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Informative Information Intended To Inform

Posted by Kevin Hazard, January 11th, 2007

Welcome to the internet.

I remember days when libraries had cards with each book typewritten and filed in “card catalogs.” I recall having to spend hours searching for the correct card only to realize that I was looking in the wrong section all along. I believe I even had to walk up to a stranger and ask them (in person, mind you) for help. In fact, I am still working through some of those experiences in therapy… they were quite traumatizing.

Gone are those days. I say “Good riddance to bad rubbish” (even though I can’t recall the last time I used the word “rubbish” in conversation). Libraries now have computer systems to find the books you are trying to find… At least that is what Wikipedia tells me.

Adam told me to make sure and include Antitrust in more posts (like this one), so I will paraphrase another great quote from the Skullbocks team:

“Human knowledge belongs to the world [wide web].” [Bracketed addition mine]

Don’t get me wrong; I’m not saying that libraries are murderous conspirators seeking to silence the uneducated masses… though you shouldn’t develop a false sense of security and immediately turn away the “Librarian Insurance” salesman…

I mean that it is important that we make information as available as possible, using every effective avenue. It may be true that our ticket queue is currently sitting almost empty with 9 tickets, and our sysadmins are fighting for the chance to answer every last one of your questions, but we are still developing informational resources for our current and prospective customers. When we release the initial version of this resource, it probably won’t blow you away, but you will certainly find it helpful.

Want a hint as to what the mystery resource will be? Well… I’m risking my job on this one (due to the Mutual Non-Disclosure Agreement I had to sign), but here goes in hidden ink (highlight with your mouse)…

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