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- Name of Your Library:
- A public library in Southern California
- About Me:
- Mid-career-changer librarian. Boy, was that a mistake. Nevertheless, I'm enjoying it more the longer I do it (MLIS eight years ago) and the people who come to me for help seem to leave with something they can work with. And I care about the collection.
I don't like the leave requests and the unionized environment, though I like the civil service protection. I do fall under several protected categories (which I don't feel like revealing here). The categories, however, give me a different perspective on life. The silver spoon I may have had has been replaced with a plastic spork, but there is probably a pension behind the spork.
Other information: I like travel, wasting time online, am a WILF (per current "Wired", a malformed acronym for "What was I looking for?"), definitely ADHD and probably OCD. All that stays under wraps for the patrons and colleagues, although they can see the cluttered desk and figure out the former.
I believe in "live and let live" and know the difference between "right" and "wrong". That's the mainline Protestant background popping out.
We generate our own electricity at home!
If I say much more (and the picture will give it away anyway), the gig is up.
- What is Your Interest in Library 2.0 (not yes or no)
- Well, Web 2.0 applications - integrating GPS into photography, meaning tagging. The intersection of tagging and LCSH - "Cookery" versus "Armenian food". Mashups. Handheld (Palm in my case) applications which actually do something Library 2.0-like, even if it's just finding things.
KEEPING UP WITH MY COLLEAGUES WHO ARE LESS THAN HALF MY AGE. What a frightening thought that I would start to need youth to teach me (and how full of hubris). I'm a very lucky guy to have great young colleagues. Together we make a good team.
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AIS 2008-2010
September 1, 2008 at 9am to September 30, 2010 at 5pm – Satasang Viharmarg, New Delhi
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Public Library Innovation Program
November 22, 2009 at 6pm to February 28, 2010 at 7pm – Rome, Italy
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Dear friends,
please discuss what type of information literacy services & activities you undertake in your library..im interested to know about it..
My dear professional friends,
Mission to Learn blog provides link to stand-out sites. About 25 Free Online Resources and Web Apps for Lifelong Learners accessible at:
http://www.missiontolearn.com/2009/06/lifelong-learner-free-resources/
I find this…
Hello professional friends,
this is Mrs.K.Kavita Rao.. from India..im happy to be a part of this professional discussion group..
My interests are in innovative methods in teching & learning,internet based research,providing web-based information ser…
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Sorry it took a while to get back to you. When I was at the elementary level kids would run in the library all the time. To be honest, I just let them. They run on carpet in the gym. I've never had a kid get hurt. I think that these article address the issues you commented me on:
http://www.gettingboystoread.com/content/getting-boys-library
http://www.gettingboystoread.com/content/re-define-your-library-vision
http://www.gettingboystoread.com/content/start-%E2%80%9Cno-shushing%E2%80%9D-policy-your-library
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