Monday, September 29, 2008

I loathe the jiggling at the start of the Voyage

I never did get the RSS feed 23 Things lesson. I tried as a duty to understand the process, but in the very disinterested manner of the school child who knows the lesson on algebra or the Battle of Salamis* is not for her. Tom helped me create a few links and I have looked at them rarely. This is mainly because I have my own methods of information retrieval that are immediate, relevant and referenced according to my requirements. I am glad Dana told me about the Annoyed Librarian which I have as an alert but irritated with myself that I did not limit it to the one feed for AL. There are an amazing number of items with “annoyed” and “librarian” in a multitude of articles. I keep it going as is, as I have come across some brilliantly written articles, often from the real Annoyed Librarian: http://annoyedlibrarian.blogspot.com/. I found out there is a blog for Librarians who swear profoundly(say F***) or something like that. I have lost the link but it was sharp and amusing and irreverent which I like when it is funny.


Google Blogs Alert for: Annoyed Librarian - 30 September 2008


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Nursing Week Day 1- An unpleasant experience
By Esther(Esther)
I was annoyed. I dropped by the hospital library because I was looking for a book for my brother. I heard that it was there and so, I wanted to have a look at it because I thought at least, I would have an idea of it when I looked for ...
TYPE [89] - http://type89.blogspot.com/
busy busy!

By Julia Reina
I am hella excited, especially since Jay has an appointment to speak with a librarian Friday afternoon about an institution he has been interested in for quite some time (ie: if he impresses them on this visit and they're hiring next ...
"...no dead end in sight..." - http://lowyndcastleblog.typepad.com/no_dead_end_in_sight/

Angels and Demons
By Bala - Keep it cool(Bala - Keep it cool)
To Stan Planton, head librarian, Ohio University-Chillicothe, for being my numbersource of information on countless topics. To Sylvia Cavazzini, for her gracious tour through the secret Passetto. And to the best parents a kid could hope ...
The Da Vinci Code - http://balasolai.blogspot.com/

Comparison of Free Patent Databases
By Michael White(Michael White)
I get a little annoyed when I see claims such as this, especially when the database provider doesn't state the contents and dates of coverage. Having a great search engine doesn't mean much if the underlying data is incomplete. ...
- http://patentlibrarian.blogspot.com/







Well I have looked and looked at the instructions for Voyage RSS Feed and tried several times to work on the program to get experiential knowledge. I pressed the pink and I pressed the blue. The items for the hour or minute were boring to me. I had to peer through the bounces to try to identify an item I found interesting enough to take to the next step.

One quick click on one of my frequently used links, and I can find the up to minute news item on the NY Times site.


Bailout bill slapped aside; record stock plunge : http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/washington/AP-Financial-Meltdown.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

Filed at 8:20 p.m. ET – that is NY Time and it was 10:20 am here.


The bonus with my “feed” is I do not have to watch bobbling items of no interest flicking like a 1960s era TV screen.

I have no use for Voyage RSS: I cannot work it out. I tried and failed to connect.

* I however loved Greek ancient history –
The Persian Wars (492 - 449 B.C.) were fought on land and sea. The Battle of Salamis was a decisive naval battle of these Persian Wars that followed the Battle of Thermopylae -- the one where the 300 Spartans and allies made a brave, but hopeless stand against the far superior forces of the Persians. After Thermopylae, the Persian forces destroyed Athens. But by the time the Persians arrived, Athens had been evacuated and the Greek military leaders were preparing to meet the Persians at Salamis. http://ancienthistory.about.com/od/salamis/g/Salamis.htm