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Friday Fun Link – (I Want To Be A) Librarian (Sept 28, 2007)

Posted 29 September 2007 § FridayFunLink § Main Page § Video ‡ Comments (0) °

Libraries gave us power/Then work came and made us free…

This is a wicked version of an awesome song (even the drunk guys singing in the audience don't ruin it – actually, they sort of add to the anthemic feel.)  And I never really caught the power of James Dean Bradfield's voice until hearing him do acoustic versions of some Manic songs.  (Thanks intrawebs!)

Posted 27 September 2007 § Main Page § Video ‡ Comments (0) °

2007 Survey of the Biblioblogosphere

An annual survey provides a snapshot of the world of library bloggers.  I don't think I filled this out when the call for responses went out so here are my responses:1. Male2. 31-40 years old3. Western Canada  (survey methodology – she lists “Eastern, Western and Middle of” as choices for Canada.  I know there are […]

Posted 26 September 2007 § Blog § List § Main Page ‡ Comments (1) °

Some Thoughts on the Four Day Work Week

A few recent conversations and readings have swirled together to make me want to write about the four day work week.  I should mention off the bat that I was very fortunate when I worked for the Saskatchewan Publishers Group to be on a four-day schedule (all three employees in the organization were) so these […]

Posted 24 September 2007 § Jobs § Main Page § Politics § Shea § Work ‡ Comments (2) ° Tagged:

Internet Use in Small Town and Rural Canada

Despite the potential of the Internet as a tool to overcome distance, living in rural and small town Canada continues to be a factor associated with lower rates of Internet use, according to a new study released today in the Rural and Small Town Canada Analysis Bulletin. The study, which uses data from the Canadian […]

Posted 23 September 2007 § Internet § Main Page § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

The Partnership Job Board Launches

I think this has been active for awhile but has just officially launched.  It's a comprehensive, cross-Canada library job board sponsored by The Partnership, which is a coalition of provincial library associations who work together on a variety of joint projects.  The job board allows you to search for postings, or, if you're an employer, […]

Posted 15 September 2007 § Jobs § Main Page ‡ Comments (0) °

Friday Fun Link – Library Science Jeopardy (September 14, 2007)

The interface could be a bit more automated but this is still a cool little web site to let you test your knowledge of various aspects of library science. (via LISNews)

Posted 14 September 2007 § FridayFunLink § Main Page ‡ Comments (0) °

As Cool of a Librarian Job As You'll Likely Ever See

CKUA is one of Canada's oldest, coolest and best independent radio stations.  And they're currently looking for a librarian.  If you're into music of all kinds and/or interested in media librarianship, I can't think of a better job in all of Canada.  

Posted 13 September 2007 § Jobs § Main Page ‡ Comments (4) °

What Single Book Is The Best Introduction To Your Field For Laypeople?

Ask MetaFilter is a great site I've referenced a few times before.  As I write this, this recent question has almost 300 “favourite” votes which makes it one of the most popular questions and answers I've even seen.Nobody posted a pick for a book that provides a good introduction to librarianship (yet) but I'd say […]

Posted 12 September 2007 § Jobs § Main Page § PopCulture ‡ Comments (2) ° Tagged:

Join the FIMS Professional Mentorship Program

I'm pretty much the perfect example of the value of the Professional Mentorship program at FIMS.  I participated in it all three semesters I was there.  I had a great mentor in my first term and an okay one in my second.  But it was the third that made it really pay off.  When I […]

Posted 11 September 2007 § Jobs § LibrarySchool § Main Page ‡ Comments (0) °