Africa
Michael GallagherI have seen my feelings towards Africa fluctuate between pity and fascination, between despair and glimpses of hope. Working for a non-profit that deals primarily with Africa has shown me…
Hermitage Museum and Advanced Search capabilities
There is a wonderful test run happening at the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, namely their website at http://www.hermitagemuseum.org/html_En/07/hm7_41_1.html. IBM is experimenting with color content and shapes in their search…
Taxonomies and controlled vocabularies and the ESP Game
Librarians are often responsible for determining controlled vocabularies and taxonomies, which are basically fancy words for index terms. So, if you want to reference a beer, you could do so…
IFLA Conference
Anyhoo,I am travelling to Durban, South Africa, for the IFLA Conference (International Federation of Library Associations) in August and am awfully excited. I finally get to rub elbows with the…
Ponder this
At 31,I am more alive, yet closer to death.I am restless on a myriad of levels as opposed to only a few, as in my youth.I am as hungry for…
A little poetry from a Brother of mine
The following poem is from Brother Anthony, a monk of the Taize order, who also happens to be Professor at Sogang University in Seoul. He is British, but has lived…
Korean American Princess?
My wife and I found this wikipedia article absolutelty fascinating. An American woman from Pennsylvania working as an architect in New York marries a Korean prince and lives in a…