LibraryTechtonics

Every year, Borders offers a special educator discount of 25% off regular prices (20% off DVDs, and there are a few other restrictions). This year, the discount days will occur from March 23 – 28, not in April as they normally do.

The ad on the site notes that you need only bring proof of your educator status to receive the discount (like, say, a library association membership card or letter… they may even take a business card with photo ID to back it up). I know they include librarians in Massachusetts (MLA sends out a reminder email about the sale every year), but I’m not sure what the rule is in other states, so you may want to contact the Borders near you for details.

There’s also a special free reception for educators at participating Borders stores on March 24 from 4 – 8 pm (also contact your local store for details). I left a message with the event team to see if the Boston store would be hosting one such reception, since librarians will be in town for PLA that week, and I’ll post more info when I hear from them.

Shop happy and discounted!

Web 2.0 in 2006?

Originally uploaded by Dion Hinchcliffe.

Web 2.0, on one slide, in a nutshell. Hot.

The linked article is also excellently useful.

Pope betta have his money

Originally uploaded by Andrea Mercado.

How very interesting and entertaining:

Vatican ‘cashes in’ by putting price on the Pope’s copyright
[TimesOnline.co.uk 23 jan '06]

No sooner is the ink dry on the official pronouncement that the Vatican Publishing House owns the copyright to the official edicts of Pope Benedict XVI’s holy messages (and not just his, they made it retroactive, too), than they are sending out invoices and collection notices.

Some are complaining that the act makes the Pope’s words out to be “saleable merchandise,” which could crimp the Church’s style on freely spreading the word of God, so to speak.

Go fig.

Militant Radical Librarians

Originally uploaded by Andrea Mercado.

I’ve got the image. I’m thinking about making the buttons to raise money for my trip to China. If you’d be interested, let me know. In the meantime, the image is available under a CC license in various sizes on flickr for your perusal.

Congrats

Originally uploaded by stevenmcohen.

Talk about tags being a gateway to the world. There are so many photos tagged “il05″ on flicker that we’ve earned ourselves a spot on the What’s Hot tag list on Flickr.