Dorothea Salo has a good rant about stupid OPACs and makes a number of good points, a number of which have been bothering me in some form, in particular: Why are articles omitted in filing order? Do a browse search…
Why is CILIP?
I’ve always been intrigued as to why CILIP, the result of an act of union between the Library Association and the Institute of Information Scientists, is needed. I have never been a member and have no intention of becoming one.…
Video Adverts on the Web
A company called Unicast and another called Microsoft have introduced the idea of proper video adverts on the Web. Hooroo. Just when pop-ups seems to have been beaten by Firebird and friends.
When trains are not trains
There are a number of clockwork (or rodent) powered railway units in service in the UK which which are usually descibed as “single-carriage trains”, such as this fine specimen. However, it (an idea, not the train, although I probably would…