January 2011
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librarians are awesome - WWdN: In Exile →
Wil Wheaton waxes poetic on librarians.
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Free Webinar: Libraries and 21st Century Skills →
The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) is hosting a webinar for library professionals to discuss the central role that libraries play in cultivating the creativity, critical thinking, collaboration, and communications skills that individuals need to be successful in the 21st century.
Making the Learning Connection: Museums and 21st Century Skills Webinar
Tuesday, February 1, 2011...
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“If information is the currency of democracy, then libraries are the banks.”
– Wendell Ford (via ancientlives)
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BREAKING NEWS: Hawk Rescued from Main Reading Room... →
If you haven’t been following the saga of the hawk in the LoC Main Reading Room, it starts here. Yay for happy endings!
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“Libraries set people free.”
– Hari Kunzru (via robertogreco)
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The Fringe of Ohio: The Importance of Books in the... →
Time for some lightness! I love books, and I love “Fringe”, so this post was a treat to read. Via fringeofohio:
Fringe is a show with many small details. As a library services/information graduate, I find one of the most endearing to be the importance of books on Fringe.
One of the earliest lines concerning books was in the Pilot episode:
Olivia: “Where did you learn that at,...
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Library protestors declare day of action | Books |... →
UK readers, please consider taking part this 5 February.
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Proposed Budget in Texas Nearly Zeros Out Key... →
From the article: “We knew it was going to be a tough battle-it always is-but this is something just completely shocking,” Maribel Castro, the president of the Texas Library Association (TLA), told Library Journal. “We anticipated we’d lose some leverage, but to come out and basically eliminate the three areas that make up the infrastructure for libraries in the state of...
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Ancient Koran comes into the modern age - News,... →
This is why when people ask me at parties “so, paper or digital?” I sidestep it in favor of an explanation of the importance of digitizing special materials like this one.
Also, I tend to hold forth a bit. There may be frothing.
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Social Networking Librarian →
Classmates, take note! I know some of us are crazy about the social networking. This blog has an open call for guest posts.
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How to Survive Library School: Week Two →
Suzy’s come up with an emoticon to represent “dazed and confused cataloging student”:
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Suzy, I love it!
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There’s No Place Like (a New) Homepage « Library... →
LoC.gov got a makeover. Did you notice? What do you think?
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Review: Library E-Books Easier, But Still Hassle →
It’s true: checking e-books out from the library is kind of ridiculous. As long as we pretend that e-books are merely digitized versions of their print counterparts, this is how it is going to be.
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Library emptied in bid to fight closure - News,... →
From PW.org: “The residents of Stony Stratford, England, have successfully checked out every single one of the town library’s sixteen thousand books, in an effort to show support for the library and protest its impending closure.”
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Humans vs. automated search: Why people power is... →
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“New California Gov. Jerry Brown, facing tremendous budget problems, has proposed...”
– Brown’s proposed budget eliminates state funding for public libraries | Jacket Copy | Los Angeles Times
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“Library buildings were converted into computer labs, study spaces, and...”
– Academic Library Autopsy Report, 2050 - Commentary - The Chronicle of Higher Education