Exciting news! I've been asked to attend the Canadian Library Human Resources Summit in Ottawa on October 6-7. It's sort of short notice but an all-expenses trip paid to Ottawa so who am I to complain? Here's the blurb I was sent which explains a bit more about what the summit is and how it […]
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Google Newspaper Archive
Yet another groundbreaking Google project was announced a month ago. I didn't blog about it at the time but I recently rediscovered it via the Vancouver Law Librarian blog which made me realise the full scope of this project already. So I thought I better pass it along. So Google's announcement that it will be […]
When Books Could Change Your Life
“A girl I once caught reading Fahrenheit 451 over my shoulder on the subway confessed: “You know, I'm an English lit major, but I've never loved any books like the ones I loved when I was 12 years old.” I fell slightly in love with her when she said that. It was so frank and […]
Lame Library Joke Told at the Investors Group Comedy Tour
My parents got invited to the Investors Group cross-Canada comedy tour stop in Regina tonight and invited Shea and I to join them. The second comedian, Tim Nutt, began his act this way… “Alright Regina! How y'all doing? Thursday night in Regina – must be exciting – let's go down to the nice theatre and […]
The Small Joys of Working For A Library
The other day, I was at our local mall and popped into the bookstore. On the shelf, I saw a new title called “The 100 Greatest Canadian Albums of All-Time”. This one caught my eye and was quickly in my hand as I turned to head for the cashier. But then I thought, “Twenty five […]
Will The Future of Reference…
…Be Found in Social Q&A Sites? I think so. Ask.MetaFilter.com is one of my first stops whenever I'm seeking information – whether it's technology, parenting or pretty much anything else. Jessamyn may not be going quite as far as me on this but she did have a recent post on the topic. “[It] really comes […]
10 Tips For Surviving Your First Day of Work
I start my new job tomorrow and so it's the usual mix of nervousness and excitement today. But to be honest, I'm more excited than nervous for this one and the biggest thing I'm worried about is whether I should take the bus or drive followed closely by “what should I take for lunch?” since […]
Friday Fun Link – DIY Library (Sept 5, 2008) …and a question for the MacVangelists out there.
“A new library in Casanera, Colombia shows us what humankind might have built with sticks and stones if they'd never discovered bricks, steel, and electricity. The Villanueva Public Library was built on a modest budget, designed by a bunch of university students in Bogota. And instead of importing fancy, expensive materials, builders used local timber […]
Books I Have Out From the Library Right Now
There's a difference between lists of “Books I'm Reading” and “Books I Have Out From the Library”. This is because I tend to take out a lot of books that sound interesting or I've heard about via various sources (Internet, magazine articles, friend recommendations, publisher catalogues) but usually only get around to reading a few […]
Rural Saskatchewan Library Director Sentenced to Two Years for Nearly $1 million in Fraud at Library
A Saskatchewan library director who defrauded his system of half a million dollars (and possibly as much as one million dollars though that wasn't proven) over a period of fourteen years via orders to a false US-based publisher that he'd set up himself was sentenced earlier this week to two years in prison less a […]