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A colleague of mine had this on her computer in her office. While it is a joke, I wondered, what if folks in Student Affairs or Librarians had such a phrase on their business card? What would you say if someone gave you a business card with that written on it? Would you laugh? Would [...]
From Forbes.com – Young Learners Need Librarians, Not Just Google. Mark Moran writes: In the libraries of old, the Dewey Decimal System got you started on research. But there is no card catalog 2.0. To use the Internet as a library you need new research skills: the ability to pick out reliable sources from an [...]
#libday4 has been a very popular tag in the library world today. Eh? #libday 4 = A Day in the Life of a Librarian, Round 4. Ah ha! I remember when Bobbi Newman first wrote about her day in the life of a librarian, just over a year and a half ago. It has grown [...]
Despite the fact that the Ducks are our in-state rivals, but because I’m a native Oregonian and have love for any Oregon school, I’m pleased to report that the University of Oregon library faculty has declared their own OA mandate. For more information, see: Open Access News: An OA mandate for U of Oregon library [...]
I’m having a laugh (and an educational experience at the same time) by reading through the Library Society of the World‘s 2009 Shovers & Makers list. It’s a play off of the Library Journal‘s annual Movers & Shakers list that profiles the lucky few designated with the prestigious honor of “shaping the future of libraries.” [...]
