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 the School Library Media Program?”
I know I can’t indict all of LIS education from one lousy textbook, especially when I know that there are interesting projects taking place elsewhere. However, I do think acorn line drawings are closer to the rule than the exception.
Slightly unsettling, don’t you think?
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 the School Library Media Program?”
I know I can’t indict all of LIS education from one lousy textbook, especially when I know that there are interesting projects taking place elsewhere. However, I do think acorn line drawings are closer to the rule than the exception.
Slightly unsettling, don’t you think?
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 that make up North Plains. Granted, this is easier to do in a community of 1700 people than larger places, but it is a compelling idea no matter the size. It is a good step in continuing to make the organizational structure of the institution as flat as appropriately possible.
Oh, and if you happen to be in the area you can stop by too!
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, people find their way with google maps, checking their mail and screeching fingers gliding over the *buttonless interface,* let’s be prepared to stop this menace!
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 for making a display in the teen section of your library.
Back issues of the magazine were one of the only reasons I went to the library in high school. Yeah, “Thrasher,” study hall, and occasionally using EBSCO on CD-ROM to look up articles about bands. I don’t think I’ve ever told this story here, so let me say it was a *proud* moment when I ran into my favorite librarians from high school and got to tell her that I turned out to be a librarian. She instantly knew my name after eight years had passed. Amazing!
The First 12 Mags.
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 for making a display in the teen section of your library.
Back issues of the magazine were one of the only reasons I went to the library in high school. Yeah, “Thrasher,” study hall, and occasionally using EBSCO on CD-ROM to look up articles about bands. I don’t think I’ve ever told this story here, so let me say it was a *proud* moment when I ran into my favorite librarians from high school and got to tell her that I turned out to be a librarian. She instantly knew my name after eight years had passed. Amazing!
The First 12 Mags.
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 by turning something otherwise unnoticeable into something clever and unique? If you do, just put it on the title page.
Check out the designs at Barcode Revolution, a Japanese design team. [via]