ASC OnlineA weblog of Information Science & Technology education and mentoring for LIS graduates.Lost in my summer reading- June 13, 2006 My summer reading includes Jules Verne's Lost Novel: Paris in the 20th century, Fernando Elichirigoity's Planet Management and Andrew Dillon's Designing Usable Electronic Text. Yes, none of these books are hot off the presses but that only makes them all the more interesting to moi!http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/034542039X/104-8897853-3783968?v=glance&n=283155 Sustainable,Organic, and Successful Growth!- June 4, 2006 The Good Earth is the sort of story I like and if it can happen in the world of wine (grapes have been controversial for a long time now) its pretty optimistic. The article is old (2003) and its about sustainability, organic farming, and the zero waste of Paul Dolan's vision of an organic wine business (he's right - organic wine is a very different taste - epiphany). Naive, idealistic social values about the environment and people can still be financially successful. BTW,...http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/77/goodearth.html Objectives Revisited- June 4, 2006 June marks the 4 year anniversary of this blog. A good time to reflect on the original objectives and accomplishments, if any :). For the curious here's a few random months to browse through - June 2003; January 2004; May 2005; January 2006 (big-time aggregation not really blogging this month!)http://radio.weblogs.com/0109575/2002/06/12.html |