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Archive for January, 2009
Don’t just borrow from the public library, use the Hold Request
Let’s talk about the local public library in your community. There’s no place in your community that is going to do a better job at saving you money. If you’re reading this blog, I think you’re probably already aware of all the great books, audiobooks, DVDs, magazines, etc. you can get for free [...]
Posted by Laurie on January 30th, 2009 under Home Economics | 3 Comments »Posting about home economics
You may have noticed I’ve started posting a few things about home economics, mainly living frugally. It seems to be on everyone’s lips lately and has been something I had been thinking about long before a certain global financial incident happened. It’s just how I’m trying to live my life.
Just to clear up [...]
My laptop is down for the count
My laptop has suddenly started having problems and I’ve had a techie friend look it over. Looks like I damaged the motherboard, possibly when I accidentally dropped it a couple months ago. It’s been getting steadily worse the last few months and now it’s almost barely on for long before the scary blue [...]
Posted by Laurie on January 28th, 2009 under Laurie speaks! | Comment now »Library Assistants jobs
Looks like the local public library system is hiring again, this time for Assistants. I totally love seeing how active our professional community is and how in-demand we all are!
Standard Disclaimer for Yukon Government jobs:
The following jobs are open to all Yukon residents. The Government of Yukon gives preference on competitions to [...]
Some financial myths I’ve stopped believing in
There are some crazy myths that have evolved in our society that I even believed in at one point or another in my life. But as I’ve educated myself on how to lead a more afford, sustainable, and realistic lifestyle. I’ve come to identify what BS I’ve been sold by our mainstream culture.
These [...]
My advice for avoiding Generation Owe
You’ve often heard me talk about how I have struggled under student debt and how it affected my life — can’t buy a house, putting off getting married, putting off having babies, every second paycheque goes to the bank, don’t own a car, etc. — so let me share some tips that I wish I [...]
Posted by Laurie on January 22nd, 2009 under Laurie speaks! | 1 Comment »I’m on the wedding dress diet… (sigh)
Now, don’t get me wrong, I’m thrilled to have a reason to get re-focused on my health. Wanting to wear a beautiful dress on a very special day is a great reason to get back to my ideal weight. And since we know that ideal weight is tied to ideal health, it’s easy [...]
Posted by Laurie on January 20th, 2009 under Laurie speaks! | Comment now »Reviewing the subtle differences between the 650 and 653 fields
Every library and her cataloguers need to decide what’s more important: The purity of the cataloguing or the compability of the controlled vocabulary to meet the needs of the library user.
It’s a tough one and I don’t feel that I can tell anyone what’s the best choice for their library. I don’t think [...]
A fun comic for your Sunday afternoon
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Posted by Laurie on January 18th, 2009 under Laurie speaks!, Other | Comment now »In the 260 field, subfield b, please put in the full name of the publisher
A personal pet peeve of mine are those cataloguers who are still thinking like we’re using the Card Catalogue system. It’s all online people, you don’t have to worry about saving space! Put as much information in as you can!
There’s nowhere that I can see this evidenced more than in the 260 field, [...]
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