"The screen could be divided in half, by four, or even by ten if multiple texts and documents had to be consulted simultaneously." Paul Otlet imagined hyperlinks, search engines, and social networks... continue reading

posted by fissionchips 1 decade 7 years 1 week ago • 4,359 views

Yes, a bit sappy but I can't help liking it.

A concept visualisation of a graduation project at the Design Academy Eindhoven. An interactive seat which follows the user at the library. http://www.jeltevangeest.nl/ http://www.designacademy.nl/

posted by Eklek 1 decade 7 years 1 month 2 weeks ago • 4,325 views

Five minutes of your life you'll wish you had back, this includes a montage of sceens from classic TV as well as random uploads to youtube, all about Librarians.

posted by mlx 1 decade 7 years 1 month 2 weeks ago • 545 views

Yes this is real, it's in Minsk, Belarus, a strange place just east of Lithuania. Best summary is from youtube user rosiczka: "Nice building - full of censored shit."

posted by MINK 1 decade 7 years 2 months 1 week ago • 2,096 views

This controversial video by Bomani "D'Mite" Armah, aired on BET's "The 5ive". "not a sports page, not a magazine" "Brush yo teeth, Brush yo teeth, Brush yo g** d*** teeth" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bomani_Arm... continue reading

posted by sometimes 1 decade 7 years 3 months 2 weeks ago • 4,112 views

This is not a parody. It's a real video played by BET. I like the positive social message.

posted by budzos 1 decade 7 years 5 months ago • 426 views

A very entertaining lecture by David Weinberger on the ordering of information, and the way internet has made new ordering paradigms possible. Other keywords than the ones given above would be: Dewey,... continue reading

John Buckman presents BookMooch. The site's slogan is "Give books away. Get books you want." I'm a happy user. The site is completely noncommercial. This vid doesn't really fit into a category, but... continue reading

posted by winkler1 1 decade 7 years 5 months 2 weeks ago • 1,930 views

Jessamyn is a librarian with 3 donated PCs and no legitimate OS. She installs Ubuntu and shows us why she loves it.

posted by winkler1 1 decade 7 years 6 months ago • 1,299 views

Mr. Bookman comes to investigate Jerry's overdue book.

posted by thesnipe 1 decade 7 years 6 months 2 weeks ago • 4,021 views

"Memory & Imagination: New Pathways to the Library of Congress Documentary available on DVD You Tube Clip Authorized by MLF - Michael Lawrence Films"

posted by bluecliff 1 decade 7 years 6 months 2 weeks ago • 1,482 views

In this excerpt from the final episode of Sagan's 'Cosmos,' he discusses why the momentous discoveries of the ancient world were unable to prevent the dark ages from virtually banishing scientific thought... continue reading

posted by Spiff 1 decade 7 years 8 months ago • 9,414 views