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Early March, 2002 LEONARDO'S FORESIGHT Early book mobile plans Although first thought to be a weapon of war, recent research shows that Da Vinci's drawing was actually a bookmobile prototype for inner city areas .... (There is no more to read) WLW RESEARCH COLUMN Overpaid Librarians A search using Google produces 2 hits for the phrase "overpaid librarians", but one is a mirror copy of the other site. There were 9 results for "underpaid librarian" and 148 for "unemployed librarian". Do these ratios indicate any global trend? ... (There is no more to read) SCREAMING MEDIA Garage Sale Libraries The Sydney Morning Herald Online reveals that librarians are filling empty library spaces with junk, classifying it as realia, and going for an artsy look ... click here. (Requires Real Player or similar gizmo) SHAMELESS SELF PROMOTION Call to arms? Biblia has somehow made it onto the ArmedForces.Net site. I wonder if they realise that "warrior librarian" is just a parody, or if they actually expect some heavy armament from this quarter? Guess I could send them a copy of my Concerns File, because that would cause a lot of damage if dropped from any height ... (There is no more to read) LATEST HUMOR PAGE Harry Potter Activities So everyone wants to ride the crest of Pottermania, and get kids to move beyond the text and into the learning domain. Here's some fun stuff for librarians, and a bit for the kids too ... (Click here) MORE ORIGINAL HUMOUR Laugh yourself comatose. No, folks, WLW isn't just yet another directory of humor. The Humor Index contains over 60 original humor items by Biblia - except for one guest item, exclusive to WLW. Oh, and one well-known piece off the 'net that people expect to see on any library humor site. But the rest is original. Honest. Use the new improved index! Now in alphabetical order, even. Click here for the US version or here for the English version or at the bottom of this page for those with a sinking feeling, or at the top left hand side, or .... MOST POPULAR BIBLIA PAGES From last month's hit counter: What Librarians can Learn from Kids Thin Books for Busy Librarians Rejecting the Stereotypes Answering Machine Messages for Libraries

WARNING! Read the Disclaimer READ DISCLAIMER WHAT'S NEW? IN THE NEWS: Newspaper discovers WLW: The Sydney Morning Herald lists this journal in its New Site Launches column, in the February 2, 2002 edition. This is a mere 8 months after the site went live...that's journalism, folks! Refugee Support: Biblia sends culled web sites to help in formation of foundation collection for library on Island of Bompi. WORKPLACE STRESS Ongoing studies support the earlier findings that stress is increasing among library workers. Librarian's Health?: Maybe its not your working conditions making you sick...it could be your worksite. Check out the article on moldy books. ARCHIVED ISSUES Early Sept, 2001 Mid Sept, 2001 Mid October, 2001 Late October, 2001 Mid November, 2001 Late November, 2001 Early December, 2001 Late December, 2001 Mid January, 2002 Mid February, 2002

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