Congratulations to Rachel Singer Gordon on the publication of her book The Accidental Systems Librarian, available now! [The Shifted Librarian] this looks like it could be a great book for many of the up and coming programs in this area.

Asia's Online Gamers Trounce Shoppers “Online gaming has beat out Internet shopping for popularity in the Asia-Pacific region, according to market researcher IDC. A recent survey of more than 3,600 Internet users across six Asian countries shows that the boom is especially evident in China and Malaysia where the number of online gamers outnumber shoppers […]

Three-hundreths of an inch thick. A new credit card-sized hard disk that can hold up to 5GB. The StorCard, as it's called, is just 0.03″ thick, and actually has a superthin disk of Mylar spinning inside. The cards should be out later this year, and are expected to retail for under $15. Sounds a little […]