I took this week off from the office to work on my next searching book which is due in August. Content is being created as a somewhat slow yet steady pace. Two full chapters are done along with the introduction. The chapter on Wikipedia should be done by noon today. The first draft won’t be complete by the end of the week but I’ll have established enough momentum to get it (the first complete draft) done in time.
Also, I’ve suggested that the title be changed from what the publisher came up with The Reference Librarians Guide to Mastering Internet Searching to Searching 2.0. This is because this is my second book on searching and, more importantly, since much of what I’m writing is very influences by both Web 2.0 and Library 2.0 I keep thinking that the book is teaching the reader how to search Web 2.0 using Library 2.0 strategies, hence Searching 2.0. Any comments on the new title are welcome.
Michael Sauers is the Director of Logan Library in Logan, UT. Prior to this he was one of the founding staff and Technology Manager for Do Space in Omaha, NE. After earning his MLS in 1995 from the University at Albany's School of Information Science and Policy Michael spent his first 20 years as a librarian training other librarians in technology along with time as a public library trustee, a bookstore manager for a library friends group, a reference librarian, a technology consultant, and a bookseller. He has written dozens of articles for various journals and magazines and has published 14 books ranging from library technology, blogging, Web design, and an index to a popular horror magazine. In his spare time, he blogs at TravelinLibrarian.info, runs The Collector's Guide to Dean Koontz website at CollectingKoontz.com, takes many, many photos, and typically reads more than 100 books a year.
Unless otherwise stated, all opinions are my own and are not to be considered those of the City of Logan, UT.
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The first title makes more sense to the less techy types.
The first title makes more sense to the less techy types.