Professional Reading Shelf National Archives
Source: Library Journal At Hearings, Senator Wants Reason For Archivist's Removal
"Historian Allen Weinstein sailed through a July 22 hearing in the Senate on his controversial nomination to be the ninth Archivist of the United States. However, signaling a potential political battle over what was designed to be a nonpolitical position, Sen. Carl Levin (D-MI) revealed that a recent exchange of letters suggests that John Carlin's announced resignation was not voluntary."
-- Hank Asher -- Genius Interrupted
Source: Florida Trend
Profile of Hank Asher, creator of AutoTrack, Seisint and MATRIX. Interesting dude, to put it mildly. (Free registration required.)
-- Presidential Libraries--Abraham Lincoln
Source: State Journal-Register (Springfield, IL) Ready or Not
Looking ahead to the opening of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library in September and the associated museum in 2005, Springfield, IL, scrambles to get ready for an estimated 300,000 additional tourists per year.
-- Libraries--Litigation
Source: North County Times Judge Orders Man to Cover City's Legal Fees in Library Cat Case
"A disabled man has been ordered to pay nearly $30,000 in attorneys' fees incurred by the city of Escondido defending a lawsuit stemming from the attack nearly four years ago on his assistance dog by a cat living in the city library...."
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