PUBLIB librarians have compiled a final list of “things making libraries look stupid” which should be read by anyone involved in library policy, as well as library staffers. We just call a lot of these things “good customer service” where I work, when we get it right, that is. [shifty]
Author: jessamyn
an outsider’s view of ALA
I know what do when I go to conferences, but what do you suppose non-ALAers think we do?
I never joined ALA, because even in 1966, it was beyond the pale for me, then a liberal Democrat. Soon they, or it, will be meeting in Orlando, Florida, world of fantasy and make believe, where librarians will meet to pretend that our society will some day pay them what they are worth if they make everyone else’s business their own.
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DDC + blogs = ?
She’s so nerdy, her blog is all classified according to the Dewey Decimal System. You may have already seen it, but now there’s some follow-up.
save which libraries, and how?
SaveOurLibraries.org used to be the domain for the Save America’s Libraries campaign that now has this little page with a crap URL on the ALA site. Now there’s another site at SaveOurLibraries.com that addresses some of the recent issues surrounding the San Francisco Public Library. I see the unlinked acronym RFID there, I’m interested to see where this goes.
kicking patron ass? where do I sign up?
The proprietor of LibrariansHappen.org has invited you to “Kick some patron ass with me.” I enjoyed today’s Open Letter to Microsoft