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The first decade of this century is groaning under the weight of 40^th anniversary remembrances of the major happenings of the Sixties.  2004 was the 40^th anniversary of the Beatles invasion of America.  2007 marked the 40 year anniversary of the Summer of Love centered in the Haight Ashbury district of San Francisco.  This summer marks the 40-year cerebral sojourn of the reality and myths of Woodstock.

Let’s hope this decade gets remembered as more than just the Sixties Forty Years After.  In LibraryLand, 2009 seems to be shaping up to be the Summer of Mobile Library Services.   We need a catchier name, but you get the idea.  Many projects, services, conferences, and other groovy happenings related to mobile library services seem to be ramping up and rolling out this summer.  Be sure to wear some flowers in your hair – on the side opposite of your mobile phone.  Read More »

In mid June the Mississippi State University Libraries hosted the Mississippi Library 2.0 Summit. Organized by the outstanding librarians of the MSU libraries, the day revolved around explorations of user-centered technologies. I was present to open the day with a talk about the Hyperlinked Library. Read More »