Category: LibrarySchool

The Business Case for Happiness in the Workplace

I’ve long been a believer that a happy workplace is a productive, engaged workplace. Now, it looks like Canadian business schools are starting to agree. From the Globe

How To Give A Dumb Farm Boy Librarian A Swelled Head

I attended the 2013 Stapleford Lecture at the U of R last night which featured Dr. Toni Samek from the U of A’s Library School. Her topic was:

“The Bullshit State of Politics in Canadian Libraryland”

Now, this is a good rant. And what makes a good rant? Truth is a big part of it. This person hits the nail on the head that

"A Master's Degree in Archive Management? What does that even mean?"

Last night, Jon Stewart had some fun discussing the Master of Library Science's sister degree, the Master of Archival Studies.  (Fast forward to 1:40).

Music Monday – UTwo-be

Is there any other link today than the archive of the live U2 concert that was broadcast on YouTube last night?  I haven't seen any final figures yet

Request for Participation: MLIS Alumni Survey (WILIS 2)

Man, feels like old times doing a FIMS-related post.  When was the last time I used the “LibrarySchool” tag anyhow?  The following e-mail was sent out to recent

Some Final Thoughts About FIMS From A Current Student

Warren L. from Libre-arian has a post summing up his experiences at FIMS (including a shout-out to yours truly.)  Not sure if I mentioned before but while I

Friday Fun Link – Are You A Degree Snob? (March 6, 2009)

I'm not sure where I first heard the term “degree snob” but it was most memorably put to me in reference to a professional librarian who would literally

Canadian Library Human Resources Summit

[Barb pointed out in the comments here that you have to fill out your name, e-mail address and web site as required fields otherwise you may lose your

Hypothetical Reality Question

A bit of hypothetical reality question for you – what is the single most important thing you should do as a manager to help staff accept institutional change?

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