The Australian School Library Association (ASLA) has announced the release of a revised work based, with permission, on an American model.

As yet, there is no information on a possible liaison between Australian agencies and their international colleagues. This may possibly be due to the stereotypical perceptions of the nature and personality of those in library-related professions.

Sure, the Little Librarian in a Twin-set and Proscribed Bun doesn't seem to be any threat to the stability of the Information Society, but when the revolution comes, there's going to be more than library paste dripping from the walls, so just watch who you mess with, buddy!

However, it seems that the work is on advocacy, not anarchy ...

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Although at least one librarian penned a rhyming, if not especially witty, email in the course of her workplace communications, it seems that the spirit of National Poetry Week may not have been embraced as widely as was possibly hoped by the organizers.

In addition to the lack of reports on the use of poetry at major sporting events, the Armed Services were similarly silent, as were government departments and the major financial institutions.

The Media, possibly unfairly expected to have more than an 'average' grasp of the use of language, were also negligent in their recognition of the importance of poetic form in everyday life. Not one newspaper editorial seems to have been published as a ballad, nor any fashion reports in the Rubáiyát style ...

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INTERNET

Blog phoenixes from ashes

The fledgling Warrior Librarian blog suffered irreparable damage earlier this month, possibly due to a technical aberration at the hosting facility.

Conspiracy theorists may well claim that the demise was the result of sabotage by person or persons unknown. However, as the blog was of little strategic importance to anyone apart from the blogger, this seems unlikely although admittedly possible.

Although the Warrior Librarian herself did not widely publicise the web-based journal, the chronicle was showing some sign of increasing in popularity, albeit marginally. A new incarnation of the Internet diary was launched, but without Champaigne or fancy finger foods or anything ...

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WORKPLACE COMPARISONS

"Silver Lining" not always visible

Library administrators may need to modify their attitude to staff practicing casual image surfing during working hours.

A recent Research Activity at an undisclosed worksite found numerous images in the search for 'rotten job', which graphically illustrated the point that their own professional role and associated practices and procedures were much more desirable than many other options that might be available.

This of course does not discount the possibility that there may actually be better jobs than yours ...

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INTERNATIONAL JOB EXCHANGE

Press release reluctantly disseminated

Cass Foster, author and Professor of Theatre at Central Arizona College, along with his wife, Nellie Foster, Laboratory Director & IV Services Manager and Adjunct Faculty member at the Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine, have established a unique service for educators and librarians, the Educator and Librarian Exchange.

Strangely, Foster and Foster apparently expected a publication that does not accept advertising, to promote their profit-making business under the assumption that Warrior Librarian readers would be interested in the information.

Not that we would ever to refer to our readers as skinflints, tightwads, or pennypinchers ...

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At a recent meeting, some very important issues were discussed. These covered the areas of blah blah blah blah blah blah and the significance of blah blah blah blah blah blah. It was indeed lucky that intensive note-taking was occurring for later review.

Although it was perhaps surprising that two hours of heavily scheduled time and associated resources had been spent apparently discussing a variety of doodles ...

Your pickiness has just removed the scab that was holding in the writhing maggots of uncertainty and confusion.

Author unknown, PC Format Online

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Barcode Art offers the online ability to create a personal barcode for yourself, that can be printed off, scanned or used for other stuff.

There are some great other diversions on the site, like the dynamic display for quantifying noise.

Which would be really great projected onto a wall in your library - except that the average group of patrons would probably like to test the limits. As they seem to do in areas other than noise creation ...