Friday Fun Link – Ten LIS Stories That Shaped 2006 (Dec 15, 2006)

LISNews.org names The Top Ten LIS Stories of 2006 (via Stephen’s Lighthouse)  The list is a bit tech-heavy and a bit US-centric but otherwise, provides a good overview

I'M DONE!!!

A final circle closes – my last chat for Advocacy class tonight was with former Saskatchewan Provincial Librarian (and current Director of the Coquitlam Public Library), Maureen Woods. 

MLIS Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

I'm on a roll with the mega-long FIMS-related posts this week so here's another one...a list of Frequently Asked Questions about the MLIS program.

FIMS-related Online Forums and Groups

I mentioned the idea of (re)starting an alumni association in the “50 Ways To Improve FIMS” post a couple days ago.  Someone wrote to let me know there

50 Good Things About FIMS

Here is another massive list - "50 Good Things About FIMS" to complete the "95(+5) Theses of FIMS" I started yesterday with my "50 Ways To Improve FIMS"

50 Ways To Improve FIMS

Here is the granddaddy of all library school lists - 50 ways that FIMS could be improved. Some are incredibly simple, small changes; some are pretty significant and

One Thing Every LIS Student Needs To Know (Reader Participation Thread)

I have an idea for another LIS-related list but thought it might be better to (try to) take advantage of the number of students and alumni out there

Friday Fun Link – Anti-technology "Life Hacks" (Dec 8, 2006)

Posting this discussion on an Internet web site is sort of antithetical to the purpose but anyhow, AskMetafilter recently had a thread about anti-technology “life hacks” – ways

Some Quick Thoughts on the Decanal Candidates

FIMS is in the final stages of selecting a new Dean (who will likely start mid-next year I think).  I went to the open sessions for the three

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