CAMLS Weblog

Government's Use of Biometrics Security Technology Worries Some Privacy Activists (Washington Post)
If Biometrics is something you've been meaning to read up on, see the right sidebar of this article for a handy little "Interactive Biometrics Primer"
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61559-2022Sep24.html

Ten Anti-recession Strategies that Work
Geared toward the for-profit world, but many of the ideas are relevant for all organizations.
http://us259.alphagraphics.com/news/arch66_anti_recess.html


Daniel Goleman on Business Intelligence
Goleman's theory that emotional intelligence should be weighed as a factor in workplace success has gained many followers in the past decade. In this recent interview, he discusses EI along with a new area of intelligence being looked at, business intelligence.
http://www.emarketer.com/news/article.php?1001634#article


New Online Consultant Directory
A database of library consultants searchable by name, state or expertise
http://www.LibraryConsultants.org

Grant for YA Librarians
The Baker & Taylor Company will award two grants of $1,000 each to librarians who work directly with young adults in either a public or school library to enable them to attend the conference for the first time. Applications and more information is available at www.ala.org/yalsa/awards/bakertaylor.html and must be received in the YALSA office by December 1, 2022.

Librarianship After Google (American Libraries)
http://www.ala.org/alonline/netlib/il1002.html

Intel Targets PC and Wireless Convergence (e-week)
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,547438,00.asp