Denmark
When I looked at my page stats (which this time actually told me that someone other than my husband was reading my blog – woo hoo!) I found that people…
Graduating today, but still have a lot to learn
Wow, so today is the day I graduate. Being that my whole library educational experience was virtual (except for my internship and a trip to the ALA conference in June)…
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Public library computers for me but not for thee?
I remember years ago, when I would travel and wanted to keep in touch with my friends and family, I would just pop into the local library and use the…
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On Being a 21st Century Librarian
Yesterday, at my job interview, I was asked to talk about the 21st century library and what I would bring to it. I wish I had read this article by…
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Librarians asking for more
Rory Litwin has an excellent editorial in Library Juice this month. Undone by Flattery is about what librarians give up because we are so susceptible to flattery. After suffering daily…
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Shelter from the storm?
Michael McGrorty has an eloquent article about the homeless and public libraries in his blog today. This is a really tough subject in public libraries. As librarians, we really don't…
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Recent articles on blogging (some great, some not so great)
There have been a number of recently published or written scholarly articles on blogging. Communications of the ACM has devoted most of their December 2004 anniversary issue to articles about…
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Tech vs. Traditional in Library School and Libraries
I'm probably grossly oversimplifying this, but I think there are two types of librarians: those who embrace technology and those who are antagonistic towards it or ignore it. I have…
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What about open source in libraries?
I couldn't agree more with what Aaron Schmidt wrote about in his Ten Things to Stay Tech Current, but I think he should add a number eleven to his list:…
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Commonsense tech advice for libraries
Everyone working at or interested in libraries should read Top Ten Things to Stay Tech Current by Aaron Schmidt at Walking Paper.
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Paraprofessional jobs?
This month's LIScareer.com has an article about taking a paraprofessional job once you have your MLS. This is something I've certainly been thinking about now that I'm 2 weeks away…
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The great librarian shortage debate
I came across this article in the Ocala Star-Banner, courtesy of a link from LISNews.com. It states that in Ocala, a city north of Orlando and about 3 hours north…
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Visionary libraries
I've been applying for jobs since late September as I'll be graduating in just a couple of weeks with my MLS (or whatever my school calls it). I'm not the…
Google Scholar Buzz
Wow, Google must be thrilled by all the free press and panic they're getting from librarians with their brand new offering, Google Scholar. I'd put in my two cents, but…
