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WILIS Project Preliminary Results

The Workforce Issues in Library and Information Science (WILIS) study is a major research project happening at the University of North Carolina.  Here's a blurb from their web

Saturday Snap – Now That's Enthusiasm!

Came across this photo on the official Sask Library Association page on Flickr – a shot of the judges for the Library Olympics event which was held after

Friday Fun Link – My Parents Were Awesome (Oct 9, 2009)

I think I sort of blew Pace's mind the other day when we were talking and I said “Daddy used to be little like you are now.”  You

An Annual Tradition On This Blog Somewhere Around This Time of Year

Well, definitely last year anyhow and I think back in 2006 too from the look of things.  I'm sure I did this in 2007 too but the post

Breakdown of NHL Opening Day Rosters

An interesting graphic of how different NHL teams break down by region/country, size, weight and age. I'm not going to do the math but I'll just assume that,

Freedom to Read (Among Other Things)

I missed the end of Banned Books Week but meant to post this story – not just because it does a pretty good job of capturing the importance

Music Monday – "You know I've been drunk a thousand times/And these should be the best days of our lives"

Another in the never-ending series – Jason's fond memories of his semester in England…  Sometimes you just need a song that makes you get up and dance and

Young Librarian Series – Call For Submissions

Someone sent me this and even as someone who's very interested in the idea of generational differences, I honestly can't decide what I think of it.  I'm sure

Saturday Snap – It's A Good Policy But…

…do you really need a copy of this poster in the bathroom of your office building?

Friday Fun Link – Wordoid and Readability (Oct 2, 2009)

A double hit for the Friday Fun Link this week…Wordoid is a site that will generate realistic-looking but not-in-the-dictionary words.  (via Christian Bok's Twitter feed) Readability is a

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