Neil Gaiman explains why he opposes laws banning speech he disagrees with – Boing Boing In response to a reader who asked him why he was sticking up for a manga collector whose comics included depictions of underage sex, Neil Gaiman responds with a reasoned, intelligent, and convincing article about the problems of legal limits [...]

But a culture that doesn’t value it’s librarians doesn’t value ideas and without ideas, well, where are we? – Neil Gaiman The Sandman: The Kindly Ones

Dan Rather vs. CBS, and the truth about George W. Bush | Salon.com His lawsuit will attempt to show that CBS tried to suppress the report on Bush’s National Guard Service and the Abu Ghraib abuses. On Sept. 20, the day after he filed his suit, Rather said, “The story was true.” Rather’s suit may [...]

I’m considering going to the SLA Conference and I’d love to find a roomate. Anyone else interested? (Planning early to submit FOL proposal.)

Basically, I’ve been insanely busy with settling into a new job and a new town and I haven’t spent nearly as much time on the Net as I did before. I love both the job and the town. I’m far closer to several friends and I’ve seen them all already. The rest of the employees [...]

This is to the campus web admin. Yes, I am insane. I’m also opinionated and stubborn. In other words, I’m a librarian. The sooner you give me what I want, the sooner the pain will go away.

Starting June 1st, yours’ truly will become the Electronic Services and Reference Librarian in the Volpe Library of Tennessee Tech. I’m extremely excited about this, I was impressed with the way the library is a part of the campus and the community and how open they were to new ideas.