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However it is true that most of us like cats and mostly do not hate Wikipedia.
Jessamyn West | How Not to Write about Libraries: Some Guidelines for Reporters (via thepinakes)
The Art of Library Date Stamps
For Italian artist Frederico Pietrella, time is a framework that can be measured in the time it takes to create a work of art. And one of the mediums he uses to illustrate the concept of time is a library date stamp. As his large-scale images take a considerable amount of time to produce, he will change the stamp to reflect the current date, adding texture to illustrate his everyday images in a complex, pointillistic manner.
Well look at this.
(via libraryjournal)
An Open Letter To The Look That Slowly Forms On Your Face When I Tell You I Am A Librarian
It’s what happens next that, to me, is unforgivable. It’s when your eyes light up ever so slightly, that bemused, faraway look coalesces, and you turn to me and say:“How ‘bout that Dewey Decimal System?”
At that moment, you look so proud of yourself. You believe you have found a clever way out of cocktail party purgatory. You look almost hopeful, as if the conversation has been saved. But let me explain to your smug visage what has just happened: you have ruined it for everyone.
This entire piece is wonderful and this quote in particular is the best.
(Source: sheasmith, via librarianista)
“There Murphy lay, covered in blood and the card catalog. He hadn’t listened to the librarian—so he’d been shushed for the last time.”
(via libraryjournal)
11 Amazing Librarian Tattoos | Mental Floss
| How many public librarians does it take to change a light bulb? | |
| Well, first we'll have to pass a bond measure to pay for the replacement. | |
| How many academic librarians does it take to change a light bulb? | |
| No fewer than three, acting as a committee to determine the best solutions and alternative practices, which, after a lengthy review process, will be presented to custodial staff. | |
| How many catalog(ue) librarians does it take to change a light bulb? | |
| I don't understand why we don't call it an 'Electric Lamp, Incandescent' any more. And in any case, I just changed that light bulb a few years ago. | |
| How many library school students does it take to change a light bulb? | |
| LED light bulbs are a far more efficient technology with a lot of applications in brick-and-mortar information facilities, but it would be even better if we just digitized the collections and put them into accessible silos. | |
| How many emerging technologies librarians does it take to change a light bulb? | |
| Have you tried turning it off and on again? |
That’s what it says in my CV. Awesome.
Also something I believe…
Neil Gaiman being the best.
Library Lover Dress from ModCloth
“Some see the establishment as merely a boring, book-filled building, but to you, the bibliotheque is so much more. Stepping inside wearing this sweet and smart dress by Tulle Clothing, the first thing you see are stripes of colorful spines that you love to be among every day. Tulle’s flair for vintage-inspired modern apparel and accessories makes this ginger-orange piece a wise choice for your back-to-school wardrobe…. You assume a new seat on each visit, and, tucking your buckled shoes under you today, you tighten the ribbon tied around your ponytail, straighten your watch, and sit back to take it all in from this fresh angle!”
ModCloth, I do love the names of your items. This one wins me heart!
“Before your study group starts, you lean against the railing of the grand library staircase and admire the brisk afternoon. Clad in your bright teal-blue coat by Tulle Clothing, you feel as cozy and classic as the book-lined rooms just through the library doors. … Alongside your pleated shift, knee-high socks, patterned ballet flats, and stack of textbooks, this jacket looks just as smart as you are!”
(Source: harmonic-motion, via missrumphiusproject)
yep, that’s us.
Librarians with the sketches. Think I’m going to work on a few more digi sketches :D
