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Month: August 2004

How to illuminate a manuscript and more patron saints

August 29, 2004 by Dan

Just in case you wanted to know, here is how manuscripts were illuminated.

From this article I found out that libraries and librarians have three patron saints; Catherine of Alexandria, Jerome, and Lawrence.…

Categories Libraries

The new Knoxville library… RIP

August 29, 2004 by Dan

I’ve been following the saga of the proposed new library, but it’s been a while since I wrote about it. Back in March a new library seemed certain. But by the end of last month, the library was in limbo.…

Categories Libraries

The rain in Spain

August 19, 2004 by Dan

A friend of mine from high school, Tony, is currently living it up in Spain. And to show everyone how much fun he is having, he has put up a photo gallery. And if there are any University High Class of 1996 folks out there, be sure to check out thre alumni database and message board.…

Categories Of Interest Online

Librarians and copyright

August 18, 2004 by Dan

Wired is reporting that the American Library Association will be providing educational materials for school libraries to teach students about copyright. The idea is to provide balance to the hardline copyright stance of the Business Software Alliance, the Motion Picture Association of America, and others, to the detriment of fair use.…

Categories Libraries

Attack of Mozilla and the alternative browsers

August 2, 2004 by Dan

With all the holes and security problems found in Internet Explorer lately, people have been looking for alternatives. Wired has an article on alternatives to IE. PC Magazine also chimes in. Personally, I use Mozilla Firefox.

You can enhance Firefox by installing extensions to add new features.…

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