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Library Camp NYC 2007: Blogging & Microblogging

Wed, 08/15/2007 - 3:53pm by jenna

I went to Blogging and Microblogging since I'm a bit curious about Twitter. It turns out there's another microblogging tool called Pownce that was also discussed. After the session, I remain curious but unconvinced. One attendee said that Twitter, rather than sucking up more time, as I fear it would, helps you do things faster (e.g. takes away the pressure to write loooong blog posts like this one).

Read more. You might want to read my overview of the whole day first, though.

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ABC No Rio Building Fund Appeal

Mon, 08/13/2007 - 3:56pm by jenna

ABC No Rio -- Trying to raise a million bucks.

When the typical users of your space are young activists, punks, anarchists, freegans, "early career" artists, and the like, raising the dough to save that space is double plus not easy.

Return of the Zine Yearbook

Mon, 08/13/2007 - 1:34pm by jenna

The Zine Yearbook is back, now to be published by Microcosm.
Basically, to be considered for the 2007 edition, just mail your zine to Microcosm 222 S Rogers St. Bloomington, IN 47404 by December 31, 2007.

Espresso Book Machine at NYPL/SIBL

Thu, 08/02/2007 - 12:33pm by jenna

I saw Jason Epstein talk about this print on demand book making machine at METRO's "It's All about the Book" conference earlier this summer. It will be set up at NYPL's Science Industry and Business Library through September 7.

Transgender Resource Collection

Tue, 07/31/2007 - 4:58pm by jenna

I got the print brochure for this collection in the mail from a friend and was glad to see that it's online, as well. It's the Transgender Resource Collection from the Oak Park Public Library in Illinois.

Book Pile Poems

Thu, 07/26/2007 - 10:35am by jenna

The latest form of found/made poetry is stacking up your books so that their titles create poems. It's a Dutch thing, but they have some poems in English, too, my favorite from Elisabeth Franji.

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back from the midwest

Sun, 07/22/2007 - 7:31pm by jenna

Okay; I've been back from Minneapolis (SHARP conference and Zine Fest) and Chicago (visiting a library school friend) for almost a week, but it's taken me a while to get around to writing it up. First I needed a day off, then I had to focus on catching up on work stuff, and then there was Harry Potter to devour.

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NYPL did me right this time

Sun, 07/22/2007 - 5:28pm by jenna

This time NYPL's "in transit" message was accurate, and I was able to pick up my copy of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows the day it came out. Don't worry; no spoilers will follow.

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I <3 Dorky Library Humor

Fri, 07/20/2007 - 4:56pm by jenna

I am a total sucker for in-jokes, especially when they're as bibliogeekarific as this punny history of cataloging. I just wish they'd kept going instead of stopping in 1916.

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Librarian 2.0 - Interviews of the future of librarians

Thu, 07/19/2007 - 11:28am by jenna

Will Sherman of Degree Tutor (the same guy who wrote that 33 Reasons Libraries Are Still Important article) interviewed 27 library workers including me. I'm pretty happy with how mine came out--except for some grammar weirdness and missing links.

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