Embedded librarianship – the way to go
Embedded Library Services: An Initial Inquiry into Practices for Their Development, Management, andDelivery [pdf]A Contributed Paper for the Special Libraries Association Annual Conference
David Shumaker, Clinical Associate ProfessorSchool of Library and Information Science, Catholic University of America-and-Laura Ann Tyler, Research LibrarianLMI Government Consulting
Shumaker and Tyler’s new paper, recently presented at the SLA conference in Denver, is [...]
A Hipper Crowd of Shushers (NY Times)
Librarians make the fashion section of the New York Times. Throwbacks to old stereotypes aside, I thought it was a pretty interesting piece. My life isn’t quite like theirs, but good for them. It has been YEARS since I was last profiled in the NYT!
Some folks don’t think it’s so awesome.
I have to wonder though [...]
Friday Funny
Still more hilarious 30-Second Bunnies Theatre classics from Angry Alien Productions:
Die Hard
March of the Penguins
Read more →SLA 2007 Conference Map
To follow-up on my recent post regarding Google’s new My Maps tool, I have updated my SLA 2007 Conference Map on Google My Maps to include the recommended restaurants on the SLA’s Rocky Mountain Chapter conference wiki. I plan to add more to the map, including:
Museums;
Outdoor Recreation;
Sports and;
Shopping.
The next challenge is to figure out [...]
Read more →Friday Funny
Even more classics from Angry Alien Productions:
Spiderman
Borat
James Bond Medley
Read more →5 Things
I still have to figure out how TypePad, Trackbacks and Technorati work I guess. I only just found out Connie Crosby tagged me for the list of 5 Little-Known Things About Me!
Hmmm…well, here goes:
I speak Spanish and Portuguese, fluently
My undergraduate degree from UMass Amherst is in Spanish and Portuguese. I speak Spanish almost daily [...]
Google My Maps and SLA 2007 Hotels
Google has released a very neat tool for you geophiles out there: My Maps. I must admit that I am addicted to using the Google Maps mobile application on my Blackberry while trying to navigate the streets of Toronto, so I am looking forward to experimenting with My Maps, e.g. mapping my favourite restaurants in [...]
Read more →Toronto Public Library Lookup Bookmarklet
Most likely, I’m way behind in realizing how cool this is, but if you use Firefox and you use Amazon (.com or .ca), create a bookmarklet to search the Toronto Public Library’s online catalogue for the book you’re currently browsing at Amazon using the LibraryLookup Bookmarklet Generator.
Base URL: http://hip.tpl.toronto.on.ca/Library Name: Toronto Public LibraryVendor: iPAC
Why Web 2.0 is more than a buzzword
There is a very interesting discussion going on over at Creating Passionate Users that’s related to the Library 2.0 event held recently here in Toronto. The bit that pulled me in is thus:
But to say [Web 2.0] means nothing (or WORSE–to say it’s just a marketing label) is to mistake jargon (good) for buzzwords (bad). [...]
The Illustrated Librarian Temporary Tattoos
Check out these temporary tattoos from Archie McPhee!
They are a MUST for your next library conference – or while sitting by the pool somewhere warm this winter.
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