Comments for walking paper http://www.walkingpaper.org Sat, 17 May 2008 21:17:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 Comment on not a box by Shannon http://www.walkingpaper.org/593#comment-23215 Shannon Fri, 16 May 2008 17:49:46 +0000 http://www.walkingpaper.org/?p=593#comment-23215 I *heart* this book. My kids adore it too. In our house a stick is not a stick, it is leading a Hurrade! (parade) Holes in trees are fairy nests that we like to photograph and make up stories to go with. A box becomes a fort. Cushions are a mountain to be a king of. A scarf is a super hero cape. Dandelions are "wishes." Children have the masters of repurposing items. We can all learn. I *heart* this book. My kids adore it too.

In our house a stick is not a stick, it is leading a Hurrade! (parade)

Holes in trees are fairy nests that we like to photograph and make up stories to go with. A box becomes a fort. Cushions are a mountain to be a king of. A scarf is a super hero cape. Dandelions are “wishes.”

Children have the masters of repurposing items. We can all learn.

]]> Comment on brainfood at your fingertips by Adam C http://www.walkingpaper.org/596#comment-23210 Adam C Fri, 16 May 2008 00:42:56 +0000 http://www.walkingpaper.org/?p=596#comment-23210 love it. you start to get more of an idea of what patron's think about libraries when they start getting creative. i sure hope WCCLS isn't paying very much for that MOC. love it. you start to get more of an idea of what patron’s think about libraries when they start getting creative. i sure hope WCCLS isn’t paying very much for that MOC.

]]> Comment on brainfood at your fingertips by Mark Price http://www.walkingpaper.org/596#comment-23209 Mark Price Thu, 15 May 2008 23:01:22 +0000 http://www.walkingpaper.org/?p=596#comment-23209 Actually, there were several variations on the "kitchen sink" theme entered, to the point we started developing a cool retro '50s chrome kitchenette theme for wccls.org. News & events would be posted on the refrigerator door, for example, and we had toasters and mixers and various other appliances in mind for icons, all with a background of pink boomerangs and asterisks. It would have been keen, or boss, or whatever they said back then. Cool, in any case. But "Online Resources" it is. And we're very grateful to all the keen, boss, cool patrons out there who participated! Actually, there were several variations on the “kitchen sink” theme entered, to the point we started developing a cool retro ’50s chrome kitchenette theme for wccls.org. News & events would be posted on the refrigerator door, for example, and we had toasters and mixers and various other appliances in mind for icons, all with a background of pink boomerangs and asterisks. It would have been keen, or boss, or whatever they said back then. Cool, in any case.

But “Online Resources” it is. And we’re very grateful to all the keen, boss, cool patrons out there who participated!

]]> Comment on no babies in the library!! by Brian Smith http://www.walkingpaper.org/592#comment-23207 Brian Smith Thu, 15 May 2008 21:07:57 +0000 http://www.walkingpaper.org/?p=592#comment-23207 There's no reason to ban babies from libraries ... just put 'em in <a href="http://www.laughinglibrarian.com/2006_06_01_archive.html#114917503810109090" rel="nofollow">Kiddie Kages</a>. There’s no reason to ban babies from libraries … just put ‘em in Kiddie Kages.

]]> Comment on no babies in the library!! by Library » Blog Archive » Comment on no babies in the library!! by mona http://www.walkingpaper.org/592#comment-23203 Library » Blog Archive » Comment on no babies in the library!! by mona Thu, 15 May 2008 05:16:03 +0000 http://www.walkingpaper.org/?p=592#comment-23203 [...] Comings Communiqué wrote an interesting post today on Comment on no babies in the library!! by monaHere’s a quick excerpt…there aren’t any no cellphone or no food signs in our library. i haven’t been working here very long but i’m assuming that the librarians… [...] […] Comings Communiqué wrote an interesting post today on Comment on no babies in the library!! by monaHere’s a quick excerpt…there aren’t any no cellphone or no food signs in our library. i haven’t been working here very long but i’m assuming that the librarians… […]

]]> Comment on no babies in the library!! by mona http://www.walkingpaper.org/592#comment-23202 mona Thu, 15 May 2008 03:02:41 +0000 http://www.walkingpaper.org/?p=592#comment-23202 there aren't any no cellphone or no food signs in our library. i haven't been working here very long but i'm assuming that the librarians before realized that it's not really a realistic request. i like to think that we respect people enough to use their common sense about what is and is not acceptable library behavior. the one noise sign we do have is a reminder that headsets are available for checkout at the circulation desk; a hint that audio from the computers are a no-no. but i do have to verbally remind patrons of this as well. as someone noted above, it is difficult to be put in the position of behavior police. i use my judgement on what most people would consider acceptable. as for the no babies sign... if it was up to ME, it would be the first one to put up. before the no cellphones, before the no teenagers, before the turn off your ringers. but thank goodness that it is not up to me. there aren’t any no cellphone or no food signs in our library. i haven’t been working here very long but i’m assuming that the librarians before realized that it’s not really a realistic request. i like to think that we respect people enough to use their common sense about what is and is not acceptable library behavior. the one noise sign we do have is a reminder that headsets are available for checkout at the circulation desk; a hint that audio from the computers are a no-no. but i do have to verbally remind patrons of this as well.

as someone noted above, it is difficult to be put in the position of behavior police. i use my judgement on what most people would consider acceptable.

as for the no babies sign… if it was up to ME, it would be the first one to put up. before the no cellphones, before the no teenagers, before the turn off your ringers. but thank goodness that it is not up to me.

]]> Comment on brainfood at your fingertips by Walking » brainfood at your fingertips http://www.walkingpaper.org/596#comment-23201 Walking » brainfood at your fingertips Thu, 15 May 2008 01:56:51 +0000 http://www.walkingpaper.org/?p=596#comment-23201 [...] brainfood at your fingertipsWhat’s the best way to come up with a name for something on your website that you’re not sure what to call? Ask the website’s users. The WCCLS did just that regarding the its subscription databases/other electronic content after first … [...] […] brainfood at your fingertipsWhat’s the best way to come up with a name for something on your website that you’re not sure what to call? Ask the website’s users. The WCCLS did just that regarding the its subscription databases/other electronic content after first … […]

]]> Comment on no babies in the library!! by aaron http://www.walkingpaper.org/592#comment-23187 aaron Tue, 13 May 2008 03:32:02 +0000 http://www.walkingpaper.org/?p=592#comment-23187 @lane great experiment and good job spreading the word! i'm sure you saw some pretty funny looks on people's faces :] @lane
great experiment and good job spreading the word! i’m sure you saw some pretty funny looks on people’s faces :]

]]> Comment on no babies in the library!! by Lane @ iSchool http://www.walkingpaper.org/592#comment-23186 Lane @ iSchool Mon, 12 May 2008 23:48:57 +0000 http://www.walkingpaper.org/?p=592#comment-23186 Last week, I printed out a copy of the fake "No Babies" sign and put it in my office to see how the many librarians and library professors I work with would react. I got a lot of "Whaat?" "Hunh?" and "Um?" in response. Which I then followed with an explanation that it was a parody of the Cell Phone signs. Most everyone seems to be getting it (that it's the tone of the signs, plus apparent ignorance of the fact that you can use cell phones for more than talking). I just had one person today though who refused to see the parallel. Luckily, he's not currently working in a public. Thanks for handing me this fun experiment! :) Last week, I printed out a copy of the fake “No Babies” sign and put it in my office to see how the many librarians and library professors I work with would react. I got a lot of “Whaat?” “Hunh?” and “Um?” in response. Which I then followed with an explanation that it was a parody of the Cell Phone signs. Most everyone seems to be getting it (that it’s the tone of the signs, plus apparent ignorance of the fact that you can use cell phones for more than talking). I just had one person today though who refused to see the parallel. Luckily, he’s not currently working in a public.

Thanks for handing me this fun experiment! :)

]]> Comment on quick and dirty webpage creation by Sean http://www.walkingpaper.org/455#comment-23181 Sean Sun, 11 May 2008 17:44:22 +0000 http://www.walkingpaper.org/455#comment-23181 Thanks for the information. Great stuff. Thanks for the information. Great stuff.

]]> Comment on no babies in the library!! by Library » Blog Archive » Comment on no babies in the library!! by Claudia http://www.walkingpaper.org/592#comment-23178 Library » Blog Archive » Comment on no babies in the library!! by Claudia Sat, 10 May 2008 21:54:52 +0000 http://www.walkingpaper.org/?p=592#comment-23178 [...] eriepressibleâ?¢ wrote an interesting post today on Comment on no babies in the library!! by ClaudiaHere’s a quick excerptI do not work in a library, but have dealt with public most of my life and find them as a whole just thoughtless-not rude. [...] […] eriepressibleâ?¢ wrote an interesting post today on Comment on no babies in the library!! by ClaudiaHere’s a quick excerptI do not work in a library, but have dealt with public most of my life and find them as a whole just thoughtless-not rude. […]

]]> Comment on no babies in the library!! by Claudia http://www.walkingpaper.org/592#comment-23176 Claudia Sat, 10 May 2008 19:52:26 +0000 http://www.walkingpaper.org/?p=592#comment-23176 I feel that a quiet reminder that others use the site also should be sufficient--children in my age were "seen but not heard", and most of the time were frightened of adults. Cell phones are a modern meance, that we all fall prey to (even me) but there are places and times for it to ring loudly and with fervor (the library, hospital & school are not proper places)-however telling some one to muffle a child or a cell phone is tantamount to declaring wwIII, so just the quiet reminder which usually works should be sufficient. I do not work in a library, but have dealt with public most of my life and find them as a whole just thoughtless-not rude. I feel that a quiet reminder that others use the site also should be sufficient–children in my age were “seen but not heard”, and most of the time were frightened of adults. Cell phones are a modern meance, that we all fall prey to (even me) but there are places and times for it to ring loudly and with fervor (the library, hospital & school are not proper places)-however telling some one to muffle a child or a cell phone is tantamount to declaring wwIII, so just the quiet reminder which usually works should be sufficient.

I do not work in a library, but have dealt with public most of my life and find them as a whole just thoughtless-not rude.

]]> Comment on not a box by Rick http://www.walkingpaper.org/593#comment-23166 Rick Fri, 09 May 2008 15:12:41 +0000 http://www.walkingpaper.org/?p=593#comment-23166 I am not at all surprised by your reviewing a children's book. The art and creativity in children's books has long been a draw for adults with a love of play and image. You fit right in. I am not at all surprised by your reviewing a children’s book. The art and creativity in children’s books has long been a draw for adults with a love of play and image. You fit right in.

]]> Comment on not a box by Anne-Marie http://www.walkingpaper.org/593#comment-23148 Anne-Marie Wed, 07 May 2008 05:06:17 +0000 http://www.walkingpaper.org/?p=593#comment-23148 I bought this book for my nephew almost exactly a year ago (he was about 3 at the time) and he completely adores it -- he loves books that he gets to interact with, where he can tell part of the story himself and interpret what's going on for himself. The simple design really enhances that interactive aspect where even really little kids can create their own stories along the way. I bought this book for my nephew almost exactly a year ago (he was about 3 at the time) and he completely adores it — he loves books that he gets to interact with, where he can tell part of the story himself and interpret what’s going on for himself. The simple design really enhances that interactive aspect where even really little kids can create their own stories along the way.

]]> Comment on customizing mediawiki for internal use by Vivek http://www.walkingpaper.org/362#comment-23145 Vivek Wed, 07 May 2008 00:03:18 +0000 http://www.walkingpaper.org/362#comment-23145 Thanks a ton! This is exactly what I was looking for. I use mediawiki as a personal knowledge base and nobody but me needs to see it :) Works beautifully too. Thanks a ton! This is exactly what I was looking for. I use mediawiki as a personal knowledge base and nobody but me needs to see it :)

Works beautifully too.

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