http://www.metafilter.com/tags/rank Posts tagged with 'rank' at MetaFilter. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 13:34:49 -0800 Mon, 01 Dec 2008 13:34:49 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/77003/2666%2Dreasons%2Dto%2Dfind%2Dyour%2Dlibrary%2Dcard With the advent of December comes the annual ranking of the book industry's over-saturated market. Along with the garden variety <a href="http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/the_tls/article5236390.ece">Best</a> <a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20081129.BK100S29/TPStory/Entertainment/Books">Books</a> <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/07/books/review/100Notable-t.htm">of</a> <a href="http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6610357.html">2008 </a>lists, niche critics weigh in on the best cookbooks (<a href="http://www.projectfoodie.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1199&Itemid=122">baking</a> and <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=97223384&ft=1&f=1032">regular</a>), <a href="http://www.fastcompany.com/multimedia/slideshows/content/books-2008.html">most trustworthy business publications</a>, <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2008/11/06/books/20081109ILLUSTRATEDBOOKS_index.html">best children's book illustrations</a>, <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=97110660&ft=1&f=1032">safest bets for literary holiday gifts</a>, and, of course, <a href="http://nytimesbooks.blogspot.com/2008/11/my-favorites-of-2008.html">the prettiest book covers.</a> tag:metafilter.com,2008:site.77003 Mon, 01 Dec 2008 13:34:49 -0800 2008 bestof books cookbooks fiction illustrations lists literature nytimes rank timemagazine zoomorphic http://www.metafilter.com/27830/College%2DRankings <a href="http://door.library.uiuc.edu/edx/rankings.htm">College Rankings!</a> Seems like everyone's <a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-1&edition=us&q=college+ranking&btnG=Search+News">talking</a> about 'em. There's the good ole <a href="http://slate.msn.com/id/34027/">controversial</a> US News &amp; World Report <a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-1&edition=us&q=college+ranking&btnG=Search+News">rankings</a>, but thanks to the the librarians at UIUC, this wonderful <a href="http://door.library.uiuc.edu/edx/rankgen.htm">site</a> has links to <a href="http://www.motherjones.com/news/outfront/2002/37/ma_99_01.html">many</a>, <a href="http://www.newmobility.com/review_article.cfm?id=122&action=browse">many</a>, <a href="http://www.jbhe.com/features/36_leading_universities.html">many</a> different rankings, including ones that let you <a href="http://www.phds.org/rankings/">make your own</a> rankings. There's also rankings of some of the <a href="http://www.gottshall.com/squirrels/campsq.htm">more important</a> non-academic features of colleges, too. Does college rank really matter? tag:metafilter.com,2003:site.27830 Sat, 23 Aug 2003 08:54:31 -0800 academics college colleges liberalarts librarians rank rankings uiuc universities usnews Jos Bleau