jessamyn

writer librarian who is famous among hipsters

There’s a newish Dispatch from a Public Librarian up on McSweeneys. Its writer Scott Douglas really is a librarian someplace in California and has a pretty amusing FAQ on his site.

They have a Masters in Library and Information Science?
Yeah. It’s nicknamed the MLIS. It’s a pretty silly thing that a lot of people don’t take seriously. Basically it’s two years of theory and such just so you can get a job getting paid less than a teacher.

hi – 23may

Posted on 23May04 by jessamyn

Hi. I’m at a wireless cafe down the street from the MLA Conference. The talk went really well [I thought] and you can read my hyperlinked notes online here.

hi – 22may

Posted on 22May0404Mar05 by jessamyn

Hi. I’m staying outside of DC with friends. My MLA talk is tomorrow at 2 pm and I’m still putting the last parts of it together. If you happen to be going, please stop by and say hello.

hi – 18may

Posted on 18May04 by jessamyn

Hi. Busy week around here as I prepare to drive down to DC. I am currently waging a war against the people at librarymarketinglist.com who I can confirm are selling my email address to spammers. I just wrote them to ask how I could go about removing my email from their list, we’ll see how far I can get.

Jacso, you’ve done it again!

Posted on 18May04 by jessamyn

How to get all those old Booklist reviews an illustrated tale by Peter Jacso, the one who put the ALA website in his “jeers for 2003” list.

Special jeers are due for timing it for the Library Week festivities when more visitors than usual could see this embarrassment of the association and the profession.