Ah... The Librarian's Internet Index. The place where you can get information on seemingly any subject under the sun. I'm not sure where you can find a biography about George Carlin, a guide to summer air travel, and a county profile on the Philippines other than The LII's This Week section. This has to be one of the most useful tools for a reference librarian.
Oddly enough, it isn't updated as often as I would have expected. Perhaps it is because of the holiday weekend that LII hasn't been updated since June 28, but it made my observation of it pretty boring. Of course, that didn't stop me from searching through the site to find information about whatever piqued my curiosity.
I was particularly fond of the article "Friends for Faraway Places," a compilation of different authors' recommendations for which books to take while traveling in different cities. As someone who is very interested in movies, Hollywood, and its history, I found the recommendations by William Boyd for reading while in Los Angeles particularly interesting and would be quite happy to read them even if I don't get a chance to visit LA. I also have a friend who is very interested in Japanese history and will be traveling to Japan this fall. So, I emailed a list of David Mitchell's recommendations for Japan for her to either read before leaving or take with her while she's there. Funny how the LII turned into yet another tool for Readers Advisory work.
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