March 2012
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So far this weekend I’ve managed two interviews for my alma mater (which shall remain necessarily nameless), both rather good. The second featured a moment of “Wow, we both went to the same summer nerd camp, at the same campus, for the same class, about ten years apart.” Much hysterical “Oh my god, no way” laughter ensued. In the interviews, I try to give a sense...
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Q&A: MetsBlog talks to Daniel Murphy about his... →
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The psychological benefits of re-reading →
From the article:
“The first time people read - or watch - through, they are focused on events and stories.
The second time through, the repeated experience reignites the emotions caused by the book or film, and allows people to savour those emotions at leisure.
The ‘second run’ can offer profound emotional benefits, says a new study, based on interviews with readers in...
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Ranganathan's Five Laws
cartulary:
Books are for use. Books are for all; or Every reader his book. Every book its reader. Save the time of the reader. A library is a growing organism.
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Keith Hernandez on Gary Carter's death - Video →
eddling:
metsingaround:
Tears beyond tears
Oh Mex :’(
And now I’m crying in my office…
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I added a "Tour Dates" page to my Tumblr. Dates... →
Friends of mine who live in DC should be aware that this is happening on April 13th and at the Black Cat. Or two shows in NYC. And the Met finally reopened their American Art wing.
PLOTTING!
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"Incorporating RDA practices into WorldCat : a...
jasonwdean replied to your link: “Incorporating RDA practices into WorldCat : a discussion paper”
Or, Incorporating RDA practices into WorldCat : a “discussion paper” - it seems like they have made up their minds already…
Pretty much. I like that we can add heading to AACR2 records, but there’s that great caveat of “if it is considered useful”. I have a...
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"Incorporating RDA practices into WorldCat : a... →
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U. Delaware Is First ARL Library to Adopt... →
thelibrarianontherun:
U. Delaware Is First ARL Library to Adopt WorldShare The University of Delaware Library is switching to the cloud-based OCLC WorldShare Management Services. Some 33 libraries have begun using OCLC WorldShare Management Services since its launch in July 2011 (as Web-scale Management Services; OCLC rebranded it in December 2011). Some 117 libraries worldwide have committed to...
So at least I waited an hour and a half after coming home from work before I logged back into my work computer via the VPN. That’s a reasonable choice on a Friday night, right? And it’s technically professional development stuff and not cataloging or documentation. So I’m totally fine on this, right?
I promise I will be a normal human being again when I’m on the same...
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“A bookshelf is as particular to its owner as are his or her clothes; a...”
– Alan Bennett (via crazylilcuban)
eddling:
Oh, Gavin. I choose to remember you...
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Too Busy to Read Charles Dickens? Then Try the... →
“But unlike Shakespeare or Goethe, Dickens’s influence on classical music is less pronounced – at least on first glance.
Further scrutiny shows some often surprising intersections between the music of Dickens’s time and his writing, with its sweeping plots, colorful characters and mellifluous prose (tune in to 105.9 FM and WQXR.org for Dickens-themed selections all day Tuesday). Dickens...
