Quotable: “One of the best ways for aspiring reference librarians to succeed in the job market is to have a clear understanding of job expectations, to develop the necessary skills and proficiencies, and be able to demonstrate and discuss those abilities on their resume and in job interviews. In this column, I share the results of a survey of academic reference librarians indicating what skills and knowledge they believe is important in the field right now.”
Tag Archives: librarianship
Taking an Inquiry Stance on Participatory Culture, Learning, Literacy, and Libraries | The Unquiet Librarian
Digital Libraries Digital Humanities: Current and Emerging Roles for Librarians…04.01.13 | The Proverbial Lone Wolf Librarian’s Weblog
Citizen Libraries Are The New Home For The Printed Word | Co.Exist: World changing ideas and innovation
For book lovers dismayed at the disintegration of a reading culture, however, there is no going gently into that dark night. All it takes to start a library, people are discovering, is a few books, shelves, and a belief that reading and sharing books is a profoundly powerful experience for many people.
One of those new spaces is Ourshelves, a San Francisco lending library open to everyone, no matter how little they can pay, or where they live, says Kristina Kearns, its bibliophile founder. “I wanted to create a space where everyone was welcome, and there was no one who would not be able to afford it,” she says about Ourshelves, housed in a tiny room at the back of an antiques shop, Viracocha, in the San Francisco’s Mission district. “Anyone can engage with books, however they would like.” via Citizen Libraries Are The New Home For The Printed Word | Co.Exist: World changing ideas and innovation.
17 Free Live Webinars for Librarians in April [2013] | iLibrarian
17 Free Live Webinars for Librarians in April | iLibrarian. Unfortunately, this link is now dead at the OEDB. There is a replication of the content at the Dilliard University Library Blog.
Musings about librarianship: More good library related video that spoofs movies or tv
Musings about librarianship: More good library related video that spoofs movies or tv
Eight are listed. My personal favourite is The Science Network – A Social Network Parody with Pubmed instead of Facebook.
There is also some link love for more videos.
10 of the Coolest Librarians Alive – Flavorwire
Information Security: The future workforce | TechRepublic
Librarians Make Their Mark at SXSW 2013 | American Libraries Magazine
Future Librarians for Intellectual Freedom | Are librarians the new threat?
“Last week, Munro’s article exposed a chilling new Code of Conduct for Library and Archives Canada (LAC) employees. LAC identified librarians and archivists as “dedicated professionals, …seeking and sharing knowledge” in their statement of principles. However, the treatment of such committed staff is not aligned with these principles. LAC employees are restricted from teaching and presenting at conferences as these are considered “high risks” activities.”
Future Librarians for Intellectual Freedom | Are librarians the new threat?
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- Creeping Canadian Totalitarianism | Annoyed Librarian
- Controversial Library and Archives Canada code of conduct names teaching as “high-risk” activity | Quill & Quire
- Federal librarians fear being ‘muzzled’ under new code of conduct | The Modern MLIS
- UPDATED: Letters to a Young Librarian | When Publishers Attack | The Modern MLIS
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