04 Apr
Closed for the Triduum
It’s unlikely you’ll see much here between now and Easter… because my current parish is on a city bus line that runs late, I’m going to try to do the full three nights of the Triduum. So… sleep, pray, work.
Archive for April 4th, 2007
04 Apr
April Fool or Canny Prediction?
The student newspaper at The University of Michigan-Dearborn Campus had this April Fool’s story that strikes a responsive chord for any academic librarian.
“Mardigian Library to Remove All Books; Students Won’t Notice”
That’s not exactly true; I still help students locate books. But the closer it gets to finals, the more we need three things: group study [...]
04 Apr
End of the Cassette Era at National Library Service
Well, it had to happen sometime….no more cassette players are being produced for the National Library Service. The NLS is switching to digital books on flash memory cartridges.
The article says that 58% of the old cassette machines are still in use after ten years. I believe this. My experience with the tape machines dates [...]
