People often ask me what I do ’cause I have such a funky (notice that “funky” begins with “fun”) job, so here’s another example. I attended many planning meetings for this special Web and Gazette project. Today’s paper Gazette has a special 8-page pull out section about the stadium. (Most of that is in the [...]
Contrary to other reports, there is an agenda for tonight’s blog group gathering. Michael and I are running the meeting. Michael has a brief agenda so far. If anyone would like to add anything to the agenda, contact either me or him. We will, of course, be open to items brought up at the meeting [...]
It started snowing at about 7:10 this morning. I’ve already been out playing in it in my bare feet and pajamas. Big, slow-falling flakes. The kind that I find nice and relaxing to watch. In years past, I’ve had a “snow buddy” to call or wake for the first snow, but sadly enough, I don’t [...]
from National Public Radio’s Morning Edition. One segment examines whether the media is only covering bad news about Iraq. In the other, a senior fellow at the Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics & Public Policy at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government talks about how the Bush administration is controlling the media’s access to information.
Gary Price just posted an announcement about this new post on his ResourceShelf listing a variety of calendars news media people might find useful. It includes links to festivals, space happenings, meetings, and political events, among others.
according to today’s Career Journal in the Wall Street Journal. This article, which may be restricted to subscribers, indicates that there are more upper- and mid-level corporate librarians right now. “Recruiters say the hiring spurt also is due to the increased need for professionals who can help locate and organize competitive information. ‘Smart organizations realize [...]
Anyone want to be or nominate someone else to be an officer of the Special Libraries Association News Division? I need to come up with some names soon. The available positions are chair-elect (3 year commitment), secretary, and director of publications (2-year term). I think the only real requirement is that the person has to [...]
Readers, meet Michelle Laycock, the librarian at the Kenosha (Wisconsin) News. Her blog focuses on Internet resources and research. Addendum 9/21/04: Michelle Laycock’s blog seems to be offline. For months, the top post has said her blogging efforts were on hold while she worked on an archiving project. I’m not sure if technical problems are [...]
On Sunday, I had two separate conversations with friends about my job and how in librarianship, it’s difficult to move from one type of library to another sometimes. And I do such a niche thing, there isn’t really a comparable position for me to take. Most likely, if I move into a library that’s closely [...]
Another librarian is speaking out about the stereotypical nature of the librarian action figure, according to the ResourceShelf. While I was having drinks with a library school classmate of mine in town for a conference, he observed that the librarian’s/action figure’s hair cut is actually quite modern, whether people think it is or not. After [...]