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Late September, 2002
LIBRARIAN STUNNED
Skill Obsolescence Feared

Graphic from some website

Larna Brush, School Librarian, went for two whole days without having to give change for the photocopier, lend a pen, open a lunchbox for a student, or remove used chewing gum from the carpet.

Recovering from the shock, Ms Brush was relieved to find that a fault in her electronic diary had caused her to attend work over a weekend. Commenting on the absence of library users, she stated that she had wondered how she had been able to get so much back-room work done. ....
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INFORMATION SCIENCE
Gene Splicing Success

After decades of research, scientists have isolated the the gene for multiple limbs from a cephalopod, the octopus vulgaris. By inserting this gene into a human, they have created the single most useful accessory for librarians - an extra set of arms ...

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Graphic from some website

WLW RESEARCH COLUMN
LibCats' Revenge

Photo from Kurilka

Operations librarians who've always wondered why computers that were fine yesterday no longer work today, might consider checking for teeth marks on cords and peripherals. ...

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SCREAMING MEDIA
Audial Valium for Libraries
Listen to a whole lot of people you've never heard of, reading the most boring bits from Shakespeare's plays ...
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SHAMELESS SELF PROMOTION
Conference Appearances
Appearing (at the Sydney Superdome) only on September 29th, for the New South Wales Computers in Education 20th Annual Conference - which runs from September 30th to October 3. The Warrior Librarian will be stuffing envelopes and helping to put 'show bags' together, all for the greater glory of education and technology - plus the free T-shirt. ...
...There is no more to read >>

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MORE ORIGINAL HUMOR
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. Swedish and Japanese versions still to come ....

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Only 5 more months to Valentine's Day - when librarians might get a flower or some candy. At least Christmas in 3 months time might see us getting a smile or a kind word from our patrons. Or maybe not?

EDITORIAL

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QUOTE OF THE WEEK

A facility for quotation covers the absence of original thought.
Lord Peter Wimsey, "Gaudy Night"
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WEBSITE OF THE WEEK

Dead links driving you crazy? Get used to it folks - it's going to get much worse. But at least some innovative webmasters are using the opportunity to display their creative talents. The 404 Research Lab collects a variety of original 'page not found' error messages. ...
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WHAT A SHOCKER!

May I Help You (You Rude Son-of-a-Bitch)? is a discussion thread with (mostly) postings by people who work with the public. Caution: Contains strong language and some adult themes ...
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JAW-DROPPER OF THE MONTH

Not having been able to locate a worse anti-library rant, the winner of Jaw-dropper of the Week Award has now been awarded status in a new catagory. Make sure you're sitting down when you read this ...
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BRAIN FOOD

An 1900 word (and growing) essay on "Now we've got the Internet, why do we still need school libraries?". Now with hyperlinks and everything ...
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