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Megan Fitzgibbons
Dabbler in many things. Wanderer and thinker. Ex-irish dancer. Librarian lady in Canada.
Today's new French verb: "proroger" http://www.radio-canada.ca/nouvell...
An Irish monkey blessing for you in 2010 - http://orgmonkey.net/?p=862
Watched 10 ppl pass pre-security checkpoint unchecked while both guards argued w/ woman trying to bring bag of food on plane for 2 toddlers
Dad wasn't allowed to bring laptop bag on US-Canada flight b.c. he didn't have a laptop in it; only snacks, books, phone, etc.
Insanity: NO bags allowed on US-Canada flight, except purses (an article unique to women) or if you *say* you have a laptop. Effing facism.
Introducing a Halifax Google Map - http://michael.steeleworthy.ca/2009...
Research Skills, not Shiny Toys - Annoyed Librarian - Blog on Library Journal - http://www.libraryjournal.com/blog...
I haven't really been amused by AL of late, but this one hits home for me (no sarcasm needed).
- Megan Fitzgibbons
Finally buckling down to cleaning. Good thing we have a small place and Mr. Fitz already did most of it (I'm so spoiled).
Tips for Hacking Your Academic Interview - http://www.profhacker.com/2009...
JSTOR Archive (4.5 Million Records) Added to WorldCat.org Results - http://www.resourceshelf.com/2009...
My Favorites of 2009 - http://nytimesbooks.blogspot.com/2009...
The mountie one is the best.
- Megan Fitzgibbons
@tweetapril I like your profile in the Partnership! (Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is also on my reading list...might have to borrow yours)
New issue of Partnership: the Canadian Journal of Library and Information Practice and Research: http://journal.lib.uoguelph.ca/index...
Hubby just downloaded a Japanese-English dictionary for me from iTunes. Yay! I didn't know such things existed.
Gah!!! Stuck in my head: http://www.youtube.com/watch... (Japanese kids' song, video w/ v. bizarre singer)
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December 20 is International Human Solidarity day: http://www.un.org/esa...
The importance of "Where is the bathroom?" - http://ottawapubliclibrarian.b...
My New Year's resolution is to take to heart the ideas in this article.
- Megan Fitzgibbons
Concordia Libraries Receive Grant of 100 Books About Japan - http://www.canadianlibraries.ca/2009...
Got some wool socks at the Salon des metiers. So fabulous: http://www.basdejulie.com/index... (info re: salon: http://www.metiers-d-art.qc.ca/smaq...)
Discover Literary Oddities in the Weird Book Room on AbeBooks - http://www.abebooks.com/books...
Tax Man Caught Cribbing from Wikipedia - http://www.resourceshelf.com/2009...
Silly, why didn't he just say that he wrote the wikipedia article to begin with?
- Megan Fitzgibbons
"Literature that has a particular resonance with someone has a vibrant, living quality": An interview with Stefanie Posavec - http://harvardpress.typepad.com/hup_pub...
Dec 17, 1900: Guzman prize announced: 100,000 francs for communication with extraterrestrials (Mars excluded--too easy) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki...
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