Library Tech Confidential

No, not that TED — Republican Sen. Ted Stevens of Alaska.  In honour of his re-election to the Senate just days after being convicted of felony charges related to gifts from oil companies, I present the following artistic treatment of his legendary free-form poetic characterization of the Internet and net neutrality:

edelfaule from alanapost on Vimeo.

Despite having photographed more than my fair share of stained and moldy old books, I would never have thought of animating them this way. I love the way some of the patterns seem to bloom, then wither away toward the end of the book. (via)

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.