OK, I have returned to my workaday world after participating in Computers in Libraries last week (so I wasn't really testifying before Congress - they're all too busy trying to get re-elected to listen to the likes of me anyways). There were lots of good sessions on neat new technologies. Plus all the boring ones were confined to one day, so I could skip out and go wander around the monuments and such. That World War II monument - they just kind of want us to feel like we went and saved the world, don't they?
Anyhow, probably the most thought-provoking talk was on the "new" web (or Web 2.0, if you want to use the parlance of hype) and how it ties in with libraries. Because libraries still matter, darn it! And we will matter even more in the brave new web world if we listen to people like the guy who wrote this paper. Plus his job title is "technology evangelist" - how can you not like that? I filled out my conference evaluation right before Paul Miller's talk, and under the area where it asked "what kind of topics would you like to see at future conferences," I basically described his presentation.
Also, the conference was held at the Washington Hilton, famous for something morbid. I had my own little "Assassination Vacation" moment.
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"I'm struck by the narcissism and banality of so many personal blogs." - Blaise Cronin, Professor and Dean, Information Science, Indiana University. Is corn the most banal thing possible? Certainly it's not narcissistic to think about and talk about corn. Perhaps I skew 100% banal, 0% narcissistic, then. So here it is - some thoughts about corn. Enjoy. It's nutritious!
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