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Away on vacation, including some adventures, be back July 9th
Firstly, thank you very much for coming back regularly and reading my blog. Some days, I really do write for you, not for myself. Blogging makes me happy and part of that happiness comes from all of you!
I feel badly, but I need to take a break from blogging as I will be [...]
Featured Visitor: Me
I never did one of these for myself and I’m a little low on writing inspiration… so, why not?
What’s the strangest, funniest, or most unusual question you’ve ever had while working in a library?
It wasn’t so much of a question as a statement. A student tried to return an interlibrary loan that she had [...]
How much do you know about Canada’s library education system?
Remember how I mentioned Ex Libris, the library assocation for retired folk (http://exlibris.fis.utoronto.ca/)? Well, they have some interesting stuff on their website…. particularly on the histories of the various library schools in Canada.
Did you know that McGill University is the first university in Canada to offer a formal library education program in Canada (i.e. [...]
Good, brief article on how not to be such a busy librarian — yes, I’m talking to you!
Librarianship and the culture of busy (PDF) by Pam Ryan and Denise Koufogiannakis. From vol. 2, issue 3 of the journal Partnership: the Canadian Journal of Library and Information Practice and Research.
Posted by Laurie on June 20th, 2007 under Laurie speaks! | Comment now »An unexpected adventure…
I have a little bit of an announcement to make — I’ll be doing the Yukon River Quest again. A voyageur canoe from Maine & NY is short two paddlers and if they don’t fill the boat, they’re disqualified… so here I am, off on another adventure! I’m on team #49, “Yahoos Down [...]
Posted by Laurie on June 19th, 2007 under Other | Comment now »From a Danish Library — A Librarian’s 2.0 Manifesto
Beautiful… Inspiring…
Posted by Laurie on June 18th, 2007 under Laurie speaks! | 1 Comment »Avoid talking about age as a deciding factor to management decisions in your workplace…
This morning I was listening to an interview on the radio from the president of a local professional organization. It seems that the employers of its membership haven’t been hiring enough staff to meet needs so employees’ vacations have been canceled this summer. Her argument, on the local radio, was that it’s not [...]
Posted by Laurie on June 14th, 2007 under Laurie speaks! | 2 Comments »In the tradition of old NFB films — March of the Librarians
Thanks Janice for telling me about this! You’re right, it’s cute… and why does almost everyone in it look like they’re from a public library?
Posted by Laurie on June 14th, 2007 under Laurie speaks! | 2 Comments »Good overview article on “Freedom of Information in the U.K., U.S., and Canada
From The Information Management Journal, issue May/June 2007, pages 50-55, comes a really good article on freedom of information in three English-speaking countries. I liked how the author, Sarah Holsen, compared the three countries in order to give perspective on the data presented. Topics covered in the paper include an explanation of freedom [...]
Posted by Laurie on June 13th, 2007 under Laurie speaks! | 1 Comment »The call for proposals has gone out for the 2008 CLA Conference
It almost feels strange to think about it but CLA will be celebrating its 63rd annual conference in 2008. My how time flies! This time it’ll be in Vancouver, which for me that means I can afford to go. YAY!!
The call for proposals is up on the website. I have my [...]
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