lower east side librarian

• Circus Amok season schedule
• Intro to Drupal Session Notes
• OCLC WorldCat Hackathon
• One Web Day
• Over 200 new NYPL card holders
• RNC Welcoming Committee
• [Siva Vaidhyanathan]'s essay on the myth of the "digital generation"
• Taxpayers off the hook for GOP convention lawsuits
• White House DJ Battle

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I don't really have time to write a detailed post just now, but I wanted to get this out there because I really love Bitch: Feminist Response to Pop Culture. The print publishing industry is all kinds of fucked right now, and not just because many people like to read things online. When I get more time, I'll dig up links and backstory on the demise of Punk Planet, Clamor, etc. Anyway, send them some dough!

This weekend I attended Drupal Camp, organized by the New York City Drupal Gommunity, including and especially my spouse Eric.

My overall feeling is that it was great to see such a large and motivated group in action--providing two days of training and peer learning, friggin' delicious bagels, and pizza, all for free.

LCSH Weeks 33 and 34

The Library of Congress delineates the difference between DESPOTISM and DICTATORSHIP (monarch, not a monarch), welcomes THREE BEARS, the HIJACKING OF YACHTS and more.

PS Here's a reminder to send Sandy Berman some love.

Legendary cataloger Sandy Berman was in a serious car accident last Friday and is facing a long and arduous recovery.

I declare the six weeks or so from now until his birthday on October 6, Sandy Berman appreciation month. (It takes way more than a month to show sufficient appreciation, believe me!) Please participate by sending him cards, flowers, subject heading suggestions, and low fat schnitzel.

Sanford Berman
4400 Morningside Road
Edina, MN
55416-5043

I found a notice stuffed in my door when I arrived home from work on Friday evening that my landlord is changing the lock on the front door on Wednesday "to enhance security" and that the leaseholder only, bearing two photo IDs and a utility bill can pick up the new key on Monday or Tuesday between 3 and 5. Does that seem reasonable to you?

The latest Library Journal zine review column is out. It features reviews of Guerrilla Greywater Girls's Guide to Water, We'll Never Have Paris, Miranda, The Assassin and the Whiner, and a No Better Voice/Truckface split.

I have been sick of the presidential elections since the early part of the primaries, but that doesn't mean I won't prolong the discourse myself on occasion. Click the read more link for some thoughts on Obama, Kucinich, political cartoons, patriotism, sexism, and protests.

In case by any bizarre chance, the mainstream media are not covering what's happening outside the convention centers at the Republican and Democratic National Conventions, a good source for protest news is Infoshop.org.

Yesterday I declared Sandy Berman Appreciation Month and implored readers to send Sandy get well wishes. But I know it's really hard for some people to buy a card, write on it, put it in an envelope, stamp it, and mail it. Therefore, I volunteer to convey your messages for you.