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From Salon.com: The author of a new book talks about the secret lives of America’s favorite — and endangered — disciplinarians. Behold the stereotypical librarian, with her cat’s-eye glasses, bun and pantyhose — a creature whose desexualized persona and desire for us to be quiet has fueled generations of wild sexual fantasies. But [...] American Libraries features this nifty article on easy tech wins: Even non-techies can offer cutting-edge services right away New social media websites such as Facebook and Twitter enable librarians to converse, communicate, and collaborate with patrons as never before, because they are increasingly a part of people’s everyday lives. A brochure [...] KMDI Professional Development Events – Seeking Featured Panelists! “Domain Specific Applications of Knowledge Media Design” Do you work in a field that is related to Knowledge/Media/Design? If you answered yes to those question, we need you! Who are we? The professional development committee consists of [...] “To ask why we need libraries at all, when there is so much information available elsewhere, is about as sensible as asking if roadmaps are necessary now that there are so very many roads.” - Jon Bing, Professor of Information Technology Law, University of Oslo, Norway Dr. Gary Marchionini, Cary C. Boshamer Professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, has been appointed dean of the School of Information and Library Sciences. The University’s Board of Trustees today (Jan. 28) approved the appointment, effective April 1. “Gary Marchionini is a distinguished faculty member whose extraordinary academic background is internationally renowned,” said [...] |
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