A FIMS alumni provides an intriguing glimpse into North Korea's national library. (via one of the FIMS-related groups on Facebook)
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Two Month Anniversary
Today is the two month anniversary of me being at Regina Public Library. Hard to believe it's been that long already but in some ways, I have to work to remind myself that it's only been a short time overall (I often counseled our new branch librarians at Southeast Regional Library not to feel overwhelmed […]
Friday Fun Link – A Conceptual Costume for Halloween (Oct 31, 2008)
For the past couple weeks, I was planning to go to work as a hockey player for Halloween. Then, after I got home from hockey last night (two of our six goals thank-you very much. Of course the other team got 20 goals so not so impressive from a team point of view), I lay […]
Saskatchewan SILS Project Gets Government Funding
After being skipped over in the most recent budget, Saskatchewan's public libraries are overjoyed that the Provincial Government announced yesterday that they will be putting $5 million towards the Single Integrated Library System project over the next few years. SILS will create a single card system for the entire province, something that was previously not […]
Some Thoughts on Networking in a Networked Age
I recently came across an article titled “Facebook in a Crowd” in the New York Times magazine. It was written by Canadian writer, Hal Niedzviecki and details the fact that he has nearly 700 Facebook friends but, when he tried to use Facebook Events to plan a party in Toronto and invited every one on […]
Librarians Who Have Worked For Southeast Regional Library
I saw the following in the latest CLA e-newsletter…“Retirement: The Sault Ste. Marie Public Library Board announces that Wilhelm Eisenbichler, Director of Public Libraries since 1993, will retire at the end of 2008. An effective administrator, Eisenbichler brought sound business principles and strong fiscal management into library operations. He is also credited for developing new […]
Happy Anniversary
I'm writing this on October 9 but dating it as October 8 as I meant to write yesterday about my one month anniversary at RPL. So far, the first month is a blur but I'm enjoying it immensely – from the work I've been able to do to my co-workers to just learning about the […]
Canadian Library HR Summit – Day 1
All the problems are solved. All the jobs will be filled. All other meetings have been canceled.The crust has been browned. You can sell library cards if they're made of art.MLIS education has been called “rinky dink”.The revolving restaurant that spun us past Parliament Hill at lunch was nice.Lunch was like looking into the future.Have […]
Canadian Library Human Resources Summit
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