Monthly Archives: January 2007

someday you’ll be an oak tree!

30 Jan 07 – 12:42 pm

When LIS texts are about 15 years old, they discuss the advent of movable type in the 1500s (p131), not the release of Movable Type in 2001. I guess I should have expected this. When I first read the title Taxonomies of the School Library Media Program I thought, “How about Folksonomies of [...]

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everyone is invited!

18 Jan 07 – 2:29 pm

How’s this for transparency? My welcome party is being held in the library during hours of operation. It isn’t just for the staff, volunteers, the board and the Friends, it is for library patrons as well. It is going to be a good opportunity for me to learn more about the people [...]

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no phones in the library!!

9 Jan 07 – 9:51 pm

Maybe you didn’t hear that Apple, Inc. released their much awaited “phone” this morning. Learn more about it at their iPhone page.
The more we know about this device, the easier it will be to stop people from using it in our libraries. From the loud calls, to the 2MP camera snapping photos, [...]

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noisy libraries

4 Jan 07 – 6:37 pm

I’m guessing this might have been spurred on by the events in Maplewood, NJ. Curious to see what a bunch of people (including just a few librarians) are saying about the noise levels in libraries? Here’s a question that appear on AskMetafilter today:
Did libraries (public and university) stop requiring people to be [...]

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first 12 issues of “Thrasher” online for free

3 Jan 07 – 10:33 pm

If you’re not familiar with “Thrasher,” it is a skateboarding magazine that has been around since 1981. In celebration of their 25th anniversary they’ve released some high res pdfs of their first 12 issues. You might not get the same kicks looking at them as I did, but they might come in handy [...]

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beyond boring barcodes

1 Jan 07 – 11:09 pm

Is there a place for library barcodes that go beyond their basic utility and exhibit something more? I’m not a fan of libraries sullying up the covers and spines of their items with barcodes and cataloging info, but maybe there’s a missed opportunity here. Could you grow your users affection towards the library [...]

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