Category Archives: libraries

WebJunction spotlight

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WebJunction spotlight, originally uploaded by February 28.
WebJunction is terrific library community and gateway to a myriad of practical, valuable resources:
WebJunction is a cooperative of library staff sharing and […]

catalog your hair

Bait, persuasion, enticement, and the luxury of knowledge and pleasure of information.  Woven into this fabric are the portraits of two librarians — one controls a vocabulary made out of needles and fire which burns and pricks the imagination.  The other wears fur-covered boots and commands a machine that gives every mystery a voice, an […]

podcast: let yourself in the library

They will recognize you are a librarian by the ribbons and burning sticks in your hair. Librarians walk their own planks and find hidden treasure. We know there are miracles to behold, and horizons to rise against. We chart the stars we use to move from here to there with a mind […]

screenshot: new HSL Website front page

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screenshot: new HSL Website front page, originally uploaded by February 28.
est. launch date 2/28; running on joomla! open source CMS

designing better libraries

Hot Topics: Designing Better Libraires
Designing Better Libraries is a blog about design thinking and how it applies to library settings. The goal of this blog is to provide information, news and ideas that librarians can use to design a great library user experience for their communities. Among the topics we’ll be covering are instructional design, […]

podcast: delivering the goods

People will want to go to the library when they realize that the library has the resources they desire, as well as quality information they don’t even know about but they know that the librarians do, and they know that librarians will share with them, and consistently deliver the goods.

I don’t need fresh water now that I have a cup to drink it

Jessamyn’s post and my own experience that I comment on at librarian.net got me thinking about why some of the public–even those sympathetic to libraries–lose sight of the continuing value of reference librarians and the library-as-a-place.  My comment at librarian.net described my experience at a recent library lecture series committee meeting where an earnest, […]