Imagine working in a public library....

Having a teenage Hunger Games nut in the house, I thought this was hilarious.....

http://librarianproblems.tumblr.com/post/23615924905/when-i-tell-a-patron-we-do-have-the-hunger-games

Publishers make the shift from print to digital more complex than it needs to be

This sort of money-grabbing makes me so angry - it holds students (who typically live on very low incomes) to ransom

https://chronicle.com/article/What-Is-an-Access-Code-Worth-/134048/

Found this interesting article about a library lending cake pans

What i found interesting is that they tied it into their collection - cooking books were being borrowed and they also had little events for the children.  Libraries certainly aren't just about books!

http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2012/06/library-services/let-them-lend-cake-pans/

NATIONAL SIMULTANEOUS STORY TIME 2012

THE VERY CRANKY BEAR



At Alexandra Hills each year during LIW, children services hosts an under 8s activities day.  The library got involved this year and we had the pleasure of reading The Very Cranky Bear to the kids.  I thoroughly enjoyed myself and I think the kids did too. 

Check out our wall!

We have had a lot of comments about the wall behind our circ desk and how fantastic it looks!

What sort of librarian are you?

 

http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2012/03/opinion/peer-to-peer-review/authentic-librarianship-and-the-question-of-service-peer-to-peer-review/

Hyper-connected experts

Being a digital immigrant, I found this article both fascinating and thought provoking:

http://www.demodirt.com/index.php/generation-y/27-technology/498-you-cant-trust-hyper-connected-experts

The phenomenon of "crowd wisdom" is one which impacts on us here at MSIT as far as delivering information literacy programs.  Just because an item or opinion is on Facebook or YouTube or even as part of a blog, how do students determine the authority or validity of the piece?  More importantly, do they care?  How does this impact on their assignement work?

I'd love to hear from the younger generation on their opinions of this piece.