Category: Observations
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Stepping in it: Confusion and misconceptions with “online” resources
I would say that 7 times out of 10, when a student comes into the library at 4:55 on a Friday afternoon, it’s not going to be an easy transaction. Often they want several items but have neglected to write down titles or complete call numbers, and then give me that deer in the headlights…
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Moderation is key: Being yourself, being professional, and personal attacks?
Yesterday the Libray Journal Movers & Shakers for 2012 were announced. Congratulations to them all! To be honest, it’s one of those days that comes and goes without much notice of me, but a couple of people were talking about the winners all over the Twitterverse. I happened to open the link for JP Porcaro…
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How do special librarians/info pros really fit in the big tent?
(Photo source) This is Chris Zammarelli and his son Kieran cataloging something for the Department of State. I love this picture on many levels, but today I’m using to put a face on government librarians. This is a follow up from my sloppy and somewhat ranty post last week comparing SLA to the Bundesliga. I…
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Special Libraries – Respected, but not always thought of… sort of like the Bundesliga?
Photo source. The looming Government Shutdown reminded me how little most librarians actually interact with the federal government on a direct level. This all came about when Chris Zammarelli asked in the LSW Friendfeed room if any feds/fed contractors had plans for the shutdown. The silence was deafening. Well, OK, people liked talking about the…
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Fetishizing the container obscures the content, obviously.
vinyl library, originally uploaded by Luke Pineda. Last night on LibPunk Radio we were talking about that #hcod drama. You know, the Harper Collins-Over Drive debacle. Lots of stuff has been written and said about the whole affair and I’m not really going there. The thing I’m focused on is the “content vs. container” issue…