Monthly Archives: March 2009

Copyright matters: Free images on the web.

Anyone who has attempted to create a website or a Powerpoint presentation has probably been overcome by the temptation to add images to it in order to make these look more eye-catching and appealing.  For information professionals this has increasingly … Continue reading

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Our library is alive! (Quite literally)

There was an excellent article in the Globe and Mail today regarding an experiment at several academic libraries.  Patrons can take out a “living book” — essentially a fellow student or community member with a unique (and often controversial) life … Continue reading

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