Uncontrolled Vocabulary

i'll bring the discussion if you bring the good. - Kendra <3 Three Lions

"It’s the never-ending involvement: the slave-like attention to my feed reader, the setting up of blog posts, the reading and re-reading of proposed conversation starters. All worthwhile activites that I enjoy, but that require a certain constant level of engagement which forces me to make compromises with the rest of my priorities. I’m making a conscious decision to not make those compromises anymore." Understood and I am applauding your commitment to your family and to librarians. - Polly Potter

Blogged: http://tisfortraining.wordpress.com/2009... Take care Obi-Wan G. Silent in the Morning indeed. - ♫Geek in the 410♫

Did we already talk about this? Tried to find a recent article, instead of the NPR recordign, but couldn't.

One of the things that was drilled into me in my LIS tech classes was that the word Internet is a proper noun. I'm pretty sure that my prof would dock points if you didn't capitalize the initial letter. However, Taylor makes a convincing argument that the internet is no longer as proper noun, much like the way we no longer refer to Radio or Base Ball as such.

Did we already talk about this? Tried to find a recent article, instead of the NPR recordign, but couldn't.

My fellow Coloradan, Matt Hamilton, takes a look around and comes to the conclusion that "the library field is weird. No, really. I mean it.... I’m afraid we just might be making a mockery of ourselves. And we don’t have another 15 years to fix it. In 15 years the information landscape will have changed just as drastically as the web has changed us and if we don’t get serious we might just fall off the map completely." Matt is finishing his MLS, and he's written up a very interesting perspective on what's wrong with the field, what's right with it, and how he thinks we cold start to improve things.

There is huge resistance to changing the "librarian" title -- imo, a rose by any other name is still a stinky flower -- also fwiw imo, there is huge (but rapidly lessening) resistance to changes within the field of librarianship... even 5 years may be too long for acceptance of changes to the information landscape - Aaron the Librarian

[This is good]

What's the hurry?

I did? ...."A Startlingy Poor Grasp of Basic Economics"? - David Rothman (☤)

I'll be listening tomorrow on my way to work with plans to post later in the day. Title suggestions are definitely welcome. I like that one, David. Sorry for the delay. I just haven't been up to it and have been staying away from the PC most of the day. - Greg Schwartz

I'm going with Rothman's suggestion, but "Was that Sauers who agreed?" runs a close second. - Greg Schwartz

"I was extremely saddened to hear from people close to the Topeka-Shawnee County Library board that it is split down the middle on a plan to censor books."

Thought this would be an interesting discussion piece and if people are feeling more pressure to be especially "selective" of what they purchase.

My friend is a YA author, and he had to edit out some obscenity to appease the librarians. - Kendra <3 Three Lions

Facebook Reverts Back To Old Terms Of Service

Submitted by travelinlibrarian and only confirming my initial sentiment that there's not much to discuss here, in light of a very full agenda. - Greg Schwartz

huh

Yay! A new way for the vast majority of public libraries to feel bad about themselves. That never gets old.