The Vatican Library says that tagging their materials with RFID chips will cut the amount of time they need to close for inventory from a month to half a day.
Author: jessamyn
voting time at ALA
I just filled out my [paper] ballot for the ALA elections. I mostly voted for the progressive candidates, a few oddballs, and my pal Step Schmidt who convinced me to run for Council myself and whose entry about why she is running — as well as her personal statement that was included with the ballot — resonated deeply with me.
bloggercon II – ad nauseum
Sorry to sort of harp on this but you have no idea how excited I am to meet some other librarian blogger types. Jessica will be officially moderating BloggerconII’s librarian session and she’s discussing some of what she’d like to do there. Check in [and register] if you haven’t already.
aaron from the bizz – walking papers
Aaron from The Bizz has a new attractive blog called Walking Paper where he is already tackling interesting library issues like his Keeping Your Computer Clean class and, my favorite, using AIM or other already existing chat services for virtual reference which Michael from Tame the Web has already mentioned once.
more libraries in trouble – Hawai’i’s new director
New State Library director in Hawai’i struggles with not enough staff and not enough money. [thanks brandon]