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GLOBAL WARNING Incoming Library Trash Is there anything worse than the uninformed trying to be helpful? (Except maybe people who should know better, and don't. Or won't.)  Following hot on the footsteps of the media reports of public libraries launching Wish Lists over at Amazon (which, incidently, is not expected to hurt Amazon's sales figures - not to mention all the free publicity Amazon is getting), is the well-meant advice from some social commentators.
Public libraries should get ready to be plunged into a deluge of trash, following advice like the one that says "be sure to donate your old books, including the ones under the table. Don't be coy; you know which table I mean". Sure, we're desperate for books, but not that desperate ... ... There is no more to read >> LIBRARIES IN REAL LIFE Not So Cute Any More  Acton, ON: The relative quiet of a local public library was recently shattered with blood-curdling screams and cries for help.
Although no bodily harm had occurred, the library staff were completely traumatized when confronted by an unattended child who had completely destroyed half of the L-M section of the picture books, (plus one Seuss book that had been mis-shelved by a library student on practicum, but you couldn't really blame her because she's doing extra subjects this year and she's also working part time in a Macdonald's for extra money, plus she's really helpful and the patrons like her a lot and everything) ... There is no more to read >> REFERENCE SERVICESGlasses Mystery Continues  Real, and virtual, librarians are being flooded with questions about the movie Matrix Reloaded. But they aren't queries relating to the actors, special effects, the science fiction genre, or anything so unimportant.
People are asking about the sun glasses. There is so much interest in this issue, websites on the topic are springing up like mushrooms after a heavy rain on the compost heap. But reference services are not fielding questions on the purchase or optical properties. People want to know why do they need to wear them inside buildings (and even underground), but not outside? Except for sometimes. And you see characters put the glasses on, and take them off, but where do they keep them when theyre not being worn? You never see them tuck them neatly into a spectacle case. And theyre certainly not hanging around their necks on a chain . ... There is no more to read >> LIBRARY USECovert Services  An otherwise excellent article encourages the general population to carefully consider their household expenditure, and look at alternative free resources.
Written by a county agent and family consumer science agent, the advice includes "use the library to learn thrift". We wonder how many may have misread this, thinking that they should use the library to learn theft ... ... There is no more to read >>
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Many thanks to the University of Wisconsin's Scout Report for bringing our attention to the 260 page pdf paper Who is Leading our Schools?: An Overview of School Administrators and Their Careers. Although there is strong evidence to suggest it's not meant to be funny, many school librarians will get a big laugh from it ... A virtual box of chocolates for Moya, who reported on Animerica's Read or Die. Sounds pretty OK from the website publicity, if you want to buy the CD Rom with the three episodes. I don't know, I didn't want to go through the hassle of actually buying one ... ... There is no more to read >> |
Technology is the knack of so arranging the world that we do not experience it. Max Frisch
Now that librarian calendars are starting to lose their novelty value, maybe its time to try a new medium? There is no more to read >>
Real, actual scientists reported in the imaginatively named journal Science that "stressed-out, aging bacteria mutate at a faster rate than calm, youthful types". This begs the question as to the implications of this research for stressed-out, aging librarians ... There is no more to read >>
Out of the mainstream media, The Onion offers very valuable fire safety tips, including the information "...beware the lustful fires that burn in a librarian's heart. They can rage beyond all control". The jury is still out on deciding if this is positive or negative publicity ... There is no more to read >>
The (Australian) Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts (DCITA) has released a Digital Rights Management Guide. It's very lucky the Lone Ranger didn't get a government-issued assistant. To quote from the reply to an emailed request for the location of a particular document, "good luck with finding information on the website" ... There is no more to read >>
See a previous edition if you're desperate ... There is no more to read >>
Question everything. Learn something. Answer nothing.
OK, so you need to get your shelving done or bring your catalog up to date. But you know that it would be much more interesting to visit Michael Moore.com .... There is no more to read >>
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No library circulation desk should be without the hand-held Handy Truster.
With reduced funding allocations to libraries, it is not only book publishers and jobbers who are feeling the pinch. Suppliers of library equipment are also becoming concerned about falling sales.
Everyone should learn first aid, and every library should have someone trained in advanced CPR and EAR, as well as AACR2. (Which, although not exactly life-saving, is still pretty important.)
