Category Archives: Librarians

Throwing Shoes In the Machinery of the World

Posted on Thursday, June 21, 2007 by Keith

Michael Gorman is still showing his ass to the world over at Britannica Blog. This time he demonstrates that he hasn’t got a clue how Google works: Information retrieval systems have been studied for many decades. In the course of … Continue reading →

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Gorman Rants, Again

Posted on Wednesday, June 13, 2007 by Keith

Updated below. Michael Gorman, self appointed Poobah of the Kranky Old Geezers of the Library World * has a new rant up about how the Internet and blogs are making us stupid at, of all places, the Britannica Blog. He … Continue reading →

Posted in By the Power of the Interweb!, Librarians, Michael Gorman Vs. The World | 12 Comments

Season 3 of Home Improvement Was Already Out

Posted on Tuesday, May 29, 2007 by Keith

So, librarians at the Sacramento Public Library are circulating a petition to have a Vote of No Confidence for their managers, because their shelves contain 10 copies of Jackass 2 and 6 of the Paris Hilton biography. But, as John … Continue reading →

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Ubuntu to the Rescue

Posted on Saturday, May 12, 2007 by Keith

For those who haven’t seen it yet, Jessamyn at Librarian.net has a video of her installing Ubuntu Linux onto three computers at a small library. This comes fast on the news from last week that Dell will be offering Ubuntu … Continue reading →

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Every Librarian Should Have One

Posted on Wednesday, February 7, 2007 by Keith

Pulp Magazine Holdings Directory: Library Collections in North America and Europe by Jess Nevins. I have his Encyclopedia of Fantastic Victoriana and it’s amazing. Can’t wait to get my hands on this one as well. Via Warren Ellis.

Posted in Books, Geek, Librarians | 1 Comment

Netflix, Unicorns and the Future!

Posted on Friday, December 8, 2006 by Keith

Lori Bowen Ayre over at Mentat asks the good questions: What if the Library Worked Like Netflix? NetFlix is easy, personal, fast, and convenient. It assists users in finding titles they will not only enjoy but titles that they are … Continue reading →

Posted in Librarians, Library News, Technology | 2 Comments

Checking Us Out

Posted on Monday, November 27, 2006 by Keith

Librarians aren’t Sexy? Says who?: A shake-up of Britain’s libraries has been called for by a senior spin-doctor – including a ban on the word “librarian”. The Westminster council official said libraries should also spice up their reputation by using … Continue reading →

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On Long Term Loan

Posted on Monday, November 20, 2006 by Keith

Theft of library materials is an unfortunate but common problem. It’s just the reality of the world I which we live in, that books that contain certain knowledge that is considered by society at large to be embarrassing or controversial … Continue reading →

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Return To The Lost City of Atlanta

Posted on Sunday, August 27, 2006 by Keith

I’m off to Atlanta for a week on business, followed by a holiday weekend in illinois visiting my brother-in-law and his wife so posting may be light to nonexistent. I should have internet access in the Hotel in Atlanta, so … Continue reading →

Posted in Having Just Broken The Water Pitcher, Librarians, Meta | 3 Comments

AAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!

Posted on Thursday, June 22, 2006 by Keith

The horror.

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