Monthly Archives: May 2010
No Buns or Shushing Here! Stereotypes and Library Funding
Dr. Marie Radford, chair of our upcoming Reference Renaissance 2010 conference, blogged about why librarian/library stereotypes are harmful. I think she’s completely right that we need to lose our sense of humor and patience with these images. As she says, … Continue reading
UT Library Association Conference in Gorgeous (St.) George
Sorry for the wrestling reference, I couldn’t resist as it’s so stunning (and hot) here in the extreme SW corner of UT, the Dixie of the mountain west (the convention center’s name too). I didn’t have a chance to do much … Continue reading
GPS Usage and Your Library
Robert Balliot, the Ocean State Librarian, had some interesting ideas on how combining RFID material tags with the next generation of Global Positioning Systems (which will be able to accurately gauge a location to within 1 meter) could help libraries improve collection development, customer service and … Continue reading
Off the Shelf and Out of the Library
Marshall Shore gave a free webinar for Infopeople back on February 16, Off The Shelf: Looking Beyond Libraries for Innovation and Inspiration, and I finally got a chance to view it. The premise was that there’s plenty of free training … Continue reading
