This Week in LibraryBlogLand
week ending July 29, 2007
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More talk about Maricopa County (Ariz.) and Dewey: Karen G. Schneider (ALA TechSource) (see also the discussion); Andrew Lavallee (Wall Street Journal) (comments from Jessamyn West (librarian.net).)
Jessamyn West (librarian.net) explains why the digital divide is a library issue. Joyce Valenza (NeverEndingSearch) illustrates her networks, 2005 and 2007 versions. David Lee King answers the question, Why should staff learn Library 2.0 when patrons aren’t allowed to use it on library PCs? More from Kathryn Greenhill (Librarians Matter).
The Fashion section of the New York Times had an article about hip librarians. Meredith Farkas (Information Wants to Be Free) posted her response and links to several others.
More MSM library coverage, this one from CNET News.com (via)
WPA pro-library posters (1936-1943) (via)
Meredith Farkas (Information Wants to Be Free) links to several career advice posts.
Jessamyn West (librarian.net) discusses a Wisconsin survey on library use and non-use. Comments from Jennifer Macaulay (Life as I Know It).
BLOGGING
Do you blog? Meredith Farkas (Information Wants to Be Free) is conducting a new Survey of the Biblioblogosphere.
THE LIGHTER SIDE
Video: Grand March of the Librarians (sequel to last winter’s March of the Librarians.
xckd: Wikipedian Protester.
Paul Waelchli (Research Quest) declares Fantasy Sports the official national sport of librarians.
Library t-shirt of the week: Books are weapons.
CONFERENCES & PRESENTATIONS
List of scheduled library-related conferences.
WiLSWorld (July 25-26)
– Michael Golrick (Thoughts from a Library Administrator)
– Multitype Librarian.
Gaming, Learning, and Libraries Symposium (GLLS) (July 22-24)
– Paul Waelchli (Research Quest)
– Michelle Boule (A Wandering Eyre)
– Beth Gallaway (Game On: Games in Libraries)
ALA Annual Conference 2007 (June 21-27)
– Wade Wyckoff (WadingIn)
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This Week in LibraryBlogLand
week ending July 29, 2007
……….
More talk about Maricopa County (Ariz.) and Dewey: Karen G. Schneider (ALA TechSource) (see also the discussion); Andrew Lavallee (Wall Street Journal) (comments from Jessamyn West (librarian.net).)
Jessamyn West (librarian.net) explains why the digital divide is a library issue. Joyce Valenza (NeverEndingSearch) illustrates her networks, 2005 and 2007 versions. David Lee King answers the question, Why should staff learn Library 2.0 when patrons aren’t allowed to use it on library PCs? More from Kathryn Greenhill (Librarians Matter).
The Fashion section of the New York Times had an article about hip librarians. Meredith Farkas (Information Wants to Be Free) posted her response and links to several others.
More MSM library coverage, this one from CNET News.com (via)
WPA pro-library posters (1936-1943) (via)
Meredith Farkas (Information Wants to Be Free) links to several career advice posts.
Jessamyn West (librarian.net) discusses a Wisconsin survey on library use and non-use. Comments from Jennifer Macaulay (Life as I Know It).
BLOGGING
Do you blog? Meredith Farkas (Information Wants to Be Free) is conducting a new Survey of the Biblioblogosphere.
THE LIGHTER SIDE
Video: Grand March of the Librarians (sequel to last winter’s March of the Librarians.
xckd: Wikipedian Protester.
Paul Waelchli (Research Quest) declares Fantasy Sports the official national sport of librarians.
Library t-shirt of the week: Books are weapons.
CONFERENCES & PRESENTATIONS
List of scheduled library-related conferences.
WiLSWorld (July 25-26)
– Michael Golrick (Thoughts from a Library Administrator)
– Multitype Librarian.
Gaming, Learning, and Libraries Symposium (GLLS) (July 22-24)
– Paul Waelchli (Research Quest)
– Michelle Boule (A Wandering Eyre)
– Beth Gallaway (Game On: Games in Libraries)
ALA Annual Conference 2007 (June 21-27)
– Wade Wyckoff (WadingIn)
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This Week in LibraryBlogLand (TWiL) appears on lisnews.org every Monday. [Feeds]
Librarians are not indispensable…
Librarians are not indispensable, far from it. Using complicated and outdated cataloguing systems don’t help. Librarians are kidding themselves if they think they are going to stay relevant if they don’t embrace whatever is necessary to modernise themselves.