Posted in Scary, Waah on Monday, November 5, 2007 | No Comments »
I had a really crummy day at my internship. It seemed that I wasn’t able to do anything right; I kept having to go back and redo things. I even stayed late to double-check my work. When I finally got home, I realized yet another thing I forgot! *sigh*
To rephrase my husband:
The difference between stupid [...]
Posted in Career, Cataloging, Scary, Studies on Friday, July 13, 2007 | No Comments »
I’ve been searching for an internship site for my Seminar & Practicum class this fall. Today I made an appointment to interview next week at a college library near where I live. They mostly have programs in education, which doesn’t quite match my background. Otherwise their library services seem thorough, thoughtful, and extensive. I’m very [...]
Posted in Career, Conferences, People, Scary, Travel on Wednesday, June 27, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Like the author of Chronicles of Bean, I have a hard time mingling fluently. Two days ago, I decided to stop worrying and registered for the Internet Librarian 2007 conference in Monterey, CA in October. I’m excited: the program has almost too many interesting panels and talks, I’ll get to hear some people whose blogs [...]
Posted in Humor, Scary on Tuesday, May 1, 2007 | No Comments »
Found via Tame the Web:
Traits for the 20th Century Librarian. A very entertaining read!
Posted in Scary, Signage, Usability on Tuesday, April 17, 2007 | No Comments »
This Flickr picture of a sign at the Columbus Public Library, Columbus, Nevada, makes me wonder about many things. To begin with,
…what IS their equipment, if they’re not PCs?
…how big is their budget?
…how big is the library?
…how old is the equipment?
…how many people actually use such a system?
…is the set-up useless and annoying, or does [...]
Posted in Scary on Thursday, October 26, 2006 | No Comments »
Librarians at the Gates (The Nation, Aug 22, 2006):
With the federal government ever more intent on spying on its own citizens, and on classifying, concealing and manipulating larger swaths of information and intelligence, librarians and library custodians are on the front lines protecting freedom of inquiry and our right to privacy.
