See the New Yorker article: http://www.newyorker.com/critics/skyline/?040524crsk_skyline . Going by the pictures in the New York Times and other sources, I can’t decide if this building looks more like a stapler made of ice or a Gaylord charge machine covered in disco mirrors. Regardless, the new Seattle Public Library is a handsome building with tremendous visual […]
LISNews needs money; Blake needs to upgrade the servers. A worthy cause. Meanwhile, LISNews was critiqued in Library Juice, a newsletter I stopped reading the week Rory Litwin took a friendly comment I made at a party, twisted it, and then wrote an obnoxious post about it. He later apologized, but that officially put Library […]
Half the time, “reader’s advisory” appears to mean “recommended fiction.” Have you noticed that nonfiction often gets the short end of the stick in terms of reader services? Bookmark to:
I’m glad to see that discussion has revived on NMRTWriter, the discussion list for librarian-writers hosted by ALA’s New Member Roundtable. NMRTWriter is not a perfect list–I wish it were more private and invitation-only, and that we knew who was subscribed–but many established librarian-writers subscribe to it, something highly in its favor (although the newer […]
http://nypl.org/ Gorgeous. Makes me jealous! Bookmark to:
Jessamyn wrote about the new Seattle Public Library: “Let’s just say it: the more money you spend building your Big Beautiful Library, the less you have to pay for staffing, and open hours.” This is weird science: facility construction and operational costs are nearly always unrelated. Libraries are built with one-time building bonds and major […]
The response to my earlier post about librarian writers was fascinating. I’m trying to probe what it is we feel we need. I’m tossing out the following to see what resonates with you (and I’ll create a new post on my blog, since many but not all of the respondents are already on NMRTWRITER): * […]
Following Michael’s and Jessamyn’s threads: 1. Before the talk, try to communicate directly with the technology people who will configure your setup. Mention these folks during your talk, and thank them afterwards. They will remember you. And they are the reason people can hear your voice and see your presentation. 2. Label any equipment you […]
(Update: Cohen has called off the Googlebomb.) I woke up this morning to see a well-meaning request to Googlebomb LII (the place where I work… o.k., I know you know that, but there is a very intentional veil between FRL and LII). Not only that, Jessamyn has already critiqued the practice. Lordy, lordy… can’t a […]
“All this handringing by librarians and others is ridiculous. Google is a commercial service and business. They clearly state what they will be doing. If you don’t like it go someplace else. Also, remember the old internet adage: ‘Do not send stuff in an e-mail that you would not want on the front page of […]