One of our branch librarians did a three-week study in her location to record the type and variety of reference questions her staff received. With her permission, I've reprinted the list her staff compiled below. The list of questions includes the criteria she gave her staff as to what should be recorded.I think this list […]
I've got Web 2.0 on the brain lately. After former FIMS classmate and current RPL colleague Trudi S. gave a very well-received “Introduction to Web 2.0” session for a mixture of staff members from across the RPL system, I was asked by one of our branch heads if I could repeat this training for them […]
The role of management is to do what's in the best interest of the organization.The role of the union is to do what's in the best interest of the people who make up its membership.Union members are expected to adhere to the rules and duties described in the union contract and their job description.Professional librarians […]
Amy was good enough to a) admit no one tagged her but she was doing it anyhow then b) tag me for the “Seven Things You May Not Know About Me” meme that's going around. The only reason I mention that first part is because that's similar to my own approach to web memes – […]
An annual list of new developments and findings across the full spectrum of knowledge including some findings most people would probably find counter-intuitive…“12. The use of social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace on company computers leads to increased productivity.”
You know you are a nerd when you spend your New Year's Day eve classifying all of your Facebook friends into sub-groups using the site's new(ish?) “Friend List” option.I didn't put a lot of thought into my classification scheme so it's a bit random and not the most accurate thing in the world but basically, […]
[Edit: Changed date from January 1, 2009 to match the Dec 31 posting date I use every other year.] I did this in 2006 and again in 2007 so once again, here’s a quick summary of my 2008 in meme form: What did you do this year that you’d never done before? This is a bad start […]
A photo tour of unique bookstores around the world, similar to a list of unique libraries I've posted before (but can't find now of course – bad librarian!)
Fimoculous has been around for a few years, each year collecting more and more “Best of” year-end lists in a number of categories. The book section is the obvious one of interest but there are many others that will allow you to browse away the hours of your Christmas holidays.(via MetaFilter)
