I have to say when I hit “publish” for my Techsource post about post-Deweyfication last night I had no idea it would have 8 comments by this morning. I attribute that to Jessamyn’s link love, and thanks, gal.
As Dorothea over at Caveat Lector notes, the Wall Street Journal’s coverage of the post-Deweyfication of the Perry [...]
Tags: Librarianship · Next Gen Catalog
[ November 14, 2007; ] An all-day writing workshop for the Panhandle Library Access Network. We’re going to have fun!
Tags: Talks and Tours · Upcoming gigs
[ October 18, 2007 to October 19, 2007. ] A staff presentation, and a consultation. This should be fun — and such a beautiful area!
Tags: Talks and Tours · Upcoming gigs
[ October 11, 2007; ] One-hour OPAL presentation (online) for system in Wisconsin.
Tags: Talks and Tours · Upcoming gigs
[ September 14, 2007 to September 16, 2007. ] Lincoln Trails Library System, Champaign, IL (hello, alma mater!). I’m giving a talk and then I’m talking to trustees on Saturday. I hope I can see GSLIS… and a couple of friends in the area!
Tags: Talks and Tours · Upcoming gigs
Today Free Range Librarian turns four years old!
Now, today is the official blogiversary — the day I first put a post into a Movable Type blog I had installed myself. I entered three posts in July, 2003 (two of which I had written and previously posted elsewhere), but I didn’t blog again until November, 2003, [...]
Tags: Blogging · Uncategorized
Someone asked why PUBLIB (the discussion list for public librarians) was so quiet this weekend. A few people tore themselves away from HP7 (as some refer to the last Harry Potter book) to say, in essence, “Dude, we’re reading.”
As of Sunday, I was number 231 on the library reserve list, which is entirely my fault. [...]
Tags: This and That
’tis a bit oblique without my voiceover, but gives you some idea of what I discussed at ASERL’s “Age of Discovery” conference yesterday. (For example, it doesn’t include my explanation that after Dewey and Cutter had a fallout, Dewey got the big numbers and Cutter got the small ones.)
Bookmark to:
Tags: Talks and Tours · Uncategorized
Just back from a terrific “Age of Discovery” conference hosted by ASERL… what a great time that was. Thanks to Karen Calhoun, I see us now rafting the river of information… a lovely midsummer image. Thanks to Andrew Pace, I have a few more jokes in my arsenal!
Sandy returns from two weeks of continuing ed [...]
Tags: Blogging
Writing from a Holiday Inn Express in Decatur, Georgia, as I get ready for a day of interesting presentations about cataloging in the 21st century… This Just In…
Congratulations. You’ve snagged an Early Reviewers copy of Gifted by Nikita Lalwani. You should get your copy in the mail shortly.
We hope you find the time to read [...]
Tags: Writing