April 2008

The Archives

• Observations

  Passive Agressive Shushing

  04.23.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  Don’t you hate a loud library? I can’t say I do, as I’m currently listening to Sido at the circulation desk. Wired Campus is reporting of an alarm that will go off when it gets too loud in the library. Behold the Deluxe Yacker Tracker! Perfect for controlling sound levels in libraries and classrooms! Set [...]

• Library School

  Do I really need an MLIS?

  04.01.08 | Permalink | 2 Comments

  There’s been a lot of discussion in library land about whether or not the masters degree makes one a librarian. Rachel Singer Gordon wrote a nice piece about how many people without masters are good librarians by virtue of their actions. Of course, to those with the degree it calls into question if the masters [...]

Library Attack