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LIBRARY PROMOTION Have we gone to far? Coffeyville KS: Throughout the nation, library staff have been promoting their goods and services. The intense reader education programs have emphasized care of books, the value of information, and the excellence of library services. And quite rightly so.
However, concerns are now being expressed at community level that perhaps the bibliographic reverence bit has been overstated. Children have been found kneeling in supplication in the stacks (see picture). Currently under investigation is a theory that there was a small, but significant, typographical error in a generic policy statement. Given the proximity of the V key to the F key on a standard Qwerty keyboard, it's easy to see where a simple error could be made when typing "bibliographic reference" ... ... There is no more to read >> BUDGET AUGMENTATION Sponsored reading mentors Senior library patrons are getting fed up with interruptions to their library reading time, but have now joined forces with libraries to maximize the fund-raising opportunities.
With pesky kids wanting to know whats your name and do you live here, combined with falling library budgets that are unable to purchase their preferred reading material, a new program has been launched to address both issues simultaneously. Under the Grannies and Granddads Scheme, libraries have now organized philanthropic institutions to sponsor reading mentors. By spending a few minutes reading the type of stuff kids dont want to hear, the youngsters soon go in search of their parents with demands to be taken elsewhere. In return, the mentors get first borrowing privileges on the books of their nomination. This is an idea where everyone wins. The children receive exposure to reading material that they wouldnt normally have; the older readers get a peaceful reading time together with preferential borrowing arrangements; and the library gets some additional funding. Parents even get to have some enforced bonding time with their offspring ... ... There is no more to read >>
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Thanks to Joe for sending 5 copies of this month's issue of "Shy Librarian", where three pages plus the back cover of the periodical were devoted to Warrior Librarianship and the book "Biblia's Guide" ... Also, Bill took the time to write and let me know he's on the Finance Committee, and they've been asking for more funding for the library ... A large amount of correspondence was received from people in foreign countries who seem to think that I know something about high finance ... ... There is no more to read >> |
Sometimes when reading Goethe I have the paralyzing suspicion that he is trying to be funny. Guy Davenport
The president of the Canadian Library Association was quoted in the Edmonton Journal as saying that "patrons are to blame for the 20% increase in borrowing". Errr ... There is no more to read >>
Many thanks to the Heartless Bitches website for explaining the difference between bitching and whining. Particularly useful is the information regarding which to use, and when ... There is no more to read >>
The New Zealand Court of Appeal has determined that software libraries are protected under law. Not your standard public library's collection of programs or anything - but that computer programmers software retain ownership of pre-built reusable software routines they use to make applications commissioned by customers ... There is no more to read >>
A semi-confusing story from SillyCon News reports on some stupid Yahoo! campaign to "Save Smiley" (the emoticon). Seems that something can be done with text messages to mobile phones to targetted geographic sites. Couldn't this technology be put to better use, like at Senate Budget Committee Hearings on library submissions ... There is no more to read >>
Must be a slow week for international disasters, human misery or general suffering. Otherwise it beats us why Reuters would be interested in covering the fact that Wolverine just doesn't cut it. Apparently the objection is that it includes libraries, which makes it "less than cutting edge". Didn't these people see Attack of the Clones .... There is no more to read >>
Shockwave's new version of Water Balloon Drop moves The Dropper from the top of a bridge (yeah, like librarians climb bridges) to the top of a building (much more realistic and achievable). Although you can no longer customize the identity of The Dropper, a greater range of target Droppees is provided, including a lady with the mobile phone and the kid with the skateboard ... There is no more to read >>
How the hell do I know why there were Nazis? I don't even know how a can opener works ... There is no more to read >>
If you've ever been concerned about human-computer interaction, then the Mind uploading procedures are either going to put you at ease, or scare the daylights out of you ... There is no more to read >>
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Countering the trend for women with vertical challenges to enter into the information professions, The Librarian (both formerly and currently) Known as Maurice appears to be quite happy working in an academic library. Library patrons are surprised to see that TLKAM not only has normal eyesight, but has also forgone the expected coiffure
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