Back to web site grindstone

The mark of a successful Halloween is getting through the day without anyone mentioning your costume, especially if you are not wearing one. Well, that and getting some good candy. I have to report for the first time since I started working in an academic library students wore costumes to class. Not a lot of them, but I did see Cruella De Ville with an exceptional wig and a lovely princess complete with crown. If it hadn't rained again today, I may have seen more.

Today being a frightful day, it was time to get down to the nuts and bolts of the web site redesign. Most of the design decisions have been made regarding the new pages. Now I must go back through the existing site and look at current pages, pdf handouts, and images to determine what stays and what goes. I have been dreading this endeavor. Why? When I first got adobe acrobat professional I was enamored with creating PDF items. As a result, the number of handouts bordered on astronomical last year. I have weeded the handout collection furiously in the last six months, but the list was destined to be lengthy.

I ventured into the web folder (the irc folder is one part of the entire library web site) and set the page view to "by type" to get everything in it's proper place. Then, I started my list and indeed checked it twice. By lunchtime, with a break for crawling on the counters to update the book review bulletin board, I had a completed list. Here goes:

• html page total = 129
• image total, jpegs & gifs = 201
• remaining pdf handouts = 100

Naturally, I created a spreadsheet with three worksheets, one for each item type, and determined to list the names, page where the item lives (except of course for the html pages themselves), a description, and quick verification of if it stays or goes. Most of my afternoon was spent describing those 200 images, the bulk of which were mock Caldecott session shots. In some cases it was simple to determine what pictures should go, others will be a bit of a chore. I still have to match the pictures to the web pages and make sure planned updates work with what photos are getting the boot; that's what is on tap for tomorrow. It will probably take into next week to identify all of the other key elements. After that, I will be looking at the university web statistics. I plan to balance what I think should go with what the statistics support.

The IRC web site is well used, both on and off campus. The stats will let me know not only how the pages fair against the rest of the library web site, where many of the pages are consistently in the top ten, but also how they stack against each other. I already know I will not be getting rid of the children's author and information web pages. That alone narrows down the 129 html offerings by half. It is certainly easier to create the web site than it is to redesign an existing one.

It's time to go watch Emmit Smith dance and maybe vote for my favorites. Change that to definitely vote, the judges are annoying this evening!

Tags: Academic library web sites, Instructional Resource Center web sites, Web site redesign

Watching the clock

Looking at the magic of three. In retail, we displayed things in groups of three to give the eye something to look at, an interesting balance of sorts. It's still something I do, sometimes without thinking, when creating library displays, web pages, and even groups of photos at home. Today was a three day, only I noticed it in regard to time. Specifically the change to daylight savings. I won't whine about getting an extra hour sleep or being able to drive to work in the daylight. I will say I feel like a baby who has had her sleep pattern disrupted because it's only 9:30 pm or so and I am soooooo sleepy.

I am still updating various clocks at home to reflect daylight savings. Thank heavens the computer and my alarm clock update on their own so I at least have two places with the right time. I cannot seem to find the directions for changing the time on the CD player so the car has been an hour ahead all summer. It does not really matter since I use it to play music, not to know what time it is, but I have to admit it was sometimes disconcerting to get in the car if I was running late and not be sure ... now it has the right time. If only I had set my watch.

After publishing the previous post I viewed it to see how things looked, it's a sickness, right up there with the statistics obsession, and noticed the time stamp on the post, 2:54 pm. Interesting, I never noticed before by Blogger does not date stamp the time a post is published, but the time it was created. I wrote/compiled/created that post at home this evening, but added the photos from work and saved it as a draft because the Internet connection is vastly superior to what I'm using now (shocking). I don't know that it really matters, however it is interesting.

Mid-way through lunch today, about 1:45 pm, it dawned on me I had a meeting scheduled at the College of Ed building at 2:00 pm. I rushed my last bite of Fritos, filled my drink (needed the cola fix) and rushed back to the library to get my stuff, only to find my calendar said the meeting was at 4 pm and not 2 pm. I was so sure. Enough so that I call the queen of all important matters, the administrative assistant, to verify times before I went running over for a nonexistent meeting. Praise be the meeting was at four and I found remembered the two o'clock meeting time is for the 13th, a different committee at the College of Ed.

Time is on my side and I'm beat. I may just turn in early in an attempt to get things back into rhythm for tomorrow.

Eats, Shoots & Leaves - and - Why Did the Chicken Cross the Road?

Another day, another two books reviewed on the children's blog at work. I've been whittling down my shelf of books to read and/or review before spending a lot of time on the web page redo. Between time sheets, updates, hours updates, and meetings, pretty much all I did accomplish today were the book reviews and a quick addition to my personal library page. The two today not only interesting, but just plain fun. The first, Eats, Shoots & Leaves may have somewhat limited use, but it is so cleverly done the book itself is amusing and worth reading regardless of the language arts lesson applied. Additionally, I am a bit of a comma queen (in case no one has noticed) and it would behoove me to take a few of these lessons to heart!

“Commas can create havoc when they are left out or are put in the wrong spot, and the results of misuse can be hilarious.” This smart picture book takes a unique look at commas and the important function they provide in English language sentence structure. Each set of pages displays the same sentence with and without commas, or with commas placed in strategically different positions. Cartoon illustrations accompany the text, providing witty representations of both sentences and aptly displaying the different meanings resulting from comma placement. In one set of pages sure to get a laugh, you see people outside of a gas station filling up their cars, “Eat here, and get gas.” The corresponding page depicts a restaurant serving beans, “Eat here and get gas.” Truss provides an introduction to the text, as well as explanations at the end regarding all the sentence structures used.

The second book today, Why Did the Chicken Cross the Road, is just brilliant. Each of the fourteen artists have answered the question in their own way. I spent several days pouring over the different pages and still haven't found my favorite. Since I'm a David Catrow fan, obviously his is at the top of the list. However, the lush beauty of Mary Grandpre's chicken crossing the road and the sweet picnic from Jerry Pinkney, just add to the well rounded collection. Each illustrator has a style of their own and that, combined with their wit, makes this a great book for anyone who loves children's literature to read and enjoy.

Fourteen children’s book artists answer the age old question, “Why did the chicken cross the road?” and embellish greatly concerning what is on the other side. Each artist has a double page spread, illustrating his or her artistic interpretation on the query with spectacular results. Though not a wordless picture book, text is sparse and well placed. From John Agee’s chicken and possum to Chris Sheban’s baseball game gone awry, from the chicken eating in David Catrow’s “Diner Across the Road” to Christopher Raschka’s chicken questioning the sphinx, each illustration is unique to the artist, rich, colorful, and humorous. The book ends with a “Scoop from the Coop” where a question of a different kind is asked of each artist: “Why did the artist cross the road?” Students would enjoy using their own artistic talents to answer the same question.

Tags: Why Did The Chicken Cross the Road?, Eats, Shoots & Leaves, Lynne Truss, Bonnie Timmons,Children's literature, Juvenile book reviews

2 + "I'm not Bobby"

Last weekend I was shopping at the outlets and went into the Book Warehouse. Much to my dismay, they were having a "store-going-out-of-business sale." I purchased many children's book there for my niece, including the three pictured on this post. The first Jules Feiffer book I bought was I Lost my Bear. I was working at the public library as a children's librarian and did many story times at two library branches. You can always tell when a book has been enjoyed at storytime when the children want to know if they can take the book you just finished reading home. After a while, the Monday storytimers knew to come in

after Friday storytime if they wanted a particular title. Since any book being used for storytime was checked out to me, it was also possible to request the title from another library and they would probably have it before the end of the week. I Lost my Bear was one of those books. It rang true to any child with siblings, or had lost a favorite toy. The illustrations, especially when the young girl found her bear, glowed with emotion. Despite Feiffer's propensity to use the phrase "I'll kill you" in his children's books, something that bothered me more than the kids, this remains a favorite of mine as well. I have my own copy, bought one for my niece, and got one for the library here when I started working.

When Bark, George was published, I bought it for the library and again, my niece. I think it is clever and sweet without being cloying. The illustrations in this offering are large, colorful, and uncomplicated. It's a great read-aloud title because children can tell what's coming next and want you to keep turning the pages to see if they are correct. The ending is classic and I won't spoil it for anyone by giving it away here. I've never read this book that someone doesn't ask for a second read before leaving the group.

Last weekend I found I'm not Bobby at the Book Warehouse. Perusing the shelves for a quick purchase, the Jules Feiffer name in print jumped off the book spine. Bobby, and a recent (to me at least) Herman Wouk title A Hole in Texas, were my purchases for the day. Bobby is hungry, cranky, and ignoring his mother's increasingly insistent calls to come home. Text and illustrations detail Bobby and his imagination. As he moves from lion, to airplane, to monster, and back, he becomes the things he imagines. One of the best sequences in the book is Bobby in space. He takes off in a rocket and we see trepidation and courage. In space his expression is one of utter joy, "This is what I wanted my whole life!" Turn the page and Bobby is alone, hungry, decides, "Space is stupid," and is worried about getting home in time for dinner. Throughout the book, the mother's words are deftly juxtaposed in and around the illustrations and the size of the text shows her increasing annoyance with Bobby, "You're in big trouble now, young man!" We don't see what happens, but we learn you can go home again.

Tags: Jules Feiffer, I'm not Bobby!, Bark, George, I Lost My Bear, Children's Literature, Juvenile Book Reviews

Ch-ch-ch-changes

Changes? I mean the weather, not the song that is now stuck in my head (wow, it was David Bowie from the 70's! and I don't want to think about why I would remember that from my childhood). Today while I chased my trash can down the alley it was snowing. On the way to the post office is sleeted and hailed. While at the ATM, there was some lovely rain. And on my way back home after snagging some yummy chocolate treats I felt I deserved after paying and mailing bills, the sun was shining. Amidst all of this the wind was blowing enough that there are power outages reported and one of the newscasters said he saw people actually blown over by the gusts.

Today is one of those days I really don't have anything intelligent, witty, or even sarcastic (believe it or not) to contribute to the blogosphere, but I am valiantly trying to keep the promise I made to myself concerning writing at least a little bit every day. Doesn't it count if I posted coherently on another blog? I think so. Unfortunately, I have the attention span of a five-year-old waiting for recess and do not care.

For heavens sake, now all that pop's in my head is that cartoon based on a Maurice Sendak book with a little boy named Pierre who sang a little ditty called "I don't care." It had to have been an after school special thing. Whew, found it. Seems it was a soundtrack from a television special based on Sendak's work and called Really Rosie, one of the songs was "Pierre."

Huh, that will teach me to blog when I am somewhat incoherent and have nothing to say. Even better, blogger won't save or post this entry. My Internet connection has been spotty, to say the least, today with all the windy weather. Either that, or my computer is conspiring to keep me from publishing drivel. Thank heavens there is an extra hours sleep tonight with daylight savings.

Tags: Ch-ch-ch-changes, I don't care Pierre, Disenchanted blogger, Blog whining

Around the House the Fox Chased the Mouse & Alphabet Explosion

A cheater post today, I spent some time doing book reviews for the blog at work, and am going to post them here as well; Around the House the Fox Chased the Mouse: A Prepositional Tale, and Alphabet Explosion: Search and Count from Alien to Zebra. Yesterday my web page work fitting a Library Thing book widget on the resource center web site. It works beautifully, I chose to have the most recent book viewed on the widget and now every time I update a new book in my newly created library, it automatically displays the new title first. I am once again infatuated with using Library Thing.

Around the House the Fox Chased the Mouse, written by Rick Walton and illustrated by Jim Bradshaw:A rousing chase between fox and mouse, enhanced by colorful, cartoon like illustrations, teaches students simple prepositions. Throughout the story each page portrays a preposition and accompanying illustration ingeniously support the phrase. Text is simple and effective with the preposition highlighted with a bold, colorful font. Students will enjoy the comical reactions of observing farm animals and the double page spread for the word “until” is priceless! A surprise twist at the end tops off this story and begs rereading. This book could be just for fun, but is a nice classroom introduction to prepositions for young children and a possible refresher for older students.

The illustrations quite simply make this book and the ending begs for a sequal to be written detailing more adventures of fox and mouse. The link to more information on Jim Bradshaw go to his blog. There are additional pictures from the book available there on his post My 2nd book is here.

Alphabet Explosion: Search and Count from Alien to Zebra, written and illustrated by John Nickle: Not just another alphabet book, this captivating title combines the alphabet with a visual treasure hunt. Each page features a single letter, a collection of things beginning with that letter, and a numerical clue. For example, “S” has 47 items pictured including a snake, snail, squirrel in a show on skis, and a sheep wearing socks. Acrylic and spray paint illustrations range from lush representations of animals to simple pen and ink drawings, all clean and crisp making the items easy to find. Instructions and tips are present at the beginning of the book and a book ending answer key provides relief with explanations of each page. This would be a great rainy day activity for the whole class; some of the more difficult pages may require a collaborative effort.

Now is the time to admit just how much time we spent this morning pouring over this book with paper and pencil trying to find all of the things. I was a bit stymied with the "Impala" for letter "I" and had a student say she thought "E" should have one more because the elephant appears to be "elevated." Brainstorming with another student we thought it would be a cool beginning of the day or after recess activity. Put the book on an elmo and let the whole class particpate. All in all, both of these books were a great edition to the juvenile collection.

TV mini-rant

I finish my evening "chores," wash the gray out of my hair in record time (it's a stunning bronzed, or is it Brazilian, brown), and settle down to watch a fresh episode of Gray's Anatomy on ABC. The one they showed scenes from after last week's episode. WRONG! Sure there are two episodes running back to back this Thursday night. BOTH are repeats. I'm all for counter-programming the World Series, even more so if I cared who wins or planned to watch, but what purpose does scheduling repeats in October serve? ABC runs the show again on Friday night (what's up with that anyway), so anyone watching the game tonight could watch Gray's Anatomy tomorrow evening.

For heaven's sake, I'm stuck watching Deal or No Deal and last week some idiot woman passed up over $200,000.

OK, I'm done.

Short, sweet, and seriously annoyed.

Hey, another post with 150 words.

Tags: Repeat Gray's Anatomy, ABC repeats in October, Counter programming the World Series

Foil art in the library

A lot of interesting items get left in library. Besides the regular items of disks (not so much now with pen drives), pictures in the scanners, notebooks, projects, and the occasional pair of glasses, we often get the same things you find in a classroom when winter arrives, hats, gloves, scarves, umbrellas, and the like. Last week someone left a dirty bowl and a fork. I understand a bowl and spoon, but a fork? Anyway, this morning as I was powering up computers I noticed the lovely foil swan pictured to the left. I have to say this is the first time anyone has left us art. It made me chuckle and I left it out there for the next person to get a laugh.

It is Halloween treat bag morning. After filling twelve of the suckers, complete with Ellison letter pumpkin shaped name tags. I am a bit sugared up from sampling the goods and wondering if before nine is an appropriate time for Halloween candy. Usually I would say any time is a time for chocolate, but I can feel the buzz in my head and am grateful no one has any questions for me and my chocolate breath. Anyway, the treats are not only fun, but also a pick-me-up from surviving finals week. There are no breaks now until Thanksgiving and sugary treats are good for morale.

Tags: Library lost & found, Treat bags for student workers, Academic libraries, Foil swans

Slightly chagrined ... really

Today is day 14 of the IRC web site redesign. To date, I have made seven different logos, three different sets of buttons, and six different image maps for the main page. I have changed my mind about the color palette twice, modified the IRC blog colors to match, and nattered incessantly about the page to anyone brave enough to enter my domain while the effort is in process. I have even made sure to ask opinions of people who will not simply tell me what they think I want to hear, updated the boss regarding progress, and solicited opinions from a professional graphic artist and the university web master. Last, but not least, I have tested the sample pages in IE, Mozilla, Netscape and Safari (a friend's contribution), looked at the sample page and graphics on three different pc's and a mac (same friend), and checked four different monitor's to judge how all the elements appear on large and small displays.

All of this and I have two pages done.

I had a quick email response, actually two of them, from the university Webmaster this morning. Even out of town this week, she answered my inquiry regarding a check of the web page design. Her response was gracious and included the following request; just send me the link and I'll look at it this morning. Yes indeed, that made me look brilliant. I replied quickly, restated my thanks, and included the correct address. She mentioned a couple of things I originally considered changing, but did not. One was to remove a jpeg of some text on the page and use simply text. Even though the jpeg text box (for want of a better discription) was used to make all the text be the same, logo, image map, introductory welcome text, the paragraphs were not 509 compliant. I either needed to adjust the "alt img" tag to reflect the entire paragraph, or work out a way to use simple text in the table data field. I removed the picture and use simple text. The second recommendation was to adjust the links to move to another page and not open a new page. I had already made that change because when checking things at home last evening, I realized how much I hate pages that continually open new windows when I don't want one. It definitely makes navigation more difficult. She told me the page looked nice.

I can live with nice.

Tomorrow some more work on the Internet resources page and some tweaking to the secondary pages. With a little bit of luck, I'll be able to start the change over in early November. I will have to burn a copy of the existing page for my records, make any updates that would be pertinent through the end of the term, like hours update calendars, and start the building of the site. It means making a list of all existing pages, images and pdfs and determining what stays, what goes, and what needs redone beyond the update.

Tags: Academic library web sites, Image maps, Web design, Web page checks

Image maps, my nemesis

Post sarcasm meter: High

I just looked back through the last few posts to verify I had not recently whined about my new Frankenstein monster, also known as the web site image map. While I have indeed "discussed" the logo creation at length (breaking news: it's been enlarged to 750 pixels wide and 100 pixels high) I have yet to blather - wait, I need a better word - I have yet to prattle on about the image map. Obviously I will be rectifying that now.

Yesterday I put the finishing touches on the image map for the main page. This map will only be displayed on the front page; the buttons (also revamped with third change in size) will serve as tools navigation within the site. I took at least three-dozen pictures inside and outside the resource center looking for the best shots to use. Problem is, the center is oddly shaped and finding good shots with ample lighting was challenging, to say the least. I finally narrowed the field to five and cropped, sized, and auto brightened each of them. Text was added to the pictures, a task easier said than done, and hot spots created on the image map and corresponding welcome text image. With the exception of the text on the photos it was ready for testing. I slapped it on my university web space and gleefully headed home.

Anxious to see how it appeared on my lovely monitor, and slightly apprehensive concerning load time of the images using dial up (yes, I said dial-up, I'm a creature of habit), I booted up my computer. Success! It loaded quickly and none of the hot spots on the map worked. Yes, yes, yes, bloody fabulous. I was instantly overjoyed, made note of changes to make, and emailed myself the options as work. It was very Scarlet O'Hara of me, but I kept thinking tomorrow is another day, plenty of time for another map.

This morning I was blissfully on my own for several hours, if you count a room full of students working on computers alone, and redid the image map and hot spots. I redid the table holding the images, inserted the images, and posted the page. It worked on my desk computer. I checked a gateway by the door. It worked on the Gateway. I checked the Dell on the other side of the room. I worked on the Dell. I asked a student, one of my regulars, if I could check the page on his computer so I could see that it worked with someone else's login. I worked on his computer. I restrained myself from shouting "success" at the top of my lungs; I do work in a library after all, and continued work on the links page while counting the hours until the ultimate test. Up next, testing my home computer.

About a half an hour ago I turned on my lovely six year old HP Pavilion, connected to the Internet at a whopping speed of 48,000 bps complete with 4.79 speed dial savings, and pulled up the page. Success! Woooo-hooooo! Tomorrow, I await email responses from the university web master and a friend who is a graphic designer. I have requested professional input before moving along.

As the song goes, sometimes you're the windshield, sometimes you're the bug. Today was a good web day and I was the windshield. Maybe a bit dirty and smeared, but the windshield none the less.

Tags: Image maps, Library web sites, Trouble-shooting web issues, Blog sarcasm

Notes from the Midnight Driver

I don't usually talk about the cover's on YA novels, not because they aren't worth mentioning, but because in my opinion the old adage of judging a book by it's cover is never more true than when looking at YA books. In the case of Notes from the Midnight Driver, by Jordan Sonnenblick, the cover art is exactly what the book needed. Pictured is a teenager, spotlighted in front of a police line-up, and placed next to a garden gnome. It has a graphic novel appeal, as do the different varieties of type setting within the book. It also captures the essence of the book.

One evening, Alex Peter Gregory, a sixteen year old high school junior living with his mother while his parent fight through a less than cordial divorce, puts in to motion what he feels is a brilliant plan. In his words:

"The plan had a certain elegant simplicity, too. I would drink one more pint of Dad's old vodka, grab Mom's spare car keys, jump into the Dodge, and fire that sucker up." (Notes, p. 3).

On the way to his father's house he wrecks the car in a neighbors yard, beheads a garden gnome, and is arrested for DUI. The end result is a night in the hospital with stitches and a concussion, teenage humiliation, and a judge who orders Alex to perform 100 hours of community service at a nursing home with a notoriously difficult patient Solomon Lewis. One of the most intriguing aspects of this book is the way Alex refuses to take responsibility for anything he has done. This alone could make him simply another teenager with angst who is forced to learn a lesson. However, author Sonneblick has a wonderfully realistic view of the teenage mind and instead crates a believable main character that matures significantly without loosing what makes him, well, Alex.

Not everyone in this book is perfect. Alex's parents are not infallible, he has friends who are normal, and the character of Solomon Lewis has to be read and enjoyed. He is every crusty character you have ever known and yet he too is kept from being a cardboard cut out of a nursing home resident. Sol has wit and his own cross to bear. Three differing points of view are represented throughout the book; Alex, Alex through the letters he writes to the judge, and the judge herself. Pay attention to the subtle foreshadowing so you don't miss critical elements in Sol's history. Don't forget to read the back flap of the book's dust jacket. Sonnenblick details a day in his classroom that serves as inspiration for this book. Then, just sit back and enjoy.

Tags: Notes from the Midnight Driver, Jordan Sonnenblick, YA literature

Blogging is for kids

I just finished reading the post New UK Student Bloggers from Will Richardson's Weblogg-ed News. The post links to a minimal blog created for the session that includes links to the student blogs. Will asked readers of Weblogg-ed, and there are over 3,000 of them using bloglines, to take a few minutes to look at and possibly comment on a few of the blogs. So, I did.

As an adult I get caught up with "professional" blogs, making sure all the "i's" are dotted and the "t's" are crossed, and sometimes forget one of the things that drew me to blogs ... they are fun. I read through all in less than twenty minutes as most had short posts, none are as wordy as I tend to be. I found it reassuring that boys will be boys, the bulk of the blogs created by the male students had the same two topics, cars and football (soccer to me). I left a couple of comments because it is cool to get your first blog comment. If memory serves my first comment on this blog was from Will Richardson when I blathered on about his book in a post on April 25th. Actually, after browsing through the April archive, my second blog comment was from Will as well, what a pal. It only seemed fitting I pass it on and comment on the UK student blogs.

Tags: Student blogs, Weblogg-ed, Will Richardson

The difference a day makes, redux

Intriguing .... adding the exact same Technorati tags to yesterday's post, as well as talking about Ms. Dewey, had no effect whatsoever on the stats for this blog. Perversely, me looking for results more than either blog, the collaborative blog project had another 50 hits yesterday and though significantly fewer today, all of the hits went to the same posting. Go figure.

Hah, look, only 75 words today (not counting tags). It’s a bloody blog post miracle.

Tags: StatCounter, Ms. Dewey, Ms. Dewey Search Engine, Library Humor

The difference a day makes

Tomorrow is the deadline for poster session submissions for ACRL's 13th National conference in Baltimore, March 29 - April 1, 2007. I had submitted a group session and been turned down earlier this fall. We, everyone who did not have proposals accepted, were advised to resubmit our proposals as poster sessions. The two other librarians who were going to present opted out and I was waffling about presenting the topic alone. I had pretty much decided to do a poster session submission on blogs, but was not sure I wanted - or should - submit two proposals. My goal for today was to make a decision and submit. I did, it's done, and I'm good. They were not brilliant. But as with the ALA poster session, I will not embarrass myself if accepted (fingers crossed).

I wanted to include the collaborative blog project as a part of one poster submission, so I emailed my colleague and ask if she minded. All is well with that and she was very positive looking at is as an opportunity to drum up more blog traffic. And, because blog traffic, aka statistics, are part of the presentation as well I took a quick look at my StatCounter accounts this afternoon at work. Holy cow! What a difference a day made on our traffic. The blog had been averaging a dozen or so hits a day, not much for viewer ship, but we are new, no one specifically important, and just starting. Imagine my surprise seeing 59 hits for yesterday and 48 so far today. I had added two short posts on Tuesday, one on a Chronicle of Higher Education article, the other on a cool little search engine called Ms. Dewey that I'd read about on another blog. Neither post all that exciting or even controversial. Plus, there were no comments.

I looked at the "recent came from activity" on my account because it shows came from and landing page statistics. Sure enough, with the exception of six hits, each of the 107 results came from the Technorati Tag on the Ms Dewey search engine post and landed on the post itself. Odder still was the breadth of countries from which the queries were sent; in no particular order, from Maine to California in the U.S., plus England, Canada, Germany, Denmark, Norway, Korea, South Africa, Netherlands, Bahrain, Australia, Italy, France, and Israel.

Out of morbid curiosity, I'm adding Ms Dewey to this post and it's corresponding tags.

Tags: ACRL, ACRL National Conference, ACRL poster session, Academic library blog, StatCounter, Ms. Dewey, Ms. Dewey Search Engine, Library Humor