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Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:13:10 +0000

[…] June 6, I posted about the University of Florida Digital Collection (UFDC) statistics. At that time, UFDC included 55,072 titles with 74,341 items and 1,896,811 pages. UFDC has been growing by an […]

Comment on Wolf Spiders by lillian travis

lillian travis — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 23:08:47 +0000

I am also having the same problem with wolf spiders being found in my home. I have many children and have found them in their bedrooms while they are sleeping. I like spiders because they kill the bugs but don’t like the idea of having them share a bedroom with the kids. How can I keep them out of the house?

Comment on Wolf Spiders by Laurie N. Taylor

Laurie N. Taylor — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 14:11:47 +0000

This blog is for the University of Florida’s Digital Library Center, and I posted on Wolf Spiders because I think they’re interesting and a number of books in our online collection reference them. The books aren’t recent or scientific, though, so they wouldn’t be good resources. The Digital Library Center can’t help with medical advice, but your medical provider should be able to help with any health related questions.

The University of Florida’s IFAS Extension has information on Common Florida Spiders that may be a useful starting reference point if you are in Florida. The UF/IFAS Solutions for Your Life website has additional information on spiders which may also be helpful in continuing your research and for finding answers. I’m sorry I can’t be of more help–I’m not a medical professional or a spider expert, so I don’t have anything more helpful than links to resources that could help the research process.

Comment on Wolf Spiders by Biliegh Berrie

Biliegh Berrie — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 12:27:03 +0000

I am very confused by the information I have seen on the web concerning Wolf Spiders. Some of the sites tell you to go to the emergency room if you get a bite from one and others say you can take care of it yourself. I have also only seen that they only really come into your home in the Fall. They are already entering our home and have done so this time of year every year. I know for a fact that these are Wolf Spiders because of the babies on the mothers.

The nieghbors behind us all own several acres so we basicaly have a huge field behind us. So, I see no way of actually controlling the situation. They are now coming into my sons room in full force. He sleeps in the living room on the couch now because of them. Which is fine but I saw one in the living room this morning. The body was an inch long and with its legs three inches long.

I am scared to death of spiders and could not kill it because it was to fast. When it finally came out from under the t.v. cabinet, and I finally got Boomer (my dog) to see it, he killed it. We keep the yard cut constantly. From what I understand screens are good but I have also seen from blogs that it is not the best deteriant.

If my kids get bit what should be done? Should they be told to dial 911? What on earth can be done to keep them out of the house? I have a feeling that when they wake up I am going to tell the kids to call 911 if they get bit but I dont want to freak them out and have them scared of spiders like I am. Is there a good site that has reliable information on these types of spiders?

Comment on Digital Library of the Caribbean at ACURIL & ALA by Laurie N. Taylor

Laurie N. Taylor — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 16:34:53 +0000

A new post has a correction to include all of the presentations, with the correct titles, and a (more) complete listing for dLOC presentations.

Comment on Wolf Spiders by Laurie N. Taylor

Laurie N. Taylor — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 02:32:53 +0000

It can’t be because of their parenting skills or their pest-control services, so how could one be opposed to wolf spiders? I saw a mommy-wolf spider with her babies on her back for the first last year and it was terribly cute. There are great pictures online, and it’s nice that wolf spiders have yet another unique character-building trait. Another site describes a wolf spider versus a preying mantis, a fight of such royal arachnid versus insect lines is reminiscent of a battle of lion and the unicorn.

Comment on Wolf Spiders by Larry Cebula

Larry Cebula — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 01:57:30 +0000

I am opposed to wolf spiders.

Comment on Digitization & Digital Library Tools (Hatrack, perhaps?) by Laurie N. Taylor

Laurie N. Taylor — Fri, 30 May 2008 02:35:58 +0000

Fedora has more tools each time I go to their site, including the HatCheck Newsletter and a wiki that grows regularly with new tools.

Comment on Digitization & Digital Library Tools (Hatrack, perhaps?) by Laurie N. Taylor

Laurie N. Taylor — Fri, 30 May 2008 01:17:56 +0000

UVa has a number of resources related to Fedora Commons and digitization guidelines, and other related projects. SImilarly, GMU has many, many resources through the Center for History and New Media.

Comment on Calligraphy Webby Award by Lori

Lori — Wed, 07 May 2008 14:33:50 +0000

This is really really kewl! Good work! Enjoy the trip Jane, don’t work the whole time, take time to play a little while you are there, even if only for an hour!