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Updated July 4 2008
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MASS MEDIA
Although Ingram Library Services Further Developments may not be a mass media publication, strictly speaking, at least they know how to run a good story ...
PERSONAL APPEARANCES
MEMO: Fall, 2003.
SLAQ: June 29 & 30, 2004.
ASLA NSW: October 22 & 23, 2004.
CPTL: May 19 & 20, 2005.
ALIES Conference: April 1-2,2007
ACADEMIA
There are more than 6,000 links by academic institutions to Warrior Librarian from their web sites, including the Tasmanian Department of Education ...
INTERNET
Google now lists over 73,000 hits for a search on "warrior librarian". Not that we check regularly or anything ...
FROM THE SPAM FILTER
 Many thanks to all those organizations and individuals who continue to offer us cheap valium. We didn't realize that the need was so obvious ...
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THE DARK SIDE
Irrational or Committed?
According to a recent news report in the Macomb Daily, "Former Fraser Library Director Sherry Schmidli filed a wrongful dismissal lawsuit in Macomb Circuit Court alleging she was fired for questioning the city's authority over the library."
Other reports suggest that Schmidli was irrational in both behaviour and decision making. Where does the truth lay? Is moving furniture in your underwear a practical solution to a staff shortage issue, or a sign of instability?
Given that numerous studies have indicated that one in five people has a degree of psychosis, should it actually matter? Read the report from the Macomb Daily, and see which side you'd vote with
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UNWARRENTED PUBLICITY
Hollywood Librarian Producer coming to Oz
According Toni Tucker [(309) 212-2407] Ann Seidl, writer/director of The Hollywood Librarian, is planning an upcoming trip to New Zealand and Australia from approximately 25 August through 10 September, 2008, and she wanted to let everyone know about Ann's availability for screenings, presentations and workshops during this trip (although they didn't want to pay for the publicity or anything).
Seidle, pictured here with movie director Martin Scorsese at the New York Public Library's Tompkins Square Branch 100th Anniversary Celebration, can be 'engaged' at a mere honorarium of $3000 plus expenses.
Unfortunately the promised review copy of The Hollywood Librarian was never received by WLW, so whether or not this might be good value is unknown. However, WLW may reconsider our fearless leader's own Speaking Engagements for which the fee is only coverage of expenses. Travel (economy), sustainance (reasonable) and accomodation (not less than one star) ...
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LIBRARY PROMOTION
Inspiring charity work
Sydney initiative, the Benjamin Andrew Footpath Library (Translation: Sidewalk Library), gives reading material to the city's homeless.
However, donations of culled library books are not needed, unless they are current and in good condition - which doesn't seem like anything a library would weed from their collection.
Corporate sponsors include some of Australia's major publishing houses, who donate new books. Unlike a traditional library, the books are not expected to be returned. It is not known if this idea came from the usual behaviour of casual Library Patrons ...
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TRAVELS OF THE WARRIOR LIBRARIAN
New York, Washington on notice
Patience and fortitude have been put into practice in more ways than one. New York and Washington DC libraries should be frantically shelf-reading and clearing processing backlogs, in preparation for the visit by not only The Warrior Librarian herself, but also the inestimable WLW Official Proof-Reader Rosemary Shakespeare.
Travelling in early October, a mere 12 weeks away, The Warrior Librarian arrives from Sydney (Australia) and will meet up with The Official Proof-Reader, flying in from London (England). Our Rosemary had an interesting time recently when booking into a hotel at Stratford-on-Avon, being asked more than once to repeat her last name.
There are no apparent problems with the translocation of the Warrior Librarian team; however navigating the virtual minefield of the various accommodation options is something completely different. What the heck is "a button down neighborhood"?!!! Something to do with shirt collars? Anything like a "lockdown"? Good thing Our Rosemary has a gift with languages
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CONFERENCES
Author surprised by librarians
Thomas Kostigan's blog reveals an interesting insight into the mind of an author.
After speaking at the ALA Convention, Kostigan reported he "had no idea how many librarians there are in the world! Wow. " Wouldn't it have been interesting if we all showed up?
The author reports that he has "travelled the world—from the deserts of the Middle East to the slums of India; from polluted cities in China to the jungles of Borneo; from the Arctic Circle to the Amazon", so it's reasonable to suppose he probably doesn't come across many libraries
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MORE ORIGINAL HUMOR
Laugh yourself comatose
Research has shown that the average librarian will take 10 to 15 minutes to read this web page. Anecdotal evidence suggests that many librarians fear they do not have enough time to investigate the humor links. The majority of the 110+ original library humor items (all written by Biblia, and not available anywhere else on the 'net) in the Humor Index are designed to take less than 2 minutes to read.
However, if you choose to hang around there for hours reading them all, then re-reading them, then WLW cannot take any responsibility. You now have the choice of using the genetically unmodified Alphabetical Index or the dolphin-safe Dewey Version. Caffeine-free version has been temporarily canned, pending an FDA investigation ...
MOST POPULAR WLW PAGES TO DATE:
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HUMOR
PROFESSIONAL
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Dear Faithful Reader,...
Yes, WLW is back on air (as it were). An interesting few months since we last met here; in that old Chinese curse sort of way. Still a bit bruised, but regaining strength - and thanks for asking, Kathy.
WLW has had to take position on the back-burner, but over 60,000 words have now been written elsewhere, designated by various officials as "voluminous correspondence". No wonder I keep wearing out mousepads and keyboards ..."
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Joining the WLW team, Rex Libris brings his own special library skills to complement the WLW Philosophical Advisor, Buddha; Business Manager, Frank Burns (from the Simpsons); Egyption God of Scribes, Toth; Street Cred Guru Big Bird (from Sesame Street); and many other characters of note.
Rex, who traveled from California to Sydney Australia in an 8-inch high box, got straight onto the job on arrival. Luckily, Bryan Dobrow of SLG Publishing recommended springing the US$22.70 to enable Libris to travel First Class. Costs for the Rosemary, our official WLW Proofreader, would be much higher, but then she probably wouldn't be happy traveling in a small cardboard box, regardless of how much packing material was used. Some people are just like that, aren't they?
When the official WLW Digital Camera Operator has a few free moments, we hope to be able to bring you the whole team photograph ...
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ThinkGeek's Wi-Fi Detecting T-shirt not only displays the presence of a network, but also the signal strength.
Other products also include an Annoy-a-tron and an 8-bit tie. Whilst WLW cannot actually vouch for any of these products, they sure sound pretty good.
The ThinkGeek guys say "Here at ThinkGeek we're pretty lazy when it comes to technology. We expect our gadgets to do all the busywork while we focus on the high level important tasks like reading blogs.
So, if nothing else, library folk can be assured together with ThinkGeek, we're all on the same wavelength, or possibly the same page. We have the same shared values and priorities
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My mind is full of splendid memories of Africa which I can revive and look at when I want. How about those sunsets, gold and purple and orange, spreading across the sky at evening ... But there are other memories. A young man, eighteen perhaps, is in tears, standing in his "library." A visiting American seeing a library without books, sent a crate, but this young man took each one out, reverently, and wrapped them in plastic. "But," we say, "these books were sent to be read, surely?" and he replied, "No, they will get dirty, and where will I get anymore?"
© THE NOBEL FOUNDATION 2007
Doris Lessing, 2007 Nobel Prize Lecture
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