Announcing (trumpet blast) the creation of Lib4math, a blog on all things library-ish that pertain to the math department. Here I'll announce new acquisitions (databases, journals, other noteworthy stuff), new services, and other stuff that might help you in teaching and research.
I'm doing this for a couple of reasons-first, the blog produces an RSS feed that you can subscribe to, so if you're using a newsreader or aggregator already, you can subscribe and receive library news that way. The blog also serves as a searchable archive of all the announcements I make, which is handy both for you ("Where was that database trial url again?") and for me ("Did I already announce that database trial, or did I forget?"). The blog allows commenting, and I get email notifications when comments are left, so you can use it to communicate with me as well.
Right now, you are all on a notification list and will receive an email "tickler" every time I update the blog. If you like, I can take you off this list, just leave a comment or send me an email. Don't worry, I'm not planning on making new posts every day, or even every week-just when there's something noteworthy to say.
Blogging is also available to you (and your students) for teaching and research. Just let me know and I'll set up an account for you.
Posted by felkerk at September 20, 2005 06:47 PM