Library Tech Confidential

Based on the substantial props given by Peter Morville over at findability.org, I’m strongly considering pre-ordering — or at least heavily hinting after, holiday wishlist-wise — William Jones’ Keeping Found Things Found, a sample chapter of which is available online right now.

Come to think of it, it might be time to finally check out Ambient Findability (sample chapter), Morville’s own book. I’ve meant to pick it up for ages, but WorldCat confirms that local public libraries don’t seem to have shared my enthusiasm for the title.

My feed addiction has gotten to the point where I’m deeply disappointed when any given stream of content available on a database-driven website isn’t being pushed out via RSS or Atom in every conceivable circumstance… or, increasingly, when it’s only pushed out in one particular way (i.e. all posts) and cannot be customized by category.

Heck, even if your site is nothing but static HTML pages, you can hand code a bare-bones RSS feed with minimal additional effort and add significant value for your target audience. But if you’re using any modern CMS it ought to be a breeze.

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Today I discovered this excellent YouTube video via TechCrunch, which is a must-see for information professionals in search of an engaging way to open a discussion about emerging technologies and information management with a non-specialist, non-enthusiast, or whomever else for that matter.

I’d love to embed the video here, but for some reason the YouTube code breaks this blog’s template.