I always find it interesting to see what search terms people use to find what they are looking for (or not looking for). On that note, I thought I would share a quick behind the scenes of keyword searching for my article, The Effect of Automation on Academic Library Staffing: A Discussion . There is no abstract or keywords attached
So, a few of us were discussing via various forms of social media, IM’ing – the works – the state of librarianship (post migraine, my brain makes random connections and kind of scattered — a poor time for coding but a great time for absorbing ideas): Libraries are dreadfully underfunded and understaffed to the point where others are starting to
Computer Sci is no. 2 for best; LIS is no. 1 for worst. Something is wrong there… —The Best and Worst Master’s Degrees for Jobs [Forbes](Hint: LIS is not in the “best” list… )http://www.forbes.com/sites/jacquelynsmith/2012/06/08/the-best-and-worst-masters-degrees-for-jobs-2/
Nice little presentation about the OCLC Reclamation Project from Pierce College Library (a Voyager ILS library). What is the reclamation project? It syncs and sets holdings in OCLC. A Reclamation Project on Prezi
from an email via a listserv… Library of Congress Announces Modeling Initiative …. [snip] The Library of Congress has asked Zepheira to provide a model (or models) that can serve as a strong starting point for discussion, and an analysis of related initiatives underway that will be useful to this effort. LC expects that the proposed model(s) will change and
Discovery Tool Implementation and Selection May 15-16, 2012 Hosted by Nara Newcomer and Bill Walsh Please join us for an e-forum discussion. It’s free and open to everyone! Registration information is at the end of the message. Each day, sessions begin and end at: Pacific: 7am – 3pm Mountain: 8am – 4pm Central: 9am – 5 pm Eastern: 10am –
Some interesting thoughts sprinkled throughout the interview portion… ———-OCLC now serves 72,035 libraries in 170 countries, with more than 260 million records—up from 39 million records in 1998. Its businesses have shifted radically, with an increasing proportion of its revenues derived from the library automation business rather than metadata services. Jordan’s tenure has not been without controversy. Some in the
—————- Unable to attend another conference because you’re understaffed? Are you miles (and miles) away from another academic library? Do you count downloading apps to your smartphone as professional development? Academic Librarians in small and rural environments face unique challenges in gaining access to formal and informal continuing education, networking, and professional development opportunities. If you are a credentialed academic
The Technical Services Interest Group is seeking catalogers from public, academic, and special libraries to participate in the Cataloging Roundtable at COMO 2012 (October 3-5, 2012 in Macon). The purpose of the Cataloging Roundtable is to discuss the best and latest developments in cataloging and bibliographic control, as well as, bring together all those interested in cataloging and classification. If