"I certainly never write a review about a book I don't think worth reviewing, a flat-out bad book, unless it's an enormously fashionable bad book." --
says, John Gardner in Conversations with John Gardner
Quoted from 'Dictionary of Library and Information Science Quotations'     Edited by Mohamed Taher & L S Ramaiah. ISBN: 8185689423 (New Delhi , Aditya, 1994) p.150. Available @ Amazon.com

Saturday, September 06, 2008

Blog Reviews - Me, a writer of movie scripts







Blog Title: Me, a writer of movie scripts
Date of birth
: June 9, 2008.
Blogger Profile: : Writer of movie scripts.
Subject Profile: Writing Cinema.
Blog Posts Frequency (2008 sample): August (20); July (11); June (12)
Strength: Creative writing, Educating, Scripting.
Weekness: None.
First post: So, I have become a blogger
Bottomline of the First Post: So why become a blogger? I want to "meet" others, share the love of writing, share ideas, get feedback.

Topics / Themes:


What do others say about this blog:


  • I like the thoughts on everyday events from this specific script view point.

  • If you have ever wondered what goes on in the mind of a writer, this is a blog that you must visit--time and time again!!! much more
Recommendation: If you are interested in movies and about movie scripts, dnor's blog will be in your most frequented blog-roll.

Wednesday, September 03, 2008

Researchers offer new way to avoid bogus websites




SAN FRANCISCO — Intercepting Internet traffic, and spying on the communication between two computers, is a gold mine for hackers. Now Carnegie Mellon University researchers hope software they've built will make it harder for criminals to hit that jackpot.

The software, a free download for use with latest version of the Firefox Web browser, creates an additional way for people to verify whether the site they're trying to visit is authentic. continue reading @ USATODAY.com


see also: Mememoir: The Radical Scientific Wiki Engine

Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Blogosphere: Information professionals guiding you to the best bits of the blogosphere




[Note: This is not a review / interview from my desktop]

"Much relieved Fulham FC fan James Lappin tracks the inspiration for his blogging career back to reading a Korean poem while waiting for a haircut in a barber's shop in Surrey"

Q: What do you do?

A: I am a 39-year-old records management consultant and trainer,working for TFPL in London.

Q: Where is your blog?

A: I am one of the contributors to the TFPL blog, at http://tfpl.typepad.com

continue reading the interview

Sunday, August 17, 2008

Federated Search - Reading now




The term federated search is also known as, meta-search, cross-search, combined-search, and aggregated-search. First, it is about simultaneously searching, with one-click, in several electronic sources. Second, it is about getting all the search results displayed in a single browser. And the book I am reading is Federated Search by Christopher N. Cox

I recommend the book for a basic understanding on the emerging theme of federated search strategies, especially about American academic libraries’ experiences in this sphere.

Thursday, August 07, 2008

OCLC Top 1000: 2005 Complete list

"This list, updated for 2005, contains the "Top 1000" titles owned by OCLC member libraries—the intellectual works that have been judged to be worth owning by the "purchase vote" oflibraries." Complete list





Friday, July 04, 2008

Dante Alighieri's The Divine Comedy

This is not a review, it is just an aggregation of some content.




Dante.Inferno.Canto I:



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