Tag Archives: libraries
Michael Jackson, 1958-2009
Two things, both related to Michael Jackson:
1. According to the LA Times, Michael Jackson was apparently a bookworm, or at least a regular customer at several Los Angeles bookstores. In the words of one store owner, “I’ve always wondered if there was a library in Neverland” (via LISNews).
2. One French librarian’s awesome dance-tribute to the King of Pop (via the [...]
Ohio libraries in jeopardy
Apparently Ohio is the latest state whose libraries are visibly (and painfully) suffering under the current economic crisis. The Ohio Library Council reports that the Governor has proposed slashing over $200 million in state funding for public libraries, amounting to almost half of the state’s financial support for libraries. According to the Council:
The proposal amounts to a 30% [...]
Cookie Monster in the library
An oldie but a goodie (and if you’re having the kind of week I am, you could use a laugh). Consider this a predecessor to Elmo and the Bookaneers.
SFPL launces “ecocard”
The San Francisco Public Library (which I’ve actually visited before) has launched a new ecocard. The newer, greener card is made from biodegradeable corn, as opposed to less-environmentally-friendly plastic.
From the blog EcoSalon:
Check out the new ecocard. It’s a true-blue alternative that might catch on in other cities if it proves to hold up to wear and tear. [...]
“The Open Work”
File this one under “how am I just now getting around to reading this.”
Rick Stoddart of the blog L1BRAR1AN has written an excellent piece on libraries (as well as museums and other information institutions) as “open works.” In other words, libraries (including their services and resources) have set parameters and structures, but what these institutions [...]
What’s your superpower?
One of the things I love about librarianship is the fact that it’s such an all-encompassing concept, at least to librarians. Even if there are cultural stereotypes of the “typical” librarian, I think most of us on the inside would agree that, as professionals, we’re all different and unique, and that we each fill special [...]
Long and Winding Road
Graduation is less than 80 days away — not that I’m counting. I’ve been looking back at my master’s curriculum, thinking about what my studies have covered, and it’s quite a range. Below is a list of all the courses I’ve taken in my five semesters at FSU.
LIS 5271: Research Methods in Information Studies
LIS 5313: [...]
Story: “Shrinking Music Videos”
Yesterday morning, NPR’s Morning Edition closed with a story about how music videos have changed in the past twenty-five years. Once the audiovisual staple of MTV, music videos have moved to the more ubiquitous channels of the World Wide Web, cell phones, and PDAs. As a result, video directors have had to change their style, [...]
“Books I Will Not Read”
As “that guy” at my branch who makes fun of paperback romance novels (“You’ve gotta read this. She’s married to a duke and she’s pregnant!”), I shamelessly loved this installment of “What to Read” from the L. D. Fargo Public Library in Lake Mills, Wisconsin: “Episode 18 : Books I Will Not Read.”
Thanks to Helene [...]
Putting libraries on the map
Let me start by saying that I love Google Maps. A big part of that love is my fascination with geography, both human and physical. (In fact, I almost sought a geography minor as an undergrad.) The other part of that love, though, is the sheer usefulness of Google Maps for self-orientation. I’ve [...]