Walking Paper

Not only does Derik Badman have a ridiculously cool name, he also publishes a twice weekly webcomic called Things Change, writes about comics (mostly), contributes to a very promising new library blog, I just noticed that he creates warm & fuzzy feelings with University students on Facebook too.

Besides writing a random post about Derik, I really did want to highlight this great interaction. Let’s be clear, the interaction happened because a librarian and student developed a good relationship face to face. The student, though, moved it online, giving the relationship significance and exposure.

Note: I erased the name of the student and also confirmed with Derik that he was okay with me posting his otherwise protected Facebook status update.

I haven’t yet seen the show “Lost” even though everyone and their grandmother have recommended it to me. I’ll probably get some hate mail from raving “Lost” fans if I don’t say I’ll get around to it eventually. Just like “The Godfather” movies. *ducks*

Did you know that there is a Lost Book Club where people are discussing books mentioned on the show?

I’m always interested when I find people discussing content in places I didn’t expect. I’m sure Steven Johnson would argue that “Lost” is just like a huge novel on screen, so it is natural for fans of it to also enjoy books.

What also interests me is how much richer the discussions could be if a librarian added some value to it, either guiding the discussions online or planning physical world discussions. At the very least we can use the list of books from the show to make a nice book display to go along with the DVDs.