Walt Crawford’s Cites & Insights [pdf] is out for January. He’s got an excerpt from his new book on the process of writing and tips for doing it well as well as a short piece discussing the currency of library weblogs along with some recommendations for good reads. [openstacks]
Author: jessamyn
we’re not all shussh and no play
Cute little school project about the image of librarians: Recataloging Librarians. [thanks naight]
hi
Hi. I did a little email interview for BUST Magazine that will be coming out sometime soonish. Please come and see me at ALA in a few weeks if you’re going to be in San Diego. In the meantime, please carry your reference materials prominently no matter what the FBI might think.
want fries with that?
How far should libraries go to accomodate patrons who are “leaving text behind” Should we be spending 20% of our acquisitions budget on DVDs? Some very interesting numbers at the end of this article. [thanks tammi]
how far we’ve come
Pennsylvania was the state that had the first lending library in the US and now its public library system ranks 40th in the nation… and this is an improvement over a few years ago, apparently. [thanks stessa]