Monthly Archives: June 2009

New Stuff Tuesday – June 16

Manage the Media: (Don’t Let the Media Manage You) By William Holstein HD59.6 .U6 H653 2008 New Book Island, 2nd floor A reputation, whether individual or group, is intangible and can pave the way to success or failure. Public perception … Continue reading

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It’s Flag Day

In case you weren’t aware, June 14th is Flag Day in the United States. This date in June was probably chosen because on June 14th in 1777, the Continental Congress approved a resolution that established the U. S. flag’s design (“thirteen stripes of alternate red … Continue reading

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Switched over?

I turned on my TV this morning to find only one channel still working, Milwaukee Public Television-ch. 10, but it had a huge banner running across it saying that as of 9 AM today (June 12, 2009) the signal would be … Continue reading

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The Global Struggle

I feel like the majority of what I blog about is the economy and trying to come up with synonyms for recession. I guess that as the business librarian, it is expected of me. America is not alone in the … Continue reading

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New Stuff Tuesday – June 9

Permissions, A Survival Guide: Blunt Talk About Art As Intellectual Property By Susan Bielstein KF3050 .B54 2006 New Book Island, 2nd floor I love pretty pictures when flipping through the pages of a magazine or a book. Have you ever … Continue reading

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Earth 2100

Did you see the televised special Earth 2100 last week? I hadn’t planned to watch, but got sucked in. It was an interesting mix of fact, science, and speculation in a fiction wrapper to make it palatable to the general … Continue reading

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New Stuff Tuesday – June 3

Two Billions Cars: Driving Towards Sustainability By Daniel Sperling & Deborah Gordon HE5611 .S67 2009 New Book Island, 2nd floor Yes, I understand that it’s actually Wednesday (and really almost Thursday). However, I found myself stuck in Illinois until last … Continue reading

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Jux2 v. Google v. Yahoo

I admit that my computers have Google search boxes at the ready all the time. But recently I read something about jux2, which tries to combine the best results from Google, Yahoo, and MSN/Live Search. These search engines had the … Continue reading

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