100 Best Products of 2008

Congressman reintroduces bill for adults only domain (.ado) for social networking sites

Wikipedia added to Google Maps

Alarming Open-Source Security Holes (Original Title)

Should we worry about a Google monopoly?

Enjoy!

Man Arrested in Florida Library for Using Fake Library Cards

Man in Ohio Library found wielding a knife

Armed man at University of Richmond evades police

Follow-up – University of Richmond armed man found and arrested

Canadian Library Director Guilty of Embezzling $500,000

And for now, some news in the field of health. Enjoy!

Blood substitute hurts more than helps

24 Million American have diabetes

Anorexics fight for health coverage

Vitamin D deficiency increase risk of death

Antipsychotics Overused in Dementia Patients

Top five fuel efficient vehicles (not hybrid)

By 2020, 80% of General Motor cars will be hybrid

Trace amounts of pharmaceuticals found in U.S. drinking water

New Study Shows Global Warming Rates Could Triple

Florida to Buy Sugar Maker in Bid to Restore Everglades (Original Title)

Reference Librarians Now Available by Cell Phone

Truth: Do you know it when you see it

Librarian returns to Ethiopia to set up libraries

The Arizona Coalition for
School Libraries and Information Technology launches statewide advocacy petition

Librarians in comic books

Mass Media Representations and Public Perceptions of Librarian (Original title)

Woman donates part of free speech settlement to local library

The Essential Man’s Library from The Art of Manliness – Although this is the title of the list, I would have to say that the list is great for a man or woman, considering how many titles I have enjoyed in the past.

Numbers of Bloggers Continues to Grow

529 Tips to make computing easier

Social Networking meets Technical Support

New database to contain criminals’ tattoos, scars, and identifying marks

New Google Labs allows users to try new products before they are released

Below are articles about the newest archives being created, as well as some of the oldest books in existence. Enjoy!

Sports Illustrated will offer online archival access

Grateful Dead archives going to UC Santa Cruz (Original Title)

Princeton’s adopt-a- rare-book program

Shakespeare’s quartos to go digital

Three copies of Gutenberg Library displayed in NYC library

- Post 10 random things about yourself.
- Choose five people to tag and a reason you chose them and make sure to tell them.
- Don’t tag the person who tagged you.

Ramblin’ with Roger has tagged me and in the process, invited me into this fun game. He tagged me so that I would write more personal information about myself in this blog. So here goes.

1 – I have an extreme phobia of ants and they have just invaded my house. I spent most of last night imagining there were ants on my feet when there were none and the rest of the time trying to exterminate the ants that were there. I don’t mind snakes, spiders, bees, worms, or any other creepy crawler, but ants really freak me out.

2 – When I was in eighth grade, I went to France for three weeks for a student exchange program. For three of those days I stayed in a hotel room by myself in Paris (the chaperon was next door). This was my first private hotel room.

3 – I have lived in 6 states and visited almost every state in the country. I have only missed California, Hawaii, Alaska, Washington, and Oregon.

4 – My favorite author is L.J. Smith, who writes teen fantasy/romance novels where humans and mythical creatures (usually vampires or witches) fall in love.

5 – I love trying new foods. I will try one bite of any food you put in front of me. This does not include Fear Factor type foods.

6 – One of my favorite activities is driving. Although this passion has been curbed (literally) by the steep gas prices, going on a drive with no destination or time frame is heaven in my eyes.

7 – I started reading when I was three years old and haven’t stopped since. Actually, I was able to read before I could tie my shoes.

8 – My first job was cleaning rat cages at the University of New England. I was eleven years old and four times a week I had to feed, water, and change the bedding in the rats cages. Definitely not the most glamorous job, but I learned never to put off something that should be done today until tomorrow unless you want bad things to happen. In this case, having an extremely smelly rat room.

9 – On the first real day of Summer (meaning the first Monday with no school) between 3rd and 4th grade, I was playing on the jungle gym with a friend. She climbed on my shoulders and we were pretending to be acrobats. This was fun until we lost our balance and she fell on my left arm, breaking it right below the elbow. Six weeks later, I feel in a pool with my cast. Worst summer ever.

10 – I was a girl scout for six years.

Ok, now I am supposed to tag five people. Unfortunately, I do not know five other bloggers to tag. So instead, here are three student assistants that I worked with at the New York State Library – Library Nerd, Laura Beane and After the Bar.

New Paltz library catches ‘ghost’ on security camera

Paterson proposes changes on special districts (Original Title)

Average age of NYS school library books is 20-25 years old

Mother inspires children and grandchildren to read

Six organizations fight against National Security Letters to protect patron’s reading records

Two gay-friendly books removed from English Elementary schools

Doctorate student in education requests two books pulled at elementary school

New Oregon Censorship Law Challenged

Vermont Law to Seal Library Patron Records