I got the following two sites from Barb J. She sent “The Story of Stuff” last Christmas and the “Garbage Dump Reality Show” one a couple months later. I didn't get the first one posted last Christmas so put it in the “on deck” circle for next Christmas (which is why there's been a “December […]
Today was our semi-annual branch librarian's workshop where we hold a day-long series of presentations related to librarianship and our library system specifically. It went off fairly well with the usual mix of the good (the Dilly Bars from DQ for the afternoon “stretch break” were a hit, even if the weather had turned bitterly […]
Some of these suggestions could be very useful in a library setting if you're trying to encourage movement towards more technology-based solutions and are feeling resistance from colleagues and/or management.Ten Common Objections to Social Media Adoption and How You Can Respond – ReadWriteWeb(PS – I've had this link kicking around for a LONG time and […]
How many of the following do you know?Aglet. Bollard. Dingbat. Ferrule. Keeper. Kerf. Punt (or kick). Philtrum. Phosphenes. Tragus.I knew exactly one and somewhat unsurprisingly, it was “dingbat”. (As an aside, there is a book called “The Joy of Lex” that was one of my absolute favourites as a kid. If you're a fan […]
I love when I see something that shows me what the future of the Internet will look like. Though only available for San Francisco and a couple other locations, seeing MapJack (which puts Google StreetView to shame) is one of those moments.
I may have mentioned before that the person I'm replacing at work is a member of ALA and, since he had his subscription to their e-mail newsletter, “American Libraries Direct”, coming to his work e-mail address, it's been forwarded to me for the past year. I don't get to look at every issue but have […]
Where do you go to look for library job sites? Here are some sites I've seen. All are free for job seekers to search but some charge employers for posting ads (which means they may not get the range of postings that you'd expect.) Foothills Library Association (http://www.fla.org/jobline.html)– by far, my favourite job board. Focused […]
One of our branch librarians also works for Regina Public Library. She wrote this article comparing and contrasting the two types of libraries for the Sask Library Association newsletter a couple years ago. I'm reprinting it with her permission.
Shea's on a mommy board (er, an online message board for moms if that's not clear) where they're currently having a discussion about “free range parenting”.This is the idea that you should allow your children lots of freedom to explore, learn and become self-reliant (ie. presumably the way that many of us grew up.) From […]
