Archive for September 24th, 2004

This Movie Almost makes Me Reconsider my Love of the Librarian Action Figure

Friday, September 24th, 2004

but not quite. Actually, it’s almost making me want to see the film.
(What was it someone was saying to me about Noah Wyle the other day? Someone’s brother going through med school on the same timeline Carter was on ER?)
Thanks for sharing, Ryan, and thanks for the feed. I already subscribed. Are comments next?

LIS Journals to Help Iraqi Librarians

Friday, September 24th, 2004

Do you have any recent library and information science journals that could use a good home? Simmons College is involved in a joint program with Harvard University to provide training to librarians and archivists in Iraq. They are looking for specific recent journal issues. Contact details are in the blurb in the Special Libraries Associaton [...]

Jessamyn’s Experience at the DNC

Friday, September 24th, 2004

Jessamyn West has an article on LLRX.com about what it was like to blog the Democratic National Convention as a librarian. Worth noting is that she was able to use the opportunity to talk to members of the media about library-related issues.

Professional Development Related to Personal Finances

Friday, September 24th, 2004

Pardon me while I make a huge stretch to make this off-topic workshop relevant to librarians. It’s true that many librarians don’t make a lot of money. I keep wondering about the appropriateness of having some financial workshops along with all of the other professional development things happening at conferences. I’ve heard of people leaving [...]

Rocky Mountain News Clarification

Friday, September 24th, 2004

A librarian from the Rocky Mountain News, which was rumored to have lost all of its librarians, called Angelica because of her blog post the other day and clarified a few things, most notably that there will still be one librarian there.
Angelica writes a bit more about marketing news libraries and their services.
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