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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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Libraries and RSS
Tame the Web this week has a great little guide on Teaching RSS to Reference Librarians. He's got great links to other resources that will educate and inspire librarians to…
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What are libraries looking for?
I'm back from my wacky wild trip into our legal system. I'll just say that I hope I'm never on the other side of the law, because it was nerve-wracking…
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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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Great American History bibliography
December 2004's American Heritage magazine features America Unabridged: The Definitive Guide to the Greatest Books About Our Past. This annotated bibliography covers a wide variety of topics and all of…
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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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Google scholar buzz, consolidated
If you want to read as much as you can about Google Scholar all in one place, there is now a blog devoted entirely to the subject. It's interesting to…
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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…
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Reflections on distance learning
As a distance learning student who is about to graduate with an MLS, I think I may have some qualification to talk about distance learning programs in library science. While…
