Archive for January, 2008
“Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich”?
This weekend I finished reading The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich by Timothy Ferris. It was an interesting read and really inspired me to cut the clutter in my daily schedule and prioritize my time for the better. As for its “New Rich” characters, I have [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Keeping Up with the Speed of Libraries
Libraries are on top of the information world and provide an essential service to the community. Keeping current with library news may make your fantastic library job even more enjoyable…
LIS NEWS
RSS Feeds on Library Journal
LISNews
Docuticker
ExLibris
Free Pint
Law Library Resource Xchange (LLRX)
Librarian’s Index to the Internet
Reference Reviews
Research Buzz
Resource Shelf
The Scout Report
Search Engine Watch
LIS BLOGS
beSpacific
Current Cites
Librarian.net
Peter Scott’s Library [...]
Finding a Job in a Library
Libraries are wonderful places to visit, learn, enjoy, and explore, but they are also great working environments. Your dream job is waiting for you…
Wisconsin SLIS Jobs
ALA Career Leads Online
JINFO: Jobs in Information
Jobs for Information Professionals
Jobs in Library & Information Technology
Library Job Hunting (Ann’s Place)
Libjobs.com
Library Job Postings
Library Job Listings (Nebraska Library Commission)
C. Berger Group (CBG)
InfoCurrent
Library [...]
Awards Season + A Festive Time of Year
Television writers may be on strike, but the book awards season is kicking it into high gear.
So…Treat yourself to a good book ASAP!
Notable Books Council
provides opportunities for exhibits, displays, and discussion within the library
Bookwire
book awards resources
The U.S. also has several fantastic book festivals to get your bibliographic juices flowing. I am especially pumped up [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Make Way for Weddings!
Planning a wedding? If you or someone you know is getting married in 2008, I hope that these links will help you make your way down the aisle…
General Wedding Sites:
The Wedding Experience
Wedding Window
E-Wedding
The Knot
Wedding Solutions
Brides.com
Blue Skies and Daisies
Setting up a wedding blog with RSS feeds:
http://www.weddingbee.com
http://www.manolobrides.com
Wedding dresses:
http://www.alfredangelo.com
http://ww.w.demetriosbride.com
http://www.amymichelson.com
http://www.tropicbride.com
Bridal veil how-to instructions:
http://www.wegotgame.net/jen/veils/html
Customized Wedding albums:
http://www.picaboo.com
Travel gift registry:
http://www.giftpile.com
Destination wedding [...]
Get Your Library Science Degree in 2008…Online
U.S. News & World Report (01/21/08 issue) released a listing of the country’s largest E-learning programs for Library Science:
1. San Jose State University (CA)
Year launched: 2000
Number of students (fall 2006): 1,900
Technical help? (daily hours): yes [15]
Limit on class size? (max. students): yes[25]
Typical per-credit hour charge ($): 4,203/8,271
2. University of South Florida
Year launched: 1999
Number of students [...]
Luxurious Libraries
Imagine yourself cruising the clouds at 130 m.p.h. while staffing the reference desk in the library of the world’s first luxury air hotel… French designer Jean-Marie Massaud is bringing this dream to life! His Manned Cloud airship hotel will accommodate 40 guests (+15 staff members) and as Massaud puts it: “permits man to explore [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Recycling your Electronics
This month’s issue of National Geographic has a spectacular article on high-tech trash and its devastating effect on the global environment and developing nations (High-Tech Trash: Will your discarded TV or computer end up in a ditch in Ghana? by Chris Carroll, Jan. 2008). Unfortunately, the U.S. is to blame for much of the [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Happy 2008!
U.S. News & World Report recently published a feature story entitled: “50 Ways to Improve Your Life” (Dec. 31 2007-Jan. 7, 2008 issue). Number 17 on the list advised everyone to “get (and use) a library card.”
It’s a small bit of the article, but any publicity is good publicity. In addition, #11 on the list [...]
