January 2012
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Book and Library Quotations →
leftinthelibrary:
Just found a great source of quotations about books, reading and libraries. I shall definately use some of them for work. Click the title above to go to the website.
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ALA Midwinter 2012: Panel Tells Librarians to Go... →
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exhaustive lists of library interview questions
thecardiganlibrarian:
But look them over in small chunks or you might (like me) fall victim to Interview Dread.
aggregated list of interview questions from across the web
one SLIS program’s list of interview questions
101 common library interview questions
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Google, Wikipedia, and reddit are going dark (or...
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Academic publishers have become the enemies of... →
This is the moment academic publishers gave up all pretence of being on the side of scientists. Their rhetoric has traditionally been of partnering with scientists, but the truth is that for some time now scientific publishers have been anti-science and anti-publication. The Research Works Act, introduced in the US Congress on 16 December, amounts to a declaration of war by the publishers.
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“Books are for use.
Every reader his[her] book.
Every book its reader.
Save...”
– S. R. Ranganathan, “The Five Laws of Library Science”
(HathiTrust link to original full-text)
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“Sharing is under siege. It is the sworn enemy of the global market - which is...”
– Naomi Klein, “Why Being a Librarian is a Radical Choice.” An address to the Joint American Library Association/Canadian Library Association Conference (via agrinchwithoutacause)
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Library Love: Signs, Stationery & Scents (via... →
thecardiganlibrarian:
A lot of this has made the Tumblr rounds before, but a good roundup of library-themed decor nonetheless.
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“It is natural enough to focus on digital content, whiz-bang technology, and how...”
– Our own Alan Inouye in his recent American Libraries piece, The Revolution Isn’t Just Digital. (via libraryadvocates)
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Artist Carves Vintage Books Into Astoundingly... →
Like an anthropologist of written knowledge, artist Guy Laramée excavates beautiful landscapes and monuments from the pages of old books.
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PIPA, SOPA and OPEN Act Quick Reference Guide
libraryadvocates:
In case you missed it, our Assoc. Director in the Office of Government Relations, Corey Williams created this helpful PIPA, SOPA and OPEN Act Quick Reference Guide (pdf). If you’re just looking for tl;dr - The ALA will continue to voice strong opposition to PIPA and SOPA, while further analysis of the OPEN Act is needed.
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“A scholar is just a library’s way of making another library.”
– Daniel Dennett
(via honeyspider)
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“Books constitute capital. A library book lasts as long as a house: for hundreds...”
– Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) 3rd President of the United States, in an 1821 letter to James Madison (via chrispygirl)
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Caroline Kennedy at 2011 I Love My Librarian Award... →
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We need visionary librarians who understand how to integrate technology into their curriculum and who can help students learn the higher-order critical thinking skills they will need to succeed.
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None of these efforts would have been possible without dedicated, committed and visionary librarians. Professionals who are excited about their changing role in a changing world -...