May 2004 Archives

Seattle Public not for everyone

The new Seattle Public library which just opened seems to have pretty widespread appeal but not everyone adores it. At some level, I’d be worried if they did.

the interior takes its design cues from shopping malls rather than from successful older libraries. Circulation patterns inside the building are far from readily apparent, just like the most up-to-date shopping malls where the design goal is to keep the customer a prisoner of commerce. Indeed the building is likely to be a nightmarish place for anyone with even the slightest touch of agoraphobia.

writer librarian who is famous among hipsters

Posted on 26May04 by jessamyn

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.