librarian

A librarian is the name we give to the person who looks after a library. Often referred to as an information specialist or information professional, a librarian is an often overlooked but always needed member of the social world we live in. The traditional stereotype of a librarian is a quiet, sometimes shy person who has a passion for books and is academically trained to a high standard. Librarians deal with categorized topics. For example, a librarian would keep categorized books and resources on topics ranging from weddings to fishing.

Librarian blog searches will more than likely pull up sites designed to aid the librarian in their occupation. The Library Journal blog – is no exception. As you may expect, this site is particularly well laid out, with instant access to the archives of the site itself and with its own search engine. Any information the viewer needs is readily accessible.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “librarian”

• PONDERING: Snippety snip

  
  The Good, The Bad and The Unread — Authority: 431
  Several bloggers have answered comments on the AAR forums about blogging recently. In doing so, some have noticed a recent snippiness and touchiness in the reading community, from readers and from writers. I was hanging around at Wendy’s blog recently, something I do a lot, and she’s noticed something ...
  12 hours ago

• The Library & The CMS: a wish list

  
  The Ubiquitous Librarian (Brian Mathews) — Authority:
  I’m really excited about the relationship that is forming between the Library and our Course Management System folks. UCSB is adopting Moodle and there is a lot of momentum gathering. The Library has been invited to be development partners but also to help with assessment as well. Here are my quick and dirty notes ...
  23 hours ago

• The Librarian TV Movies to Move to Theaters

  
  TVOvermind TVOvermind TV That Controls You — Authority: 629
  Does anyone out there watch The Librarian series with Noah Wylie on TNT?  Theyre my guilty little pleasure. The first Librarian TV movie appeared in 2004 and was called "Quest for the Spear".  The second was in 2006 and was called "Return to King Solomons Mine" and the final one (or so we thought) aired in 2008 and ...
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• High Five, Seltzer Boy!

  
  Boston Blogs - Boston's blog network — Authority: 459
  8 oz cans of Polar Seltzer are now available! Sent via BlackBerry by AT&THelp support my 2009 Boston Marathon Charity: Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary. Visit www.firstgiving.com/got2trotlibrarian to make a donation.
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• Molestation in Elementary School Library by Third Grader on Classmate; Librarian Mishandles 8 Year Old Victims Plea for Help; School Refuses Comment

  
  SafeLibraries — Authority: 451
  " Mom Says 3rd Grader Performed Sex Act On Her Son ," by Kelly Hessedal , WREG-TV CBS3 , 6 November 2009 (and see the video at this site): FAST FACTS: * Mom says her sons 3rd grade classmate performed sex act on him * Alleged incident happened in library, while librarian was there * District says ...
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• Bookless libraries?

  
  TeleRead: Bring the E-Books Home — Authority: 662
  When does a library cease to be a library? This was the central point of a debate about the fate of educational institutions’ brick-and-mortar libraries at the 2009 Educause Conference in Denver, as reported by Inside Higher Ed . Despite the objections of “a minority of very loud faculty members,” (Suzanne ...
  3 days ago

• Week 9 Start & Sit: Warner, Jacobs Ready for Bounce Back Weekend

  
  The Hazean — Authority: 521
  Hard to believe it is already week 9 of the 2009 NFL season. Even harder to believe, in some respects, how Kurt Warner and Brandon Jacobs have struggled at times this season for fantasy owners. Warner turned the ball over six times last weekend against Carolina, just one week after dismantling the Giants on the ...
  3 days ago

• Job vacancy in GNLU Nov09

  
  ?????? ????? - Government Jobs India - Sarkari Naukri — Authority: 141
  Gujarat National Law University (GNLU) Gandhinagar – Gujarat Applications are invited for the following posts of : Professor in Law Assistant Professors  (Senior Scale/Selection Grade) in Law,  Science and Technology, Commerce and Management, Political Science, Social Science, ...
  3 days ago

• We know your secrets

  
  Romancing the Blog | Romance Authors and Readers Who Blog — Authority: 539
  This topic came to me recently in a way I hadn’t considered before. We librarians know your secrets. This was one of the things we frequently discussed in the ethics class I took in grad school. But the secrets I’m thinking of go beyond your medical history, your marital status and your legal issues. We librarians ...
  4 days ago

• T13 – All About the Books

  
  Yellow Roses Garden — Authority: 112
        I’m a reader, I love to read. Give me a good book, I’m happy. Books take away the pain, books help you escape from the mundane, books take you on mini vacations and books enlighten us in ways we never saw coming.  The following are some books that have given me some pleasure in the past few months. ...
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• Librarian Board Exam Result November 2009

  
  Coolbuster - The Power of Information — Authority: 140
  The November 2009 Librarian Licensure (Board) Exam result, top 10 passers, top performing schools and performance of schools in alphabetical order are available here once officially released by the PRC.Enter your email address:Roll of Successful ExamineesLIBRARIANS LICENSURE EXAMINATIONHeld in November 2009To be ...
  5 days ago

• JAWAHARLAL INSTITUTE OF POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH JOBS-RECRUITMENT NOV 09

  
  BABU JOBS — Authority: 140
  Government Job Vacancies November 2009 in JIPMER PuducherryJAWAHARLAL INSTITUTE OF POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH,PUDUCHERRY- 605 006.Institution of National Importance(Under Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India)Applications are invited by the Director, Jawaharlal Institute of ...
  5 days ago

• Library-Related Trivia?

  
  Ask MetaFilter — Authority: 634
  Library-Related Trivia? Im helping to plan a fun, informal gathering for the professional librarians who work at my mid-sized Canadian public library system. For one activity, Id like to have some library-related trivia questions. These dont have to be 100% accurate. For example, Q: Anecdotally, this is the most ...
  6 days ago

• West Virginia writer slays inner demons in rubenesque romance The Giving Season

  
  The Pearlsong Letter — Authority: 103
  Librarian by day, horror writer by night -- author surprises with sweet first novel Rebecca Brock loves all things zombie, tentacled creatures and horror. But the author of short stories in the zombie-fiction anthologies The Best of All Flesh and...
  6 days ago

• Welcome To November

  
  @ the Library — Authority: 110
  A 20 something woman said “fuck you” to me today from across the Library. She was upset about the wait time for our Internet computers and when a PC unexpectedly opened in the Childrens’ Department she stopped and gave me her idea of a going away present on her way to the open PC. … Not on your best day baby!
  1 week ago

• How To Write An Ebook, One Article At A Time

  
  The ReaderZine — Authority: 128
  It’s amazing how long it took me to start my first ebook I didn’t think of myself as an author. I knew that information was creating a fortune for others, but who was I to think I could write a book? I knew all the reasons to do it. The task just seemed so daunting. I started out writing and submitting ...
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• The ups and downs of Sunday afternoon drinking.

  
  I was told there would be bacon. — Authority: 123
  Dont get me wrong, I had a delightful time with everyone at KayGee and The Prison Librarians place yesterday, even if we were watching the Vikings-Packers game (thanks for not having any dam game breaks, Fox. Contrary to popular belief here were other games on, you douchebags). However, today Im really feeling the ...
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• Group A posts in Mizoram University Nov09

  
  ?????? ????? - Government Jobs India - Sarkari Naukri — Authority: 141
  Published by Manisha for sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com Mizoram University (A Central Unversity) Aizawl, Mizoram Applications are invited for filling up of vacant Non-teaching (Group ‘A’) posts under Mizoram University : Registrar : 01 post, Pay Scale : Rs.37400-67000 + AGP Rs.10000 Finance ...
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• LIS768 Context Book Report Videos

  
  Tame The Web — Authority: 121
  This semester I added the option for my students in LIS768 to make a video or other media presentation instead of writing a blog post for the context book assignment. A few folks tried it out. Here are the results: Setting the Table: Danny Meyer ...
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• Advocating with More Dimension to Your Monthly Reports

  
  The Unquiet Librarian — Authority: 490
    Media 21: Immersion into Issues of Africa Through Literature Circles and Research (The Unquiet Library) via kwout The process of creating monthly reports is a yearly evolution for me; each year, I try to find ways to include more meaningful and relevant data while presenting that information in more ...
  1 week ago

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