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 […]
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Randomness from the ALA e-newsletter and elsewhere
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 […]
Library Job Sites
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 […]
Comparing Rural and Urban Libraries – A Day in the Life of a Librarian Who Lives In Both Worlds
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.
Digital R/Evolution
If you're a nextgen librarian, this clip will likely make you feel all tingly! (See also: Web 2.0 – The Machine Is Us/ing Us)
My First Day of Work – Random Memories
Today was our library region's AGM and, though it fell on a different day (April 5 this year, March 31 last year), in my mind this marks one year that I've been with Southeast Regional since that was the day that I officially started. It's funny to think back to that first day – just […]
Top Five Reasons Why "The Customer Is Always Right" Is Wrong
Part of the reason that some librarians prefer to call patrons “customers” is that they believe in ideas such as “the customer is always right”. But here's a good list of Five Reasons Why “The Customer is Always Right” is Wrong. We run more than 3 million people through our books every month. One or […]
Last Call For Library Student Journal Emerging Leaders Issue
Amy Buckland (who was recently named a 2008 Library Journal “Mover and Shaker”) has passed along the following notice which is also a great opportunity to highlight some of the emerging leaders in the library community. Why not take a moment to nominate someone you know who fits the following criteria? LAST CALL for emerging […]
Friday Fun Link – 2008 LJ Movers and Shakers (March 28, 2008)
A recent post on Librarian.net reminded me that this year's list of Library's Journal's 2008 Movers & Shakers is now out. Congrats to Amy Buckland for getting the nod! (<old man voice>I remember when Amy was just a wee lass, firing off e-mails to library school-focused blogs asking about the merits of various schools.</old man […]
Read A Book For Your Health
The Globe and Mail recently had an article on the benefits of reading and good literacy to your health (PDF). This is probably not a huge surprise but lines like “While we obsess about our weight, blood pressure and cholesterol levels, the single best predictor of good health and longevity is probably literacy.” are pretty […]