New York Times Morgue

Here's an interesting article from the New York Observer about the New York Times morgue -- the clipping file used by reporters for many years:

The Times Morgue Packs Up and Ships Out, by Michael Calderone

As an aside, these were the folks that helped clear up the mystery of of why our Proquest subscription did not include include any articles from January 2, 1863 (the day after Abraham Lincloln signed the Emancipation Proclamation. It turns out the NYT staff used to get New Years Day off, so there no paper on January 2.

eboards at the GIS/Data computers: switching the display

I've created an FAQ titled, "How do I switch the eboards at the GIS/Data computers between displaying the pretty pictures and displaying what is on the computer monitors?" - http://staff.lib.ncsu.edu/faq/faq.php?id=273

Also, there's a printout of this FAQ taped to the cd cabinet and hanging behind it that you can pull out and read anytime you need to do this.

Jeff

Guitar Hero III

I just came across this blog post while surfing around. Thought you all might like to know what we can expect if the LC decides to upgrade to Guitar Hero III.

Songs for Guitar Hero III released.

This is particularly disheartening for me because Cherub Rock and My Name is Jonas are two songs I absolutely love.

New Worldcat.org Citation Feature

I just found out the Worldcat.org has a citation feature embedded into their catalog records. That seems like it could be quite helpful for students. Here are some screenshots: