Library Pictograms from Sweden VII

From a customer-driven service model wherein Librarian & Patron join forces to resolve an Information query, #105 speaks to me.

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Library Pictograms from Sweden

Change

Help! I'm a Prisoner in the Library

Hmm. Not so bad, really.

Dewey Decimal System Pictograms

This is a great idea toward making the Library more usable for everyone. Good on ya, Oakland!

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Oakland Public Library DDC Pictograms

Alejandro

"Alejandro." The Fame Monster / Lady Gaga.

New York: 2009.

Wish in the Wind

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DeviantArt

Sustainable National Public Library of Kazakhstan

Wow.

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ECO Architecture: Sustainable Library in Kazakhstan

No Filtering

"Libraries Have Right to Filter Internet, But Maybe Shouldn't." Seattle Times / Bruce Ramsey.

Seattle: Seattle Times Online, May 11th 2010.

The Death of the Library: Read It & Weep

"The Death of the Library: Read It & Weep." Politics Daily / Delia Lloyd.

London: Politics Daily Online, June 6th 2010.

"...more than 25 million Americans reported using their public library more than 20 times in 2008, up from 20.3 million Americans in 2006. Particularly in the wake of the economic downturn, more and more Americans are turning to public libraries for such things as job hunting or to seek government services and continuing education -- not to mention free books, DVDs and CDs. And yet, according to this same study, a majority of states report cuts in library financing. In short -- much like the post office -- we seem to be losing these iconic communal institutions of our youth....My librarian friend reminds me that President Barack Obama obtained his first job after attending Columbia University by going to the New York Public Library.... In short, libraries are vital to creating an informed citizenry that is the hallmark of any democracy. So what do we lose when we lose libraries? We lose a lot."

I ❤ Libraries.

Monday

Hobo Humpin' Slobo Babe

Find Your Own Light

So Now You Know

It's a Fact: New York Dolls bassist Arthur 'Killer' Kane became a mild-mannered Librarian at Los Angeles' Mormon Family History Center specializing in Genealogical research!

Utagawa Hiroshige

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Navaro Rapids

Utagawa Hiroshige

Katsushika Hokusai

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The Great Wave Off Kanagawa

Katsushika Hokusai

Attitude Adjustor!

Thoughts

Who Put the Public in the Library Anyway?

"Who Put the Public in the Library Anyway?." End Homelessness / Shannon Moriarty.

America: Change.org, December 28th 2008.

"Are public libraries meant to be more 'public' or more 'library'?"

Farting in the Library

Shhhh!

Library a Powerful Draw for Newcomers

"Library a Powerful Draw for Newcomers: Immigrant Program Expands Institution's Community Reach." Edmonton Journal / Richard Warnica.

Edmonton: Edmonton Journal Online, May 31st 2010.

The Coming Data Explosion

"The Coming Data Explosion." New York Times Technology / Richard Macmanus.

New York: New York Times Online, May 2010.

"Today, we measure the size of the Web in exabytes and are uploading to it 15 times more data than we were 3 years ago."

What They Didn't Teach Us in Library School

"What They Didn't Teach Us in Library School." Tomgram / Chip Ward.

Utah :Tomgram, April 2007.

Quiet in the Library

"Quiet in the Library; An Urban Dilemma." Edmonton Journal / Richard Warnica.

Edmonton: Edmonton Journal Online, May 30th 2010.

"Libraries exist in a state of conflict. They are public space. Their doors are open to anyone. But in downtowns, anyone usually means more than the normal share of the rough: both around the edges and all the way through."

I Like It.

Gerard Matthieu

Be the Change

I Like Clouds

Sam Javanrouh

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Daily Dose of Imagery

Librarians Do Gaga

Bookulating Suggest-O-Mometer

Trying to find reading material for that difficult person who has read everything? Maybe that person is you! Try the Bookulating Suggest-O-Mometer!

Faithful Few Keep Dewey Alive in Download World

"Faithful Few Keep Dewey Alive in Download World." The Age / Natalie Craig.

Australia: The Age Online, May 2nd 2010.

More Evidence That Jay Leno Isn't Funny

"Jay Leno's Bad Library Joke." Library Journal /Norman Oder.

America: LJ Online, May 14th 2010.

Marian the Cybrarian

"Marian the Cybrarian." The Chronicle of Higher Education / Thomas H. Benton.

Washington: Chronicle Online, May 20th 2010.

Closing Public Libraries

"Why Closing More Public Libraries Might Be the Best Thing (...Right Now)." LISNews / Andy W.

New Jersey: Agnostic, Maybe, May 27th 2010.

Worst Master's Degrees

"No 25 Library & Information Science." In Pictures: Worst Master's Degrees for Jobs / Forbes.

New York: Forbes Online, May 19th 2010.

Interesting given that Librarian/Knowledge Manager/Information Professional has topped Best Careers Lists for years.

Thine Own Self

Kids

Eternal

~Ian Curtis (1956-1980)

Done. & Done.

How To Become a Librarian

"How To Become a Librarian." Suite 101 / Sapna Nayyar-Pellicane.

America: Suite 101.com, July 28th 2009.

Neat

I Don't Get It, But I Like It

Sometimes, That Happens

Sleep With a Librarian

Drink With a Librarian

Quit Fondling Your Ego

I love this. From Dear Eva on Artists Unite:

"Don’t! Learn to say “Fuck You” to the world once in a while. You have every right to. Just stop thinking, worrying, looking over your shoulder, wondering, doubting, fearing, hurting, hoping for some easy way out, struggling, gasping, confusing, itching, scratching, mumbling, bumbling, grumbling, humbling, stumbling, rumbling, rambling, gambling, tumbling, scumbling, scrambling, hitching, hatching, bitching, moaning, groaning, honing, boning, horse-shitting, hair-splitting, nit-picking, piss-trickling, nose sticking, ass-gouging, eyeball-poking, finger-pointing, alleyway-sneaking, long waiting, small stepping, evil-eyeing, back-scratching, searching, perching, besmirching, grinding grinding grinding away at yourself. Stop it and just DO!"

Stacks Then

Notable Quotable

"Perhaps no place in any community 

is so totally democratic as the town library. 

The only entrance requirement is interest."

~Lady Bird Johnson

Reference Librarian

How To Dress Like A Librarian

"How To Dress Like A  Librarian." Lovelyish / Jessica.

America: Lovelyish.com, October 16th 2009.

This is Awesome, Australia

"Shush! If You're On Level Four." Biological Sciences Library.
Australia: University of Queensland, September 28th 2008.

"Due to recent complaints about noise levels, library staff will now be practising their finely honed shushing skills on level 4 of the Biological Sciences Library. If you wish to make noise in the library, please do so on one of the other floors, e.g. levels 1 to 3, although preferably do not make too much noise."

I Believe in a Thing Called Blog

Excellent Intellectual Audiophile Music Blog:
Songs From the Etc File.

Use of Public Libraries In Hard Economic Times

"Use of Public Libraries In Hard Economic Times." Provincial Library.
Nova Scotia: Provincial Library.

DryIcons

Here is a cool website that I just discovered, which offers unique graphics for Free.

Mad Props to you folks at DryIcons.com.  This is a great service.

Stacks of People Are Visiting the Library

"Stacks of People Are Visiting the Library." Revere Journal / Seth Daniel.
Massachusetts: Revere Journal Online, May 19th 2010.

I Like It

Obama Thinks Information is a Diversion

"Obama Thinks Information is a Diversion." DRScoundrels / Dirty Rotten Scoundrels.
America: DRScoundrels Online, May 9th 2010.

If You Need to Ask, It Isn't Stupid

Er,..

Sometimes, This Happens

Notable Quotable

"What is more important in a library 
than anything else -- than everything else -- 
is the fact that it exists." 
~Archibald MacLeish 

We Are The World

CN Tower Toronto

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CN Tower

King Street Toronto

Cincinnatti Daguerreotype

Fontayne, Charles & William S. Porter. Cincinnati Panorama.

8 Dagguereotype Plates. Cincinnati: 1848.

This is cool.

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Cincinnati Panorama
Cincinnati Public Library

Geneaology

I Like It.

Reading. It's Crazy.

I Like Mind Maps

Gutenberg 2.0

"Gutenberg 2.0: Harvard Libraries Deal with Disruptive Change." Harvard Magazine / Johnathan Shaw.
Cambridge: Harvard Magazine Online, May-June 2010.

Sometimes, That Happens

I Like to Laugh

Punk Librarian

Uh-Oh

Information Desk

Lego Library!

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Miss Librarian & the Bookworms

Search Engine

Ooooh,
found it in colour --
score!

Strategies for Digital Natives

"From Realities to Values: A Strategy Framework for Digital Natives." Information Today / Helene Blowers.
New Jersey: Information Today Online, April 2010.

"In fact, for most Digital Natives, there is no definitive divide between their physical identity and their digital footprint; they coexist as a singular entity. Digital Natives understand that in order to participate and be influential in today’s world, a digital identity can’t be treated as an add-on to life. It’s essential to everything, period."

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New Strategies for Digital Natives

The Power of Parametadata

"The Power of Parametadata." VocabControl / Fran.
London: VocabControl Online, May 2nd 2010.

I Hate Computers: Confessions of a SysAdmin

"I Hate Computers: Confessions of A Sysadmin." Crunch Gear / Scott Merrill.
New York: Crunch Gear Online, April 22nd 2010.

Critical Assets: Academic Libraries

"Critical Assets: Academic Libraries, a View from the Administration Building." Library Journal / Barbara Fister.
New York: Library Journal Online, May 1st 2010.

"For many observers, these predictions sound...like assumptions that might be made by bean-counters in the administration building who haven't set foot in a library in decades and think students don't need books, now that they can get everything on the Internet for free. As higher education confronts shortages in hungry times, will officials who previously viewed the library as a sacred cow think it's time for a barbecue?"

Information Age. Over. Toast. Done.

"The Information Age is Over. It's Toast. Done." Library Networking Group / Michael Ridley.
America: Libraryng Online, May 5th 2010.

"Librarians have long debated and agonized over their professional identity. To be a Librarian is to engage in this angst. With each wave of change, the most recent being digital resources and the internet, there is clear evidence of the decline of the profession and the irrelevance of our Libraries. Perpetually on the brink, Librarianship appears to be just one advancement away from its elimination. When the pundits began to talk about the “Information Age” it’s no wonder that we jumped on the bandwagon with shameless enthusiasm. Finally, this was our time.We know about this stuff. Pay attention to us. And they did (sort of); and it was good (sort of)."

Publishing: The Revolutionary Future

"Publishing: The Revolutionary Future." New York Review of Books / Jason Epstein.
New York: NYBooks Online, March 11th 2010.

5 Ways Google Book Settlement Will Change The Future of Reading

"5 Ways the Google Book Settlement Will Change the Future of Reading." io9 / Annalee Newitz.
New York: Gawker Media, April 2nd 2010.

Ninja Librarians