links for 2007-07-10 at LIS

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on July 10, 2007

A Hipper Crowd of Shushers - New York Times

Librarians on the front page of the NYT style section is a GOOD thing. Was it fluffy? Yes. Was it an overall positive portrayal? Yes. Most professions would be thankful for such coverage.

(tags: librarianship style stereotypes)
Technology’s Untanglers: They Make It Really Work - New York Times

Article on usability professionals.

(tags: usability)
ICWSM Blog: Personality Impressions Based on Facebook Profiles

Brief research article on how closely social networking profiles (on Facebook) match actual personality traits. Replicates earlier findings on personal web pages. “But how accurate are the impressions based on OSNW profiles? Our previous research on pers

(tags: facebook research identity)

1 Emily
July 10, 2007 at 9:02 am

Hipper librarians? I dunno. I always feel like if you have to tell everyone how cool you are, then you’re not.
2 Michael C. Habib
July 10, 2007 at 9:09 am

But when the New York Times comes to you…