June 2009
The Archives
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Observations
Confessions of a Hipster Librarian
06.24.09 | Permalink | 2 CommentsPhoto courtesy of Sarah G. (She rocks!) One of my take home messages from SLA 2009 was that I might just be one of those hipster librarians. I refuse to fully accept this because I live in the San Francisco Bay Area, which has a higher than average concentration of hipsters. Of course working on [...]
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Library 2.0, SLA
7 Things: Making Better Info Pros
photo source I don’t talk about my job very much because it’s not that interesting, unless you’re into transportation in which case it’s fascinating. (Topics you should avoid around me: parking, air traffic control, bus routes, and traffic congestion.) Last week at SLA 2009, the Transportation Division launched its new 7 Things, because 23 Things [...]
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SLA
SLA Unconferences: Creating Active Consumers
photo source I meant to blog something from SLA 2009, but I never quite found the time to do it. I was busy with stuff for the Transportation Division, which is my main camp in SLA, but also the Unconference track. The SLA Unconferences were borne out of SLA Leadership in January. I asked Karen [...]
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Observations
The Obsolete Man
06.09.09 | Permalink | 3 CommentsRecently we’ve been watching The Twilight Zone a lot at my house. Many of the episodes are very dated, though offer an interesting insight into the psyche of the era. (Lots of fear of the “other” and interesting notions of “alien”.) Right now we’re watching Obsolete Man, starring Burgess Meredith as a librarian who is [...]
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Observations
Will I see you at IL2009? (Or how I am a hypocrite.)
06.01.09 | Permalink | 2 CommentsThe Advanced Program for Internet Librarian 2009 was just announced today. Are you as excited as I am? Maybe? Will you even be there? Budgets being what they are, this seems to be a terrible fiscal year for professional development and travel. I know this is already an issue for SLA next month, but I [...]
