This Week in LibraryBlogLand (October 2, 2006)

This Week in LibraryBlogLand
Week ending October 1, 2006

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JP Rangaswami (Confused of Calcutta) has some thoughts about “search” and “find” and the role of the “livebrarian.” Responses from Paul Miller (Panlibus) here and here.

Joy Weese Moll (Wanderings of a Student Librarian) has been feeling like a librarian. After writing about a day in the life of a systems librarian, Jennifer Macaulay (Life as I Know It) wonders, will she feel like a librarian when she graduates? So, what is your view of a stereotypical librarian?

Laura Crossett (lis.dom) has some preliminary thoughts about women and altruism. David Dood (Librarian in Tie-Dye) has a question: Why is librarianship the profession that is asked to work for nothing, again and again?

Michael Stephens (Tame the Web) asks, How does your LIS program measure up? Jennifer Macaulay (Life as I Know It) answers. Ross Day (library of primitive art) has some thoughts about library school and LIS students. StevenB (ACRLog) recommends learning from the new generation.

Librarienne says that what we call patrons/customers/clients has more to do with how we see ourselves.

Troublesome websites: Christopher Harris (Infomancy) on Wikipedia and the grey areas of information literacy; Nicole C. Engard (What I Learned Today) on MySpace in public libraries. Are your library patrons more tech-savy then you? Sharyn (Libraries and Librarians Rock) has some advice.

Kris Grice (Librarian Vixens) reports on the YALSA Teens and Technology course she’s taking. Michelle McLean (Connecting Librarian) says we need to find a balance re teens in the libraries.

What made the library board president change his mind and agree to hire new reference librarians?

Laurie (LaurietheLibrarian.ca) says, Save the printed Canadian topo map from extinction! Michelle Boule (A Wandering Eyre) tells us what she thinks of journals publishers and their price increases.

Woody Evans (ISHUSH) redefines Banned Books Week.

Ryan Deschamps (The Other Librarian) notes that the feedback from technological change is sometimes more severe than technological change itself. Garrett Hungerford (Library Zen) has been thinking about Library 2.0. K.G. Schneider (Free Range Librarian) put together a list of examples of Library 1.0 versus Library 2.0. Michael Stephens (ALA TechSource) writes about one year in the life of Library 2.0. Ross Day (library of primitive art) on scaling Library 2.0. Steven M. Cohen (Library Stuff) is looking for more ideas for a Library 2.0 drinking game.

Alan Kirk Gray (Last Clear Chance) wants his library to be stupid.

On the lighter side: many answers to the question, “What does a librarian drive?” (see PUBLIB archives for September and October.

Follow-up: lots more about virtual reference from Jonathan Smith (Arriving Somewhere) and Luke (lbr).

CONFERENCE NOTES AND PRESENTATIONS

Library Camp East (September 25, 2006): Stephen Francoeur (Digital Reference) has collected links to others’ blog entries and photos. More collections from Jennifer Macaulay (Life as I Know It) and John Blyberg (blyberg.net).

IFLA (August 20-24) and SCECSAL (July 10-14): report from Al Kagan (Library Juice).

ARL Library Assessment Conference: Building Effective, Sustainable, Practical Assessment (September 25-27): report from Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe (ACRLog). More at libraryassessment.info.

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This Week in LibraryBlogLand
Week ending October 1, 2006

……….

JP Rangaswami (Confused of Calcutta) has some thoughts about “search” and “find” and the role of the “livebrarian.” Responses from Paul Miller (Panlibus) here and here.

Joy Weese Moll (Wanderings of a Student Librarian) has been feeling like a librarian. After writing about a day in the life of a systems librarian, Jennifer Macaulay (Life as I Know It) wonders, will she feel like a librarian when she graduates? So, what is your view of a stereotypical librarian?

Laura Crossett (lis.dom) has some preliminary thoughts about women and altruism. David Dood (Librarian in Tie-Dye) has a question: Why is librarianship the profession that is asked to work for nothing, again and again?

Michael Stephens (Tame the Web) asks, How does your LIS program measure up? Jennifer Macaulay (Life as I Know It) answers. Ross Day (library of primitive art) has some thoughts about library school and LIS students. StevenB (ACRLog) recommends learning from the new generation.

Librarienne says that what we call patrons/customers/clients has more to do with how we see ourselves.

Troublesome websites: Christopher Harris (Infomancy) on Wikipedia and the grey areas of information literacy; Nicole C. Engard (What I Learned Today) on MySpace in public libraries. Are your library patrons more tech-savy then you? Sharyn (Libraries and Librarians Rock) has some advice.

Kris Grice (Librarian Vixens) reports on the YALSA Teens and Technology course she’s taking. Michelle McLean (Connecting Librarian) says we need to find a balance re teens in the libraries.

What made the library board president change his mind and agree to hire new reference librarians?

Laurie (LaurietheLibrarian.ca) says, Save the printed Canadian topo map from extinction! Michelle Boule (A Wandering Eyre) tells us what she thinks of journals publishers and their price increases.

Woody Evans (ISHUSH) redefines Banned Books Week.

Ryan Deschamps (The Other Librarian) notes that the feedback from technological change is sometimes more severe than technological change itself. Garrett Hungerford (Library Zen) has been thinking about Library 2.0. K.G. Schneider (Free Range Librarian) put together a list of examples of Library 1.0 versus Library 2.0. Michael Stephens (ALA TechSource) writes about one year in the life of Library 2.0. Ross Day (library of primitive art) on scaling Library 2.0. Steven M. Cohen (Library Stuff) is looking for more ideas for a Library 2.0 drinking game.

Alan Kirk Gray (Last Clear Chance) wants his library to be stupid.

On the lighter side: many answers to the question, “What does a librarian drive?” (see PUBLIB archives for September and October.

Follow-up: lots more about virtual reference from Jonathan Smith (Arriving Somewhere) and Luke (lbr).

CONFERENCE NOTES AND PRESENTATIONS

Library Camp East (September 25, 2006): Stephen Francoeur (Digital Reference) has collected links to others’ blog entries and photos. More collections from Jennifer Macaulay (Life as I Know It) and John Blyberg (blyberg.net).

IFLA (August 20-24) and SCECSAL (July 10-14): report from Al Kagan (Library Juice).

ARL Library Assessment Conference: Building Effective, Sustainable, Practical Assessment (September 25-27): report from Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe (ACRLog). More at libraryassessment.info.

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This Week in LibraryBlogLand (TWiL) appears on lisnews.org every Monday before noon (Central time). [Feeds]