The Contrary Librarian

thecardiganlibrarian:

coolest librarian business cards, or coolest librarian business cards of all time? [via]

Thinking about business cards to take to Umbrella 2013 because I think the most meaningful ‘networking’ encounters I experience will be outside the hubbub of the conference.  I am struggling to think of text to put on, aside from my name, email address and Twitter name, because I don’t know what I am yet.  Partway through my Master’s degree, I’m not a qualified librarian just yet, but I don’t want to crowd the card with all my interests and aspirations.

Anyway, look at these!

thewritershelpers:

uberwench:

skokielibrary:

teen-stuff-at-the-library:

A Great Guide on How to Cite Social Media Using Both MLA and APA styles

You’ll probably find this useful at some point.

Man, where was this chart when I was in library school?

Reblogging because EVERYONE (ESPECIALLY COLLEGE STUDENTS) needs this in their life. -H

(via gtfothinspo)

Anatomy for Artists for withdrawal

libraryjournal:

gitmobooks:

“Star Trek,” “Robinson Crusoe,” and “David Copperfield”

NYT reporter Charlie Savage has started a Tumblr documenting books that catch his eye in the Guantanamo Bay Prison Library. There is something both so heartening, and heartbreaking, about all of these images. (I wonder, too, how many of the detainees can read English?)

Especially relevant in light of the current hunger strike going on there.

one-more-last-try:

This library is doing shit right

Since finding Nerdfighter graffiti on one of the desks in our library, I think one of these would have a nice home here.

(via effyeahnerdfighters)

I can usually tell which books need weeding by their gorgeous 1960s covers.

misslibrelula:

missoulapubliclibrary:

arsetculture:

A book of my cartoons will be out in late April. http://bit.ly/XnNdp8 @tomgauld

Can you imagine taking the Finnegans Wake bookpill?

But all bookpills look the same! Imagine taking 50 Shades of Grey by accident! Nanolibrarians of the future will have to come up with some solid bookpill cataloguing rules.

marissa1982:

libraryjournal:

(via New Stephen’s Lighthouse)

yesssss

Beautiful.

(via thelibrarykerry)