank

Seeking Redecorating and/or Hosting Advice

I have a confession to make: I really hate this navy colour for this blog. I picked this canned design because it is a variation of the one I use for my main blog but I find it difficult to read the white on navy. I expect others do as well, since few people are visiting this linkblog besides me.

I spent about an hour the other day trying to change the background navy colour, but couldn't figure out which HTML code needs changing. I have a very basic understanding of HTML and mostly have to experiment with the colour codes until I get it right (Blogger allows me to work on it and preview changes without making changes to the actual website).

If anyone can look at the sourcecode and give me an idea which part would need changing (say, to a white or light gray background), please do let me know.

The other confession I should make is that I really really want to "graduate" to the Movable Type software, but need a web host for that. Blogger, which I am currently using, provides its own free host, Blog*Spot. If anyone has a favourite reliable, inexpensive ($10 a month) host, let me know.

Of course, then my dilemma won't be which little code to change for the background colour, but what to use for the entire design! Hmmm...could be interesting.

Information Wants To Be Free

Information Wants To Be Free - blog by Meredith Farkas, self-described librarian and tech geek.

LibraryCrunch: Bringing You a "Library 2.0" Perspective, by Michael Casey

LibraryCrunch - a blog just on Library 2.0.

re: December 10th entry - Note that in the Library 2.0 "alter-universe" Santa takes his coffee at Starbucks!

Fotosearch.ca

They also have a Canadian site: Fotosearch.ca. Same images (I think) but pricing in Canadian dollars. Average image around $249 CDN.

Fotosearch - clip art, illustrations, photographs (some royalty free)

I was just checking out the stock illustrations on Fotosearch. Some wonderful images here. I especially like the illustrations by Image Zoo. Cost per image is around $189 US without additional royalties. I haven't purchased anything from them, but wanted to bookmark them for future possible use.

PubSub Community Lists: The Law List

And here is the law blog list: PubSub Community Lists: The Law List

PubSub Community Lists: The Librarian List

Watch your favourite libarian blog goup and down on the PubSub popularity charts at PubSub Community Lists: The Librarian List, edited by Stephen Cohen. Suggest a blog to add. Or offer to become editor of another subject area!

151 Front Street

I frequently walk past this building but didn't know what it was: 151 Front Street . Apparently it is one of North America's "most connected" buildings. Electronically, that is. Cool.

ResearchBuzz

It's been a while since I looked at what Tara Calishain is doing at ResearchBuzz.

The Hollywood Librarian

The Hollywood Librarian - Movie about librarians in film and the influence on culture. They are looking for 2000 librarians to sponsor the film for $50 each. There is also an email list to get updated news. Oh, and Cafe Press has the t-shirt.

OCLC Staff Blog

It's all good.

Break into podcasting - What you'll need - CNET Video

Break into podcasting - What you'll need - CNET Video

Have I already blogged this? Just in case...

Release 1.0

From the people who created CNET (best technology reviews!) and PC Forum comes website Release 1.0 for a look at what technology leaders are doing. Free but you have to register.

Prepare Yourself for Library 2.0

From the Shifted Librarian: ThePrepare Yourself for Library 2.0

Are you sensing a theme with my posts today? Hmmmm....

Social Software for the Rest of Us (or Librarian 2.0)

Another article from ALA TechSource: Social Software for the Rest of Us (or Librarian 2.0)

Do Libraries Matter: On Library & Librarian 2.0

From ALA TechSource: Do Libraries Matter: On Library & Librarian 2.0

Library 2.0

Library 2.0 Movement Sees Benefits in Collaboration with Patrons

Blog: Library Marketing-Thinking Outside the Book

Library Marketing-Thinking Outside the Book

Book: Bulletproof Web Design

From Amazon: Amazon.ca: Bulletproof Web Design: Improving flexibility and protecting against worst-case scenarios with XHTML and CSS: Books

From the publisher, New Rider Press, a division of Peachpit: Bulletproof Web Design: Improving flexibility and protecting against worst-case scenarios with XHTML and CSS.

Umbria Inc. - Analyzing online opinions and perceptions

Umbria Inc. - Analyzing online opinions and perceptions

Umbria is a marketing intelligence company that analyzes and distills the opinions and perceptions of the online world – from more than 20 million blogs, message boards, opinion sites and other public forums – into actionable market insights about companies, products, people and issues.

I am in the First Ring of Hell...Does it Get Much Better Than This?

In his blawg Infamy or Praise, Colin Samuels yesterday posted Blawg Review #35.

It is quite extraordinary law blog review given its breadth and depth. And I made it into the first ring of hell, Limbo. Woo hoo! Does it get much better than this? And some nice comments about my recent conference postings at conniecrosby.blogspot.com.

Smart? So What? What's in It for Your Clients?

Article by Rick Telberg in Smart? So What? What's in It for Your Clients? from AICPA. Thanks to Wendy for pointing this one out on one of the listservs.

He claims we are now out of the "Information Age" and into the "Recommendation Age". People can find lots of information on the web, but it really takes someone who knows what questions to ask. As professionals, we can help people figure out what they need to know and look for the answers.

Yup, I can see that on many different levels. This is probably why blogs are so popular these days!

Rocketboom: Internet Explorer vs. Firefox

Rocketboom - informal survey taken on the campus of NYU, posted on Friday, December 2, 2005.