5 Things Thursday: #internetlibrarian, Apps, Social Media and Metadata

Here are 5 things, hopefully with just enough explanation to create intrigue. Not much time for more...

1. Have you heard of the Art Loss Register? It is the world's largest database of stolen art and could really help in this current case at the Kunsthal in Rotterdam.
2. From the conference #internetlibrarian, the Librarian in Black posts a marvelous guide to Sensible Library Website Development. My favorite quote "lack of information is at the root of all bad design decisions." Indeed.
3. Here are 50 Great Mobile Apps for Librarians. I like the selection criteria shared in this presentation (also from #internetlibrarian) and can safely say that I use a few (Indeed, Epicurious), but I am adding a reference app and a good dictionary to my smart phone immediately.
4. Nominate your favorite librarian for Library Journal's Movers & Shakers 2013. Enough said. Aren't I your favorite librarian?
5. Are you concerned about social media and photo metadata? Take this survey on Controlled Vocabulary.

BONUS: One of my favorite librarians, Meredith Farkas, blogged about getting out of your own story. Oddly, my therapist's advice on this just a few days ago was to become "more of a historian and less of a novelist."