tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84964278618578423672023-11-15T07:17:53.324-08:00Foundations of LibrariesMy reflections while teaching Foundations of Libraries & Information ScienceDr. Kahnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06919052566905278949noreply@blogger.comBlogger57125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8496427861857842367.post-45739592689079359512012-07-13T09:05:00.003-07:002012-07-13T09:05:58.531-07:00In the aftermath of Foundations this summer<br />
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library and information science and look for new books. Two contain a series of articles examining the
digital world we find ourselves in. How do we conceive of the library in a
digital world? Penny Dale, Jill Beard and Matt Holland edited <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0754679578/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=mbco09-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0754679578">University Libraries and Digital Learning Environments</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=mbco09-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0754679578" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" />
</i>(London:
Ashgate, 2011) which prods the reader to examine the library through the eyes
of a digital learner. Where do social media, e-learning, digital repositories,
and digital collections fit within our hallowed walls? How do we serve the
e-learner and distance student with our varied resources? Are reference
interviews still effective when helping virtual students? These questions and
more are tackled by the practitioners who contributed to this volume of essays.</span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007HGPKQY/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=mbco09-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B007HGPKQY">From Lending to Learning: The Development and Extension of Public Libraries (Chandos Information Professional Series) First (1st) Edition</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=mbco09-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B007HGPKQY" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /> </span></i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">by Ronan O'Beirne, (Chandos Information
Professional Series, October 2010) takes on the changing role of public libraries and addresses the
question of serving the remote patron, providing outreach to community members,
and engaging diverse populations. Read about this challenge and ask yourself,
how can I bring in a new group of users over the next few months?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">Censorship and Intellectual
Freedom were the most popular topics of the semester. Discussion was hot and
heavy as you explored the difference between censorship and collection
development and the need to build balanced, neutral collections. Based upon the
discussion and the curiosity about why certain books are banned or contentious,
I’ve changed an assignment for next time which will encourage students to
tackle this topic head on. In the meantime, you might read this new compilation
of articles edited by Valerie Nye and Kathy Barco, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0838911307/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=mbco09-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0838911307">True Stories of Censorship Battles in America's Libraries</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=mbco09-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0838911307" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" />
</i>(Chicago: ALA, 2012).
This slim volume contains essays about censorship in the library
instigated by librarians, parents, and organizational bodies alike. “The most
important lesson we hear repeated in these essays is a call for each library to
have a collection development policy and a materials consideration policy
before a challenge occurs”[xix]. What’s in your collection that could be
challenged? This slim volume contains examples of how librarians dealt with
censorship. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">Finally, several
people asked for books or articles about the history of cataloging & classification.
I asked a few catalogers who agreed the subject seems to be a seldom studied
field. When I teach my Rare Book Librarianship course, I’m likely to come
across some more articles. I did find three
studies. Martin D. Joachim edited <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Historical
Aspects of Cataloging and Classification.</i> (simultaneously published in the
journal <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Cataloging & Classification
Quarterly </i>35 no. 1 and 2 (2002) and 35 no. 3 and 4 (2003)) Binghamton, NY:
The Haworth Press, Inc. 2003. The entire volume is available as a journal through
KentLink (EBSCOhost). You’ll need your VPN to access the articles. Quite a
number looked interesting, including one on the history of classification for
government documents. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">The second publication
that looked interesting and discussed the history of cataloguing is by Mary
Piggott <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">A Topography of Cataloguing
showing the most important landmarks, communications, and perilous places. </i>London: The Library
Association, 1988. I didn’t find any particular article that struck my fancy,
but if you like theoretical articles, this one is for you.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">The third book I
found about the history of cataloging is by Donald J. Lehnus <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Milestones in Cataloging: Famous Catalogers
and Their Writings 1835-1969.</i> Littleton,
CO: Libraries Unlimited, Inc
1974. While this one is older, the articles focus on the theory and development
of cataloging in its first 125 years. I might use the first two chapters in an
advanced seminar on catalogs and cataloging, otherwise, I’d leave this one for
those who are curious about the evolution of the field and terminology.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">The world of books
beckons. I will continue to post as I find other titles of interest. What have
you learned today?</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";"></span></div>Dr. Kahnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06919052566905278949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8496427861857842367.post-2766202645475792592012-07-05T15:13:00.000-07:002012-07-05T15:13:00.325-07:00E-Books for our Readers<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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Amanda Katz, commentator on NPR, hosted a talk entitled “Will Your
Children Inherit Your E-Books?” on June 21, 2012 <a href="http://www.npr.org/2012/06/21/155360197/will-your-children-inherit-your-e-books" target="_blank">http://www.npr.org/2012/06/21/155360197/will-your-children-inherit-your-e-books</a>.
While this is a story about the future of e-books, it also promotes the beauty
and physicality of books made from paper and cloth. This story includes great
images of marginalia, bindings, and more that just don’t translate to e-books,
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How will e-books be shared with our families, friends, and
future acquaintances? Will it be possible to bequeath them to your heirs or
your library? What value will these electronic books have for future
researchers and readers? Katz raises excellent questions about e-books that are
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What will you do with all those e-books you are acquiring? And with digital audio books and digital movies for that matter? Will they last into the future? The last question drifts into domain of preservation of digital materials, well beyond this class. If you want to know about the sustainability of digital or print materials check out the two SLIS courses on the topic.</div>Dr. Kahnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06919052566905278949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8496427861857842367.post-84454007318862349522012-07-04T14:54:00.001-07:002012-07-04T14:54:23.816-07:00Different types of reading experiences for different types of learners<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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told, others when we are shown, some when we practice, and others, well, they
need a lot of practice, often trial & error. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">The same is true of reading. Some of us like to read with our eyes,
others with our ears, some of us prefer the movie adaption, and some just
don’t’ read much or often. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">Whichever way you like to read or learn, there’s a type of reading
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">Books in covers, hard & soft, are a pleasure to read. They
stimulate the physical sense of touch while tantalizing the reader with their
typefaces, page layout, and pictures or illustrations. These books fill your
hand or your lap, grow heavy over time, and, if really excellent, are devoured
in a long lazy afternoon. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">E-books provide a similar experience to physical books if you let them.
The reader has weight as it rests in your hand or lap. You can vary the
typeface, the size of the print, the color, and even the number of pages.
Illustrations appear if your device permits. While you can mark your place, and
highlight ideas, the marginalia isn’t the same as that in a physical book,
unless you “share” it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">Audio books are ear candy, at least I think so. I love reading with my
ears. If the narrator is skilled, his or her voice disappears into the
background and the story moves forward behind your eyes. You can get so wrapped
up in the story that you miss your exit on the interstate, or, as is my usual
experience, my weekly 2 ½ hour commute (each way) evaporates as I experience
the adventure I’m reading. Audio books come in all flavors, from dramatized to
dramatic, from single voices to many, in every genre and for every age group.
If you want to experience a YA audio book, check out <a href="http://www.audiobooksync.com/">http://www.audiobooksync.com/</a> this
summer for classic novels paired with Teen fiction. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">For all year round, there are movie adaptations (pairing books and
movies or TV shows together) such as “Game of Ice & Snow” “Pillars of the
Earth”, even the Chronicles of Narnia or Harry Potter. Each movie adaptation is
a chance to turn on a new reader to the joys of reading. Which was better, the
book or the movie? Does it really matter?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">Maybe your choice of reading material depends upon your mood. Take time
to read a little bit every day. If you cannot find the energy to read with your
eyes, read with your ears. Listen to a good book, a poem, a short story. Expose
yourself to new ways of reading and enjoying literature.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">I try to read for pleasure for 10 minutes every morning and every
evening. It's important and it keeps you in touch with what your patrons are
exploring and enjoying. If you cannot read books, read book reviews, listen to
NPR's book podcasts <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/rss/podlayer.php?id=1032">http://www.npr.org/templates/rss/podlayer.php?id=1032</a>
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>, or audiopolis <a href="http://audiofilemagazineaudiopolis.blogspot.com/">http://audiofilemagazineaudiopolis.blogspot.com/</a>,
audiobook reviews from Audiofile magazine <a href="http://www.audiofilemagazine.com/">http://www.audiofilemagazine.com/</a> .
You'd be surprised how much fun it is to disconnect from school and explore. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">How do you engage your senses when you read?</span></div>Dr. Kahnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06919052566905278949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8496427861857842367.post-57597266356807750792012-07-02T13:59:00.000-07:002012-07-02T13:59:00.184-07:00Copyright - who controls digital rights?<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">On Thursday (June 6, 2012), TOR publishers of Science Fiction made a
bold move in the world of publishing. They are releasing books without DRM
(Digital Rights Management). That’s correct. In an age of copyright protection
that seems too tight, this publisher is releasing e-books that won’t inhibit
loaning and copying e-books. Of course, you have to purchase the books, but
after that, you can lend them to your friends<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><a href="http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/06/tor-books-announces-e-book-store-doctorow-scalzi-a-stross-talk-drm-free">http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/06/tor-books-announces-e-book-store-doctorow-scalzi-a-stross-talk-drm-free</a>
Stross said “</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">Going DRM-free
changes this business perspective and makes e-books more similar to their
physical counterparts.” I have to agree with his statement. </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">Does this change the role of lending libraries when it comes to
e-books? Will TOR partner with libraries to make their titles available for
unlimited loans? This is certainly a big step for the e-book industry. It will
be interesting to see if other publishers follow suit.</span></div>Dr. Kahnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06919052566905278949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8496427861857842367.post-67053276720038499562012-06-26T13:26:00.000-07:002012-06-26T13:26:00.879-07:00Library catalogs<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">Since we read about the cataloging, classification, and library
catalogues this week, I thought you’d enjoy these three articles. My Alma Mater,
The University of Wisconsin at Madison,
is finally mothballing their card catalog. “Farewell Cards” <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">On Wisconsin</i>
(Summer2012):31-35, 62 <a href="http://onwisconsin.uwalumni.com/features/farewell-cards/">http://onwisconsin.uwalumni.com/features/farewell-cards/</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">I have very fond memories of the time I spent there looking up books
and exploring topics for research papers. When you read the article, you’ll
discover that their catalogue took up the entire floor of the building. It was
huge and contains so much information. Can you imagine such a large catalogue? New
York Public Library had a huge card catalogue as well. It also filled the
entrance to the reading room. Oh, the hours I spent lost in subject headings. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">Today, librarians, researchers, and our other patrons use the catalogue
from home, or terminals scattered around the building. Finding great titles accidentally is more difficult. It’s a different type of learning and exploring
because you have to follow subject headings or browse the shelf. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">American Libraries </i>e-extra for June
contains an article that examines how cataloging itself has changed. </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">“Cataloging Then, Now, & Tomorrow” <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">American Libraries </i>(May/June 2012):
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">It may surprise you
to discover that not all libraries and librarians love classification systems.
Some think it’s time to get rid of them.</span> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">Here’s
an article supplied by one of your fellow students Oder,
Norman. “Rangeview Library District,
CO, First System To Fully Drop
Dewey.” <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Library Journal </i>(June 5,
2009): <a href="http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6663145.html">http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6663145.html</a>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">I find this
fascinating, especially since I teach about genealogy & local history
collections, which often arrange their materials geographically and then by
topic. After all, what good is a library where all the call numbers are the
same? I’m a strong advocate for classification schema, subject headings, and
fixed or controlled vocabulary. They make our jobs easier and allow us to group
like topics and things together. Natural language, tags, and key word searching
is great. Natural language is how search engines like Google use. For me,
personally, there’s a little too much fuzziness to searching when you don’t
know someone else’s terminology. </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">Books, stories, poems, myths, plays, lectures, TV, and the other forms
of entertainment and edification influence our careers, our decisions, and even
our perspectives on life. Some amuse us; others teach us about life, morals,
and ethics; and still others help us understand how to do our jobs well. Neil
Postman writes in “Amusing Ourselves to Death” about the influence of
television and its dominance over reading. Written in 1985, he did not and
could not include the influence the internet and digital technology has had
upon our lives. Nevertheless, books in their many formats and manifestations continue
to influence individuals and are essential for the survival of libraries </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">At the 12<sup>th</sup> annual National Book Festival <a href="http://www.loc.gov/bookfest/">http://www.loc.gov/bookfest/</a> on Thursday
June 21<sup>st</sup>, the Librarian of Congress James Billington just announced
a new celebration of the book entitled “</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">Books
That Shaped America” </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">The Library of
Congress, the world’s largest repository of knowledge and information, began a
multiyear “Celebration of the Book” with an exhibition on “Books That Shaped
America.” The initial books in the exhibition are displayed below. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">“This list is a
starting point,” said Librarian of Congress James H. Billington. “It is not a
register of the ‘best’ American books – although many of them fit that
description. Rather, the list is intended to spark a national conversation on
books written by Americans that have influenced our lives, whether they appear
on this initial list or not.” <a href="http://www.loc.gov/bookfest/books-that-shaped-america/"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">http://www.loc.gov/bookfest/books-that-shaped-america/</span></a></span></div>
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why academic ‘classics’ don’t make the list </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/library-of-congress-issues-list-of-books-that-shaped-america/2012/06/21/gJQACDMxtV_story.html" target="_blank">http://www.washingtonpost.<wbr></wbr>com/lifestyle/style/library-<wbr></wbr>of-congress-issues-list-of-<wbr></wbr>books-that-shaped-america/<wbr></wbr>2012/06/21/gJQACDMxtV_story.<wbr></wbr>html</a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In addition, the Washington Post created a
slide show of the title pages from 23 of the books in the Library of Congress
exhibition displaying unusual title pages, frontispieces, and binding <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/books-that-shaped-america/2012/06/21/gJQA4KdxtV_gallery.html" target="_blank">http://www.washingtonpost.<wbr></wbr>com/lifestyle/style/books-<wbr></wbr>that-shaped-america/2012/06/<wbr></wbr>21/gJQA4KdxtV_gallery.html</a>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">Watch
the short video, read the list of books, and add your own influential books to
their list.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">What’s
the book that shaped your life?</span></div>Dr. Kahnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06919052566905278949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8496427861857842367.post-19374731992898048642012-06-21T15:58:00.000-07:002012-06-21T15:58:01.901-07:00Promoting Reading and Libraries<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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through <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Parade Magazine</i> this weekend,
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He says he hooked and has been since he was a kid, reading everywhere and
constantly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What’s better than an actor
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When Nathan
Fillion said he reads books everywhere, it reminded me of life after college
when I lived in NYC, well, Brooklyn then Queens,
and read all the time. The subway was the perfect place to read, to zone out
with all the white noise, and catch up on the classics or a trashy novel. Mostly
I remember studying for classes in library science and in history. These days I
read in the car, with my ears of course, and savor every minute of my road
time. Each new audio book is an adventure.</div>
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Librarians,
archivists, and information scientists promote reading and listening by example.
If we read, so will others. That’s what the READ posters from ALA are all about. Get caught reading, get
caught listening, or fiddling with your MP3 player. Start a reading group, chat
about your favorite author, and learn something new. </div>
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How does this
blog entry tie into the readings this week? Let me ask you “How many people ask
you for a reading suggestion?” They could go to the book reviews, AMAZON,
Barnes & Noble, or the library website. Most people ask their friends
first, just as Weigand’s mother asked her friends for car suggestions. In the
end, it doesn’t matter whether your book and movie suggestions come from
friends or the library, but that people immerse themselves in reading and
expand their knowledge.</div>
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What are you
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</div>Dr. Kahnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06919052566905278949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8496427861857842367.post-11220001519550821122012-06-18T05:38:00.000-07:002012-06-18T05:38:00.203-07:00libraries and their websites<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">
Ah library websites. OCLC brings to the fore the notion that library websites are not being used by their patrons as often as search engines are used. [<span style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Perceptions of Libraries, 2010: Context and Community: A Report to the OCLC Membership</i> (2010)</span> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"></span></span> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="http://www.oclc.org/reports/2010perceptions.htm">http://www.oclc.org/reports/2010perceptions.htm</a> ] </span></span>Is this really an issue?</div>
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Libraries create websites and expect their users to stop there first. In reality,
library websites are portals to resources and databases, they are not
search engines and aren't even conceived as such. It's no wonder that
our users come to us last, if ever.Library websites provide access to the catalog, to reading lists, to e-books and downloadable audiobooks. Our websites provided access to fee-based databases and resources like Academic Search Complete or Early English Books Online (EEBO), dictionaries, and reference books. They even provide links to resources we think are important, useful, or helpful to our patrons such as IRS tax forms, E-government sites, genealogy sites.</div>
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Should we change how we perceive of
our sites? I don't think so, because they serve our mission, which is to
help people find what they seek. People seek articles, books, and data through libraries and our websites provide access to just what our
users seek. </div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">It's not our mission to organize the web, but to make it
accessible. </span>Dr. Kahnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06919052566905278949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8496427861857842367.post-29850862929722918762012-06-16T10:21:00.000-07:002012-06-16T10:21:00.313-07:00Learning every day<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">That’s my new mantra. What did I learn today? How will I learn today?
Did I take the time to do something new? To learn something? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">In our lives so full of information overload, sometimes information
flows back out, or bounces out of our brains faster than it can be absorbed.
Only when we disconnect from everything that is competing for our attention can
we begin to absorb what we are learning. While you are reading the articles or
listening to the podcasts, try not to check your e-mail, talk on the phone,
watch TV, or even walk out of the room. Take some notes. Think about what the
author is doing or trying to teach you. Take frequent breaks so what you are
learning starts to stick. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">Here's some other tricks. Try to explain the concept to your spouse, child, pet, or even stuffed animal. Think three topics, subject headings, or 'tags' for each article and podcast. Draw a diagram connecting the articles or concepts to one another and then to the concepts you learned about in earlier sessions or classes. How does the new information fit into what I already know about the field?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">If you don't know what a word means, what a concept encompasses, or who a person is, look it up. Dictionaries and encyclopaedia are the basic tools of librarians. What other reference tools do you like to use? How about something with pictures in it?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">When in doubt, look it up? Get in the habit of doing just that, so when a patron asks about something you don't know, you look it up, paraphrase the idea, and confirm that you understand before proceeding with the question. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">The drive to learn
something new every day will keep librarianship fresh for you. Consider the
types of things you can learn and expand your horizons.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">What will you learn today? </span></div>Dr. Kahnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06919052566905278949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8496427861857842367.post-12820069692271095662012-06-15T04:23:00.000-07:002012-06-15T04:50:12.357-07:00When the book is controversial<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">Every once in a while a controversial book comes along. Sometimes it’s
the subject matter; other times the writing that’s controversial. The
controversial book for libraries right now is “<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007J4T2G8/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=mbco09-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B007J4T2G8" style="color: blue;">Fifty Shades of Grey: Book One of the Fifty Shades Trilogy</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=mbco09-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B007J4T2G8" style="border: medium none ! important; color: blue; margin: 0px ! important;" width="1" />.<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">"</span> I’m
certain you’ve heard of it. You may have read it. But does it belong in the
library? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">Great question.
Librarians make the decision to purchase or not based on reviews, collection
development policies, community interests, and other factors. “Fifty Shades of Grey”
is controversial because of its erotic subject matter and
use of erotic language. “Wait” you say, “there are plenty of Romance books that
are pretty erotic and use pretty steamy language. There must be something else
going on in the book to make it controversial.” According to the article in @
Your Library, there’s more to this story. Take time to read the article, what
the short news report, and some book reviews and you decide.</span> <a href="http://atyourlibrary.org/libraries-center-fifty-shades-grey-controversy" style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">http://atyourlibrary.org/libraries-center-fifty-shades-grey-controversy</span></a>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">“Fifty Shades of
Grey” is not the only controversial book. “</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0374317917/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=mbco09-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0374317917" style="color: blue;">The Dirty Cowboy</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=mbco09-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0374317917" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" />" </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">by Amy Timberlake is also in the news. This is a children’s
story about a cowboy in need of a bath. The cowboy’s dog steals his clothes
while he is bathing by a stream. There are lots of cute pictures in this
children’s book, and a little nudity. Would you ban this book? PA School
District Bans 'The Dirty Cowboy' for Partial Nudity <i>School Library Journal </i>May
24, 2012 </span><a href="http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/home/894620-312/pa_school_district_bans_the.html.csp" style="color: blue;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">http://www.<wbr></wbr>schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/<wbr></wbr>home/894620-312/pa_school_<wbr></wbr>district_bans_the.html.csp</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">There’s no right or
wrong answer. Your decision as librarian or library director depends upon many
factors. Remember, the <a href="http://www.ala.org/offices/oif" style="color: blue;">ALA Office of
Intellectual Freedom</a> is there to help you respond to requests to remove
books from the library. </span></div>Dr. Kahnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06919052566905278949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8496427861857842367.post-34993520466451865512012-06-14T04:08:00.000-07:002012-06-14T04:08:00.504-07:00Information – Trying to explain Buckland’s theory<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">As I mentioned in my video podcast, many types of objects can be
considered texts. Let’s take photographs because they are the easiest to
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">A photograph as document or text is a practical example of what
Buckland is discussing. While I’ve included some links in the syllabus to
photographs, here’s a new example. F&P Daguerreotype Panorama of Cincinnati
Shoreline in 1848 <a href="http://1848.cincinnatilibrary.org/">http://1848.cincinnatilibrary.org/</a>
contains lots of information.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">We can use this photograph to understand the development of the city as
a port, as a trade. Historians use the photograph to study the development of
streets, the layout of the city, the types of businesses, even clothing and
transportation. Transportation historians can study the boats, wagons, and
buggies. If you have enough magnification, you can read the names of businesses
on buildings and signs. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">In the background you see the city and the rural areas or farms. Even
the streets are visible. The longer you study the photograph, the more
information it will reveal. What do you think the photograph tells you? What
would a cultural historian find? What about an anthropologist or urban
historian?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">What about the photograph itself? It is a daguerreotype, one of the
oldest and most durable types of photograph of the nineteenth century. Most
daguerreotypes are of people; this one is of a city. Imagine how far away the
photographer had to stand to capture the entire cityscape. He must have stood
in Kentucky!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">The same principles of object as text apply to sculpture, buildings, ceramic
pots, and textiles. How will you apply Buckland’s theory to these objects?</span></div>Dr. Kahnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06919052566905278949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8496427861857842367.post-13429233122629653622012-06-13T09:59:00.001-07:002012-06-13T09:59:11.447-07:00Readings – too much information<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">Because this is an intensive course taught over five weeks, there’s
almost too much to read. Here's some advice for handling the readings and
podcasts. Listen to my video podcasts first. They are all short and will
outline the major points of the readings. They should bring the subject for the
session together. Then attack the readings and other podcasts. And yes, some
are deadly long. You need to read actively, which means Read the first and last
paragraphs carefully. Take a few notes. Then read or skim the rest and make
note of interesting facts or ideas. Then review the intro and conclusion. If
the author wrote well, everything is in those two or three paragraphs. Try not
to read too slowly, where the words echo in your head. That’s called passive
reading and doesn’t work as well when you are trying to actively learn.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">All your notes for each reading should fit on two sides of an index
card. One side for ideas, the other for topics. no more. The cards will serve
as prompts for the discussion threads. Of course, you can take notes on paper,
one reading to a page. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">Taking notes on the article, highlighting the text, or taking notes
into a computer is not the same as actually writing up notes by hand. You’ll
find you retain more if you write it out.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">The older you are, the harder it is to cram and memorize. You just do
not retain information the same way as when you were 20. Take the time to learn
the information. You’d be surprise how refreshing it is to take a break every
hour, even if all you do is stretch and walk around the room.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">As time goes on, you'll see themes in your notes and in your reflective
journal.</span></div>Dr. Kahnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06919052566905278949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8496427861857842367.post-33069402794291364162012-06-09T04:30:00.000-07:002012-06-09T04:30:00.740-07:00Books - or the words between the covers<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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There are many cute videos and books that promote the book
itself. Thanks to one of my students for sharing this cute video. YouTube Video
“It’s a Book” both the preview </div>
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Its-Book-Lane-Smith/dp/1596436069/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1338941550&sr=1-1">http://www.amazon.com/Its-Book-Lane-Smith/dp/1596436069/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1338941550&sr=1-1</a>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Take the time to listen to the author who talks about his
book and the idea of engaging young reading in the printed page.</span><span style="font-family: Tahoma;"></span></div>Dr. Kahnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06919052566905278949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8496427861857842367.post-9536632937661580252012-06-08T04:27:00.004-07:002012-06-08T04:27:57.587-07:00So you want to be a librarian<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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It is so rewarding to be a
librarian, archivist, and information scientist. Don’t misunderstand. The
profession takes a lot of hard work, a drive to learn and understand, and most
of all, the ability to communicate with others. You have to learn how to teach
at a moment’s notice, to show others how to do something on the computer, to
find a book, an article, or a government form. While being a librarian or
information professional is very rewarding, most days I would leave the
reference desk, and go home numb from so much thinking and so much interaction
with others, with strangers. My brain needed to shut down and then restart. The
mile walk home always helped to re-energize me. (That was before iPods.) </div>
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The hardest part of working
as a librarian was all the interaction. I'm actually pretty shy myself and can
never figure out what to say in social situations. The reference desk requires
that you talk to people. You have to find a way to get over the shyness, to
connect for a few moments and help that person. It takes courage and practice.
Practice with your pets, with your mirror, with your friends. Help them find
things. Explain things to others. After a while, it becomes natural to put on
that 'pseudo extrovert' persona in public. </div>
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Organizations like
Toastmasters <a href="http://www.toastmasters.org/">http://www.toastmasters.org/</a>
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>help you speak to others and give
presentations. Otherwise, you have to find the courage inside to do it
yourself. Underneath the surface, many librarians and archivists want to
commune with books, information, and computers. Find a way to break out of the
mold at the library. Remember there’s always a book waiting for you at home. Take
time to relax, refresh, and re-energize every day, at lunch, at break time. That’s
the time to turn inward and savor the ‘me’ time.</div>Dr. Kahnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06919052566905278949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8496427861857842367.post-83368689374872427572012-06-05T12:48:00.000-07:002012-06-05T12:48:00.271-07:00What's your librarian personality type?<br />
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What's your personality? Are you quick to make judgements and decisions, or do you take your time? Are you an introvert or an extravert? Check out the books below and let me know who you think you are? </div>
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There are two fairly new
books that might interest you. The first is <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span id="goog_1883569153"></span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/%3Cscript%20type=%22text/javascript%22%20src=%22http://wms.assoc-amazon.com/20070822/US/js/link-enhancer-common.js?tag=mbco09-20%22%3E%20%3C/script%3E%20%3Cnoscript%3E%20%20%20%20%20%3Cimg%20src=%22http://wms.assoc-amazon.com/20070822/US/img/noscript.gif?tag=mbco09-20%22%20alt=%22%22%20/%3E%20%3C/noscript%3E" target="_blank">Thinking Fast and Slow</a></i> by Daniel
Kahneman. </div>
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The two basic themes of his book are how people think intuitively
and how they think deeply on specific subjects, or any subject for that matter.
He is particularly interested in how people make decisions and derive
conclusions for visual and written evidence. Take a look at the book, or even
at excerpts and reviews, to see what you think. Does his argument make sense?
In a world where students and individuals tend to skim articles and books, does
deep thinking exist?</div>
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The second title that I
found fascinating is <a href="http://www.blogger.com/%3Ciframe%20src=%22http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=mbco09-20&o=1&p=8&l=as1&asins=0307352145&ref=tf_til&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr%22%20style=%22width:120px;height:240px;%22%20scrolling=%22no%22%20marginwidth=%220%22%20marginheight=%220%22%20frameborder=%220%22%3E%3C/iframe%3E" target="_blank">Quiet by Susan Cain</a> who examines the role of introverts in today’s mostly extroverted society.
When I read the introduction, I realized that I’m a pseudo-extravert. I pretend
to be an extravert when I’d rather disappear into a book than socialize with strangers.
Yet, I force myself to do the latter and, after a fashion, do just fine talking
to people. Cain looks at defense mechanisms and learned behaviors of introverts
and how they cope with the need to be extroverted and gregarious. Where do you
place yourself on the scale of introvert / extravert? As a librarian and
information scientist, and archivist, you must learn to interact with others,
particularly with strangers. How will you do this if you natural inclination is
to be shy and retiring? </div>Dr. Kahnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06919052566905278949noreply@blogger.com0Columbus, OH, USA39.9611755 -82.998794239.766445000000004 -83.3146512 40.155906 -82.682937200000012tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8496427861857842367.post-9963813963828811752012-06-04T14:44:00.000-07:002012-06-04T14:44:00.131-07:00Initial thoughts on teaching Foundations<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">
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As I begin teaching
Foundations of Library and Information Science this semester, I want to step
back and think about why I’m teaching this course. After all, I teach many
electives that require specialized knowledge. Why teach the introductory
course? This foundational course makes me consider the various aspects of the
field, what has changed over time, and what stays the same. At the same time, I
must consider the field into its cultural perspective, in a social, economic,
and political context, and most of all, how the practice of librarianship and
information science is evolving. While this is not an easy task, it is
enjoyable and forces me to think about libraries and other cultural
institutions as a whole, as an integral part of society and our civilization. </div>
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You will read in this first
week that Dr. Rubin believes the core roles of libraries as Education,
Recreation & Information. What do you think? Are there other roles for libraries
and information centers, for archives, historical societies, and museums? How
will cultural institutions evolve over the next 10 or 20 years? Can you see
that far into the future? How will this profession be affected by the internet,
social networking, and computers in general? What role with e-books and the
digital revolution play in and with cultural institutions? There is much food
for thought in the past, present, and future of this profession. Which aspects
of the profession will keep you up at night?</div>
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Another question to
consider is your place within the world of librarianship, information science,
and the fields of knowledge workers as a whole. I see my role as one of
disseminating information and knowledge, whether I locate information for a client,
compile historical data for a project, identify individuals or materials to
answer a legal question, or try to explain a concept to a library science
student. It is a basic tenet of librarianship that we disseminate information
to those who seek or ask. Does this role hold true today? </div>
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Here’s a new video that is
making the rounds. <span class="long-title">New Amazon Kindle Commercial Parody
(A Normal Book)<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </b></span><a href="http://youtu.be/PgbwXfw50q4">http://youtu.be/PgbwXfw50q4</a> Discusses
the virtues of the physical book using the same vocabulary as advertisements
for the Kindle or other e-book reading devices. Do you think that this video
helps or defeats the notion that “books are disappearing”?</div>Dr. Kahnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06919052566905278949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8496427861857842367.post-38899342630659273522012-05-01T05:49:00.000-07:002012-05-01T05:49:00.521-07:00Librarians and Bibliographers in the news<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";">While
we all take advantage of a break between spring and summer semesters, it's
always a good time to read professional literature. I usually read some serious
materials searching for engaging articles for students and colleagues
alike. Today the Huntington Library posted an article about George Watson
Cole, one of the great bibliographers on the early twentieth century. Cole's
biographer, Donald Dickinson, wrote about his prolific work cataloging and
describing the Huntington's ever-growing collection. (<a href="http://www.blogger.com/a%20href=%22http:/www.amazon.com/gp/product/081082261X/ref=as_li_ss_il?ie=UTF8&tag=mbco09-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=081082261X%22%3e%3cimg%20border=%220%22%20src=%22http://ws.assoc-amazon.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&Format=_SL110_&ASIN=081082261X&MarketPlace=US&ID=AsinImage&WS=1&tag=mbco09-20&ServiceVersion=20070822%22%20%3e%3c/a%3e%3cimg%20src=%22http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=mbco09-20&l=as2&o=1&a=081082261X%22%20width=%221%22%20height=%221%22%20border=%220%22%20alt=%22%22%20style=%22border:none%20%21important;%20margin:0px%20%21important;%22%20/">Dickinson,
Donald C. <i>George Watson Cole, 1850-1939. </i>Metuchen, NJ:<i> </i>Scarecrow
Press, 1990.</a>)<i> </i> At the end of the Huntington's article, there's
a link to a piece on 12 Librarians who saved LA history. </span></div>
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<h1 style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; font-weight: normal;">Las Angelenas, “12
Librarians Who Made or Saved Los Angeles History” KCET Departures’ series on
the “Land of Sunshine.” (April 11, 2012) <a href="http://www.kcet.org/socal/departures/landofsunshine/history/collective-memories/librarians-who-made-or-saved-los-angeles-history.html%20" target="_blank">http://www.kcet.org/socal/departures/landofsunshine/history/collective-memories/librarians-who-made-or-saved-los-angeles-history.html </a></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-weight: normal;"></span></h1>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; font-weight: normal;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-weight: normal;"></span></h1>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; font-weight: normal;">Another well-known
librarian on KCET's list is Adelaide Hasse, who not only classified LA
Government documents, but made her career as a librarian at the Government
Printing Office working with federal government documents. <a href="http://www.blogger.com/a%20href=%22http:/www.amazon.com/gp/product/0810851067/ref=as_li_ss_il?ie=UTF8&tag=mbco09-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0810851067%22%3e%3cimg%20border=%220%22%20src=%22http://ws.assoc-amazon.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&Format=_SL110_&ASIN=0810851067&MarketPlace=US&ID=AsinImage&WS=1&tag=mbco09-20&ServiceVersion=20070822%22%20%3e%3c/a%3e%3cimg%20src=%22http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=mbco09-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0810851067%22%20width=%221%22%20height=%221%22%20border=%220%22%20alt=%22%22%20style=%22border:none%20%21important;%20margin:0px%20%21important;%22%20/">(Beck,
Clare. <i>The New Woman as Librarian: The Career of Adelaide Hasse. </i>Meuthen,
NJ: Scarecrow Press, 2006.)</a> </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-weight: normal;"></span></h1>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; font-weight: normal;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-weight: normal;"></span></h1>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; font-weight: normal;">All around us are
librarians, archivists, museum curators, historians, and information scientists
working behind the scenes to keep our history alive.</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-weight: normal;"></span></h1>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></h1>
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<span class="briefcitTitle"></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
</span></span></h1>Dr. Kahnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06919052566905278949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8496427861857842367.post-7451227095205227612012-03-20T16:20:00.003-07:002012-03-20T16:20:56.873-07:00Into the future<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I wrapped up all the grading today and read lots of discussion posts, news posts, and more. What an amazing experience to see how you all learned so much this semester about libraries and information. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I'll be looking through the rest of your reflective journals this week and making some additional comments. You'll want to check back on BB Learn next week so see what I've written. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Mostly I want to say thanks for being such an amazing class, challenging me to make library science interesting and relevant. There's something special about information and books and learning that titillates my curiosity and makes me want to know more about the world around us, past, present, and future. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Challenge yourselves to learn about information systems, books, technology, access points and all the other foreign and intriguing subjects that make libraries, archives, and museums the repository of the past and the present.</span>Dr. Kahnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06919052566905278949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8496427861857842367.post-88014098841728147802012-03-17T20:00:00.000-07:002012-03-17T20:00:02.220-07:00Other Reading and Loose Ends<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal;">The course ends
today so you probably have time on your hands. </span></h2>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal;"> </span></h2>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal;">If you are
looking for something to read or more to learn about our cultural institutions,
Gorman is a great librarian to read. He's been influential within librarianship.
Since he's been around for a while, it's great for me to see you all connecting
with what he says about technology and the role of librarians. </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal;">Michael Gorman,</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal;">Our Enduring Values: Librarianship in the 21st Century</span></i><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal;"> (Chicago: ALA, 2000). </span></h2>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal;"> </span></h2>
<h2 style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Some other books you might encounter along the way
are Marilyn Johnson’s <span class="exact"><i>This</i></span></span><i> <span class="exact" style="font-weight: normal;"><span>Book</span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;">
</span><span class="exact" style="font-weight: normal;"><span>is</span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;">
</span><span class="exact" style="font-weight: normal;"><span>Overdue</span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;">!
:How Librarians and Cybrarians Can Save Us All</span></i><span style="font-weight: normal;"> (NY: Harper, 2010). It was reviewed
on NPR</span><span> </span><span class="date"><span style="font-weight: normal;">March 5, 2010 “</span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;">How Librarians Can Save The World”</span> </span><span class="date"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=124316231&ps=rs">http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=124316231&ps=rs</a></span></span>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal;">Nancy Pearl, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Book
Lust: </i></span><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">recommended reading for every mood, moment,
and reason</span></i><span style="font-weight: normal;">
(Berkeley, CA: Sasquatch Books ; Distributed by
Publishers Group West,2003) provides a wonderful list of books to explore when
you need that next great read.</span></span></h2>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal;"> </span></h3>
<h3 style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">No Shelf
Required</span></i><span style="font-weight: normal;"> <a href="http://www.libraries.wright.edu/noshelfrequired/"><span>http://www.libraries.wright.edu/noshelfrequired/</span></a>
is a blog moderated by Sue Polanka, Head of Reference/Instruction, Wright State
University Libraries and Editor of ALA Editions., The books <i>No Shelf Required: Ebooks in Libraries,</i> (Chicago:
ALA, 2010) and <i>No Shelf Required 2</i> (Chicago:
ALA, 2012) discussions of new technologies, libraries, publishing, and
everything in between?</span></span></h3>
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<span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> </span></h3>
<h3 style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Then check out <a href="http://dquarium.com/" target="_blank" title="dquarium"><span>Dquarium</span></a>,
a collection of audio and video podcasts hosted by Kayhan B., Erin Anderson and
Doug Mirams. Bibliotech podcasts</span></span></h3>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">And for an amazing look at corporate libraries in
the 1950s was r</span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal;">eferenced in
Tyckoson's talk. “Desk Set” staring Katherine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy.
Classic about computers replacing librarians, or do they?</span></h3>
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Digital Challenges For U.S.
Public Libraries (<span class="date">June 21, 2010) discussing the 2009-2010 Bill
and Melinda Gates Foundation study of libraries for ALA.</span> <a href="http://www.npr.org/blogs/alltechconsidered/2010/06/21/127990542/digital-challenges-for-u-s-public-libraries?ps=rs">http://www.npr.org/blogs/alltechconsidered/2010/06/21/127990542/digital-challenges-for-u-s-public-libraries?ps=rs</a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<span>Enjoy these selections, and look for other posts as I continue to explore the world of library and information science after the semester ends.</span></div>Dr. Kahnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06919052566905278949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8496427861857842367.post-60478441973352760712012-03-16T05:45:00.000-07:002012-03-16T05:45:00.130-07:00Microfilm & "copies on demand"<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal;">If you were fascinated by microfilm, you should take a look
at Eugene B. Power’s </span><strong><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal;">Edition of one :
the autobiography of Eugene B. Power founder of University Microfilms </span></i></strong><strong><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal;">(</span></strong><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Ann Arbor, MI : University
Microfilms International, 1990). In his autobiography, he recounts not only the
history of microfilm, but the idea of ‘copies on demand’, printing out a copy
of a book, dissertation, or other type of publication when the patron asked for
it. What I find most fascinating about
Power’s idea of ‘copies on demand’ is that publishing companies have adopted
that model and it is actively mimicked today. Just look at Google Books on
demand, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and others who offer to print out a book
for you even if it is not currently in print. Streaming video and audio follows
the same basic principle, as do digital downloads of e-books and e-audiobooks.
Eugene Power’s 1930s idea is still alive and well in this century and into the
foreseeable future.</span></span></h2>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">I'm a big fan of microfilm and microfiche as a preservation tool and as a method of accessing older materials. There's a lot of microfilm in our cultural institutions. While microfilm has been displaced by digital resources, there are still many titles that survive only in this film based format. If you have not used microfilm, check it out. Every librarian and archivist should know how to use the machines and to navigate this medium. I'll leave my ruminations about microfilm here, because I have more to say to my preservation students this summer about the topic. </span></span></h2>Dr. Kahnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06919052566905278949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8496427861857842367.post-27145410322215951782012-03-15T05:32:00.000-07:002012-03-15T05:32:01.753-07:00Libraries as Place within our Communities<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal;">Today is the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">ides </i>of March and I am thinking of my
college days when I read Julius Caesar and the other noble Romans. The library
at my <i>alma mater</i> has a huge collection of materials where I felt welcome to
study and explore the world of books. </span></h2>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal;">The place of
libraries in society is ever changing. As I study the history of libraries
throughout this Foundations course, I see the building and organization evolve
from a place where people shared ideas and philosophies, to one for
self-education, to a social place. Libraries are no longer those quiet havens
for the thinker but the noisy hub for joint projects and group learning.
Evolution occurs whether we want it to or not. But if we don't embrace the
change, we get left behind.</span></h2>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal;">At the same
time, there are many students who want quiet places to study. Every time I
enter the elevator at the library, I see students seeking the upper floors
where there are still study carrels and quiet nooks where they can concentrate
or work uninterrupted. Good for them. I often wonder how students can study and
be productive around all the noise. Then again, I need quiet to read and
concentrate on what I am trying to absorb. When I was a student, I had my
secret places where I studied in the library. They were tucked into forgotten
corners of the building. I could work there for hours without interruption. When
I wanted to study in a social environment, there was a huge room where I could
go, find a snack (the only place you could eat in the library), and be amidst
my fellow students.</span></h2>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal;">I’m reading
the new book by Susan Cain <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Quiet: the
power of introverts in a world that can't stop talking </i>(NY: Crown Publishers,
2012). The author is fascinated by introverts and extroverts. While reading her
introduction, I wonder if study habit (quiet place vs. study commons) is
connected with this personality type. This book is an interesting study of
people who prefer quiet over noisy social and work environments, who would
rather read a book than go to a party. Since this personality trait seems to
run through many librarians, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Quiet </i>is
important to read so we understand how to make ourselves and other introverts comfortable
in today’s society of extroverts.</span></h2>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal;">Place will
become more important over time and libraries are in the right place to give
students place and space to study and grow. With the current trend of library
as noisy place, as social and meeting place, it is important to set aside spaces
for those who revel in quietude. </span></h2>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal;"> </span></h2>Dr. Kahnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06919052566905278949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8496427861857842367.post-11504852226342155562012-03-12T14:36:00.001-07:002012-03-12T14:36:07.787-07:00Don’t let technology rule your life<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">
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<b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal;">You all
struggled and ruminated over the role of technology in the library and the way
it takes over your life. Most of all I think that this issue revolves around
how librarians and information scientists interact with technology. Does it
rule your life or do you use it as a tool? If you looked at Postman’s <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Technopoly,</i> this question will be pop
into your minds. Technostress falls into the same category as the role of
technology in your professional lives. Is the technology so stressful that you
are no longer productive, because you jump from site to site, from task to task
without being able to focus on any idea, thought or notion for any period of
time? </span></b></h2>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal;">David Levy, an
important librarian and scholar, thinks and writes seriously and deeply about
information and research. He is concerned, along with Grafton and Darnton,
about the loss of our abilities to focus and to think deeply. See David M. Levy "</span></b><a class="l" href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=28&cts=1331587504218&ved=0CFoQFjAHOBQ&url=http%3A%2F%2Frbm.acrl.org%2Fcontent%2F6%2F2%2F69.full.pdf&ei=pGleT_afHemQ2AWr-LSoCA&usg=AFQjCNH_Q1rDhv5ntGbQgr3r4wqYyhItRw"><span style="color: black;">CONTEMPLATING SCHOLARSHIP IN THE DIGITAL AGE"</span></a></h2>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal;">I agree that deep
thinking and the ability to focus are important skills to cultivate. As
librarians, we must be able to concentrate on the questions before us and to
focus on retrieving the essential information, winnowing out the less important
"noise" or data. Some might call this active listening, but it is
more than that, it is focusing on the entire question during the reference
interview, not jumping to work on the question before the patron is finished
talking. Master this skill of focus and attentive listening and you will be on
your way to being an effective reference librarian.</span></b></h2>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Technostress is more
than the juggling projects and actions. It is the inability to focus on
information or projects for more than a few seconds or minutes at a time. Your
attention span becomes so fragmented that nothing is accomplished. One way to
combat technostress is to unplug from technology, for minutes, hours, or even a
day. You have to start small to break away from an addiction to technology, so
start with 15 minutes every few hours, or disconnect during lunch instead of
surfing the web. Take time on the weekends or your day off to get away from the
computer and the web. Just unplug. Instead take the time to talk to friends,
take a walk, read a book. You will be surprised at how well you can focus when
your attention is not pulled in different directions. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></span>Dr. Kahnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06919052566905278949noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8496427861857842367.post-66588069945356318322012-03-07T06:00:00.000-08:002012-03-07T07:43:14.274-08:00So you want to be an academic librarian?: Part II<div>
Continuing my <a href="http://mkahn.blogspot.com/2012/03/so-you-want-to-be-academic-librarian.html" target="_blank">previous post</a> on what it is really like becoming an academic librarian, today’s post will follow up on the job search process and take you up to the point of starting your first professional job.</div>
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As I reflected on my last post, I thought of more information that some of you may find valuable soon as you begin to explore the jobs that are currently out there. I strongly suggest starting a preliminary job search now as you begin your time in SLIS. Why? Because it may help you narrow down a direction to take, and it will give you insight into how the market is faring. <br />
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I started library school at a very unfortunate time. August 2008. And while I see it as a blessing that I was living back with my parents and going to school, so having a steady income/job was not a necessity or even my prerogative at first, by the time I graduated a year later the job market had completely tanked. In the fall of 2009 there were no jobs to even apply for, and the few jobs that appeared on the market often disappeared as hiring freezes went into effect at the start of 2010. I had two phone interviews in early 2010 that both pulled the jobs after a hiring freeze around February. I didn't have any more interviews and few jobs to even apply for until late summer. So consider yourselves lucky in that the job market has improved, albeit slowly and not enough to account for the grossly high numbers of new librarians being pumped out of library schools nationwide, but at least today there are jobs being posted.</div>
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It will also help you become familiar with the types of positions, what is expected in them, and what qualifications are needed. If you’re seeing an influx of jobs that are librarian/web developer, perhaps you should look into taking a programming class or web design class. Again, you are in charge of how you can best market your skills and your experiences. The right job is not just going to come to you. This is an active job market, and if you’re not actively searching and actively improving you don’t stand a chance. The status quo is over.</div>
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One of the things that I immediately noticed when I started my job search was the vast array of classifications of librarians found in academia. And I’m not saying that one is necessarily better than another. However, there are some things you should understand and be aware of as you start looking.</div>
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“<u><i>Tenure-track faculty</i></u>”</div>
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Some large research libraries (Tier 1 schools are almost exclusively in this category – surprisingly, except Columbia!) classify their librarians as tenure-track faculty. The major benefit of this is of course the safety net associated with tenure. This is especially important if you are seeking a long-term position.</div>
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The caveat of tenure-track is that it almost universally requires a 2nd masters degree. Thus, if you do not already have a 2nd masters either you are not qualified to apply for these jobs, or for some positions they will hire you at an Instructor level and you are required to obtain a subject masters within a certain number of years.</div>
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Basically the allure of tenure-track is having equal rank as instructional faculty, where you are designated as “professor” and have the rights and privileges that go with that. The downfall is that, while not as intense as departmental faculty, there is an extent of “publish-or-perish”, in that there is a much stricter criteria and set of accomplishments that you must reach before you can gain tenure.</div>
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It is not uncommon in the upper echelon of schools to see job descriptions preferring candidates with PhDs in their respective field, on top of a MLIS. This I found was especially prevalent in the hard sciences among the Ivy League institutions.</div>
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The majority of research libraries will designate their librarians in this category. They still have faculty-rank in terms of benefits (retirement, insurance, vacation), but they are not on tenure-track. Some schools have their entire faculty on non-tenure track, whereas others have a combination. If a job description does not list what the faculty is, most likely it will be non-tenure track faculty or some other similar connotation.</div>
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My position here is that of an “Officer of the Library”. Basically Columbia has their professional-rank staff as “officers” – officers of administration, instruction (professors), research, and libraries. And while my position does not involve tenure, it does include an analogous system of promotion. I was hired as a Librarian I – i.e. junior rank faculty. There is a system of promotion that goes from Librarian I to IV, where the final rank is very rare and involves significant involvement outside of the library world as well as within it. During the hiring process they were looking to fill the position with either someone who would come in as a Librarian I or II, where a Librarian II would have had probably 1-3 years of professional experience.</div>
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Some academic institutions, especially those attempting to break collective bargaining on campus, hire librarians as professional staff. And depending on the institution that can be anywhere from having equal benefits as faculty, to being a completely lower class of professional. The major concern with this is when you do not have faculty status, it can be difficult to gain respect from the faculty with whom you are supposed to be supporting. It’s a benefit of being a tenured librarian to be able to throw back to an arrogant professor that you too are a professor, equal to them, and thus deserve respect.</div>
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My opinion on these types of jobs are they can be used as a great stepping stone to gaining experience to land that better job in the future, but they are not necessarily the environment that will support you farther into your career. Likely even if the basic benefits are the same, the more academic fringe benefits will be lacking…such as financial support to attend conferences and being active in the field of librarianship outside of your own institution.</div>
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<b>Location, location, location: </b></div>
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I openly admit that this could have been what led me to having such a long drawn out job search. 18 months. And with my qualifications, that seemed exceptionally long. However, after an on-campus interview early on in the heart of the Midwest, I realized that I could never be happy in that environment. I’m sorry, but a 4-hour round trip drive to the nearest shopping mall is NOT okay for me! I needed to be in a bustling urban environment. I also needed to have a support system in place – be it friends or family nearby, especially during the first transitional months. And when push came to shove, I wanted to be in a location that I was going to be happy. So with that criterion finally in place, I realized that I really should only be applying for jobs in the Northeast/Mid-Atlantic and Great Lakes regions…New York, Boston, Washington/Baltimore, Chicago, Philly, etc.<br />
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However, at the same time I came to accept early on that the chances of landing a job in Cleveland were slim-to-none. If you’re a native NE Ohioan, I’m telling you, if you refuse to relocate, you will NOT get a job. The market is just too bad and too over-saturated (with people also holding degrees from KSLIS - not a way to stand out needless to say!). There are librarians with significant professional experience unemployed and fighting over the few hard to come by entry-level jobs.</div>
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Yes my decision did limit me in the jobs I could/would apply for. And I suppose when I look back now I realize that I had the fiscal abilities to be picky…I had a job (and several more under the table), I was living at home paying minimal rent to my parents, and I was back on my parents insurance thanks to health care reform. Not all of you do or will have such a luxury. And if you do not this might be advice you will be better off ignoring. But if you have the time to be picky, don’t settle for less than what you believe will make you happy. I had learned from past experience that certain environments are not conducive for me to thrive. And I make a point not to find myself in those environments again.</div>
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Some say you can handle anything for 2 years...though I think it's different if you are married with a family versus single. And yes, it’s true that it’s significantly easier to get a job once you have a job. But I’m young and to me wasting 2 of my best 20-something years lonely and unhappy was not what I signed up for.</div>
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I also had the qualifications to be picky. I had two-dozen phone interviews and eight on-campus interviews. I only applied for 40 jobs. I knew that I was going to get a job, it was, as I realized later, all about that fit when it came to on-campus interviews. Bottom line: if you are not even landing phone interviews, it’s time to stop being picky. But if you routinely get to the phone interview stage, you can probably afford to be a bit pickier.</div>
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The first point seems obvious, but I’ve heard stories and know of people who have asked a professor to write a letter of recommendation for them or act as a reference and either they do not write good recommendations, or they hesitate for one reason or another. Most professors with some degree of ethics will turn down writing a recommendation for a student who they do not feel they can honestly support, however not all will. Make sure that the people you are asking to be a reference actually know you/remember you and have a reason to say positive things about you. The last thing you need is a reference that questions your skills or doesn’t know enough about you to speak highly of you.</div>
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The second point is less obvious, but equally important in my eyes. I had 4 references that I used for my job search. One was a biology professor from college who I had for several classes, and was a TA for one of her labs. She also was my pseudo-advisor, since my actual advisor had little time to actually advise his advisees. Another was Miriam. She was my one professor from KSLIS, and she was able to speak for me as a student in her classes, but also as someone who helped do some research for her on the side, and she got to know me as an individual. My third was my boss from Massillon Public Library. And my last reference was my mentor from my practicum at CWRU. I attempted to cover as many bases of my professional personality as I could, showing my academic knowledge in two distinct fields and work ethic, but also my teaching skills, my research skills, and who I am as a person. Finding references that see you in various roles is imperative to providing a search committee with a clear and well-rounded view of who you are. If all of your references are professors from KSLIS, all they are going to be able to speak from is your academic knowledge in one area.</div>
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Sometimes references are contacted for letters of recommendation immediately after you apply. Other times references are contacted for letters prior to initial or on-campus interviews. Sometimes they're not contacted at all. But not matter when/if they are contacted you need to make sure they ADD something to your application and to your candidacy. If they are only going to regurgitate your CV, that's not enough. They need to be able to speak from personal experience. This is why it's important to build networking contacts, get to know your professors, and do a practicum. All of these things, all of these people, can and will make your reference list. And if you are a more recent college graduate, having someone from your undergraduate program, can often broaden the spectrum of your talents. For those who are coming up on college reunions, this probably isn't going to be beneficial. But find prior employers who can speak for your work ethic and your attitude, etc.</div>
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It just wouldn’t be an exciting job search if there weren’t another round of waiting!! After your on-campus interview you will likely have been given a time-line as to when the search committee hopes to make a decision. Whatever time they give you, double it. If they say a week, it will be at least 2 weeks. If they say two weeks, it will probably be more like 3-4 weeks. This is just a fact of life in academia. Once you’ve sent out your thank you notes, you’re done. All you can do is sit back, bite your nails, and consume way too many pints of Ben & Jerry’s while you refuse to talk to anyone else on the phone for fear that they might call when you’re on the phone! (Or maybe that was just my job search….). Either way, you’re probably a wreck by this point. And I can’t tell you don’t be, because of course you will.</div>
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Depending on the school, there are various methods of carrying out their end of this final process. Some schools contact references early on for letters of recommendation. Most do not cold-call references early on. However, if you are in the final 3 or 4 invited for on-campus interviews it’s possible that your references may be called. Sometimes if there is disagreement in which candidate a committee wants to extend an offer to, if there are two viable contenders, the committee will contact both candidates references to try and put the odds in favor of one or the other candidate. I’ve found that most institutions, however, only call references when they have chosen their leading candidate. So the references are just the final step to make sure you’re not a sociopath, etc. Sometimes they will not let you know they are contacting references, so making sure that your references are keeping you informed can be helpful for your own sanity. Other times they will contact you to inform you that you are the leading candidate and get permission to contact references. The latter was how it went with my current job. And while I sighed a huge sigh of relief, I wasn’t out of the clear yet. I still didn’t have an informal, let alone a formal offer.</div>
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If you do not hear from a school for 6-8 weeks after your interview, it's likely that you are not being considered anymore. It's your choice to contact them. Perhaps there was a hold on the hiring. It can possibly ease your mind. I never was the one to put myself into a position to be shot down, so I typically erred on the side of not contacting. Especially, because the likelihood of getting any constructive criticism/feedback on your interview is slim. Most committees can't give you that information. Or they choose not to. This has just been my observation from people I know who have contacted institutions for feedback after they get the rejection letter. In most cases, it wasn't you or anything you did. It was just that the competition was so fierce, and the person they chose was more qualified, had more education, or something more political. Like an internal candidate.</div>
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It's not uncommon for institutions to throw out a search. Sometimes none of the invited candidates were what they were looking for. Other times there are budget issues that come into play when a decision goes to the upper administration. I had two on-campus interviews that I know for sure they did not hire anyone. In one case they informed me, and the job was reposted several months later - in this case the job description had been so poor that none of the candidates (myself included) likely realized what they actually wanted. The second time around, someone was hired...interestingly enough it was a fellow KSLIS grad who got the job. In the other case they did not inform me, and it took 8 months to get an automatic canned rejection letter from HR. The job also was reposted. I don't think anyone has been hired for this job, it just keeps getting posted and reposted.</div>
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Again, this is another reason why it's good to start perusing the job postings now. You will notice things, red flags, warnings, that you may not be open to seeing when you're deep into the job search. A major red flag would be an institution that seems to constantly be hiring for the same/similar positions. Why? Because it likely means there is high turnover. High turnover is a sign of discontent. Other times you will notice the same job always posted but never filled. This can be a sign that that institution is just putting feelers out and has no intention of really hiring.</div>
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In academia, there is typically an informal offer where the head of the committee, an administrator, or sometimes the dean will call you and tell you that they wish to extend an offer to you. This may be where they first inform you of a salary. If it is over the phone it’s still up for negotiation. Do not feel pressured to respond right away unless you want to. Asking for 24-48 hours to think about it is not unreasonable. This is especially important if you have another interview in the wings or are waiting to hear back about another job.</div>
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Having an informal offer in your hand though, gives you significant bargaining power if there is another job that you would like more. Calling the other institution, informing them that you have received an offer but that they are your top choice can expedite a search on that other institution’s end. Some will respond, go ahead and take that offer. This is usually a nice way of saying you’re out of the running already and are not being considered anymore. I’ve heard stories of people being offered a job on the spot from the other institution, but don’t expect that. What this does is several things. It forces them, if you are still in contention, to make a decision. And it also gives you an edge. It’s like playing hard to get, there is something attractive about a candidate that they might lose. All of the sudden they start thinking, well if that school wanted this person, perhaps we do too! And I’ve even heard of playing with fire if you know that the two schools are rivals, that name-dropping can be effective. One thing a department doesn't want is for their rival to get someone they could have had...sometimes even if you weren't their top candidate, there's something ultimately thrilling about stealing! Though I don’t necessarily advocate this, especially as a newly minted librarian. This is a common tactic in academic departments and with tenured faculty. It’s not a game for someone new to be playing.</div>
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Negotiating a salary. This is probably the scariest part of the job offer. It’s imperative to do your homework and determine what the “going rate” is in that location for a librarian at your level. If the school is falling far below this average, especially if it falls below standards of acceptable living, this may be a red flag. If it’s average, my advice is to air on the side of caution when you negotiate. While it might be a pain for them to go backtrack if you ask for a salary over what they initially offer, if you overshoot too much it might end up that way. Often they will tell you during the interview what the salary range is and state that it’s not negotiable. If they say this, they usually mean it, and unless there is an extremely serious concern with what the offer is, take it.</div>
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Once you’ve established a salary and an informal offer has been determined, you will get a formal offer in the mail that you have to sign. This is essentially signing your contract. Until this paper is signed you’re not scotch free. There have been instances where an informal offer has been agreed and then something happens. If you have another job offer, don't decline it until you have a FORMAL OFFER!! Also, don't not apply/interview for other jobs.</div>
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Salaries are a funny thing. Well, not really, they’re a necessity, but the funny thing is they have absolutely no correlation to the local cost of living. At least not in academia. I joke that there’s actually an inverse correlation, but that’s not really the case either. The thing is, salaries and benefits are a way for an institution to be competitive in the job market...that’s why there’s often a disclaimer on a job posting that says something to the extent of “we offer competitive salary and benefits”, blah blah blah. If you want the truth of what that often means, it usually means the want the best candidate they can get for the least amount of money. Which can put you as a recent graduate in a good position. As a low ranking faculty member, your salary will be significantly less than someone with 3-5 times more experience. But in this job market there are highly qualified applicants willing (even eager) to take a job that pays them less than they should be asking.</div>
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And there are multiple deciding factors in how a university competes. Some of the most obvious are institutional affiliations (ironic how we judge the academics of an institution based on the NCAA conference they are in....), prestige or reputation, funding (both in research grants and endowments), and location. These things are not an all-or-none. An institution is going to play up their strengths and play down their weaknesses so that they can get the best financial deal possible for them, not necessarily for you. A well-funded research institution in the middle of nowhere may be willing to allocate more budget towards salaries in an attempts to attract the best candidates to perhaps an undesirable locale. Compare that to a well-funded research institution in the Northeast megapolis...since attracting desirable candidates to urban locations is not a chore, they can afford to drop those salary ranges significantly, and still have a phenomenal pool of candidates to choose from.</div>
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Here’s some numbers to explain what I mean. The average salary in New York City for an academic/research librarian is approximately <a href="http://www.indeed.com/salary?q1=Reference+Librarian&l1=New+york%2C+NY" target="_blank">$64,000</a> (this is not a starting salary, trust me). The average salary in Cleveland for the same position is <a href="http://www.indeed.com/salary?q1=Reference+Librarian&l1=Cleveland%2C+Oh" target="_blank">$41,000</a> (again, not a starting salary).</div>
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However, if we were to compare salaries to cost of living, <a href="http://cgi.money.cnn.com/tools/costofliving/costofliving.html" target="_blank">$64,000 in NYC is actually equivalent to just under $30,000 in Cleveland</a>! So the average salary in Cleveland is significantly higher when you take into account cost of living. <a href="http://cgi.money.cnn.com/tools/costofliving/costofliving.html" target="_blank">$41,000 in Cleveland is actually equivalent to a little over $88,000 in New York</a>.</div>
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Basically, people want to live in New York City. People will take a significantly lower comparative salary to live in New York City. In Cleveland, that’s not going to happen. In Cleveland, and even more obvious in more rural/midwestern parts of the country, institutions have to up their salaries to entice people to want to come to work there. What it also means is that job searching in desirable locations can mean you might end up in a job that you can’t afford to live. I found it common in New York for some institutions to only hire local candidates (or even interview!), because they understood that what they were looking to pay is not feasible for someone who isn’t already settled...and as I put it, married to a spouse with a good-paying job!! I interviewed for a job in NYC that was going to pay a good $15,000 less than my current salary, with no housing benefits...I literally would have been living in a cardboard box, or sleeping on the subway!!</div>
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But salary isn’t the only thing that you need to negotiate when you get a job offer. Sometimes certain fringe benefits also require you to either negotiate, or at least stand up for yourself. One of these things could be relocation. The trend I noticed is that, like salary, the more undesirable the location, the more likely they are to pay for things like relocation. I was very lucky with my job, in that I qualified because of my rank and my prior location, for faculty housing. And while they did not pay relocation, the benefit of living in faculty housing (with sliding-scale subsidized rent), has been huge. I was actually able to afford my own studio apartment in a safe neighborhood (close to/on campus) in Manhattan on my salary - something that would have been impossible at market value!! However, the thing is, even though I was told I qualified for it, I was the one who had to jump through all the hoops to even find out if there was anything available. Had I not been pushy enough to contact a half a dozen different people and be given the run-around for several weeks, I would not have had this luxury. </div>
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I really hope that this series is giving you all some food for thought on academic librarianship. My last post in this series is going to be a more in-depth look at what your first job in academia might look like and how to handle that transition.</div>
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As always, please email me (<a href="mailto:lg2683@columbia.edu">lg2683@columbia.edu</a>) with questions. I am more than eager to answer any questions or concerns you have, and give you advice as you continue on your grad school journey.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8496427861857842367.post-42451118181117859792012-03-06T09:30:00.000-08:002012-03-06T09:30:03.297-08:00Values & Ethics Redux<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">
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We have talked about many
of these topics already, particularly in the fourth week of the course when we
talked about censorship and collection development. I really wanted to provide
some links on the topic, primarily to Ranganathan (1892-1972) and his five
laws. If you want to read the original text, it is available at HathiTrust <a href="http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.b99721">http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.b99721</a>
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I found two current
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;">Cloonan, Michele and John G.
Dove. “Do digital libraries violate the Third Law?” <i>Library Journal </i>(April 1, 2005):</span> <a href="http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA512179.html"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA512179.html</span></a>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;">Hilary. “S. R. Ranganathan: The
Five Laws of Library Science” </span><i><a href="http://vulpeslibris.wordpress.com/" style="color: black;" title="Vulpes Libris"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Vulpes Libris</span></a><span style="color: black;"></span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: black;"> </span><span style="font-size: small;">Blog</span> </i><a href="http://vulpeslibris.wordpress.com/2011/05/12/s-r-ranganathan-the-five-laws-of-library-science/"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">http://vulpeslibris.wordpress.com/2011/05/12/s-r-ranganathan-the-five-laws-of-library-science/</span></a><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> </i></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal;"></span></h2>
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Ah, copyright, that dreaded word and least understood
concept. While we’ve all heard of copyright and how it is important, we don’t’
always understand it or consciously think about it. You can go to <a href="http://www.copyright.gov/">www.copyright.gov</a>
to find out what it means. The historical section is the most informative. <a href="http://www.copyright.gov/history">www.copyright.gov/history</a>
and puts copyright into an historical, legal, and societal perspective. The
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history of copyright by the historian of the Library of Congress John Y. Cole <a href="http://www.copyright.gov/history/125thanniversary.pdf">Of Copyright, Men & a National Library:
Copyright in the Library of Congress 125th Anniversary </a><a href="http://www.copyright.gov/history/125thanniversary.pdf">http://www.copyright.gov/history/125thanniversary.pdf</a> . The Association of Research Libraries has a
wonderful timeline of copyright laws and events <a href="http://www.arl.org/pp/ppcopyright/copyresources/copytimeline.shtml">http://www.arl.org/pp/ppcopyright/copyresources/copytimeline.shtml</a>
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Many scholars and historians write about the nature of
copyright and its impact upon the history of the book and the publishing
industry.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One of the current books on
the topic is Adrian Johns’ <i>Piracy: The intellectual property wars from
Gutenberg to Gates</i>. (<span class="grame">University</span><span class="grame"> of Chicago</span><span class="grame"> Press, 2009). Another important
book on the topic is </span><span class="contributornametrigger">Siva
Vaidhyanathan's </span><i>Copyrights and Copywrongs: The Rise of
Intellectual Property and How it Threatens Creativity</i> <span class="contributornametrigger"> (NY: </span>NYU Press, 2003). While the history of the
topic is very important for librarians and archivists, it’s equally important
to recognize the various aspects that affect our jobs and our ability to
provide materials to patrons. Copyright affects our ability to provide
materials to users, from e-reserves to inter-library loan, from streaming video
to movie night, and from downloadable e-books and audio<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </b>books to computer software. These are just some of the services
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There are many items in our libraries that are in the public
domain. Those items are not protected by copyright laws. In the United States,
items published before 1923 are in the public domain, as are many items
published by federal, state, and local government agencies. Most government
documents are in the public domain, which means they can be used and modified
freely. But not all of them fit within this category. That’s a question to ask
a government documents librarian. Government documents produced by Britain and any of her Commonwealth countries,
including Canada,
are held under copyright in perpetuity. Copyright protection in other countries
varies. Copyright laws are complicated and vary by country, and there are
international copyright laws and protections. Talk with your legal counsel if
you have questions. A comic book on the topic of fair use “Bound By Law? Tales
from the Public Domain” <a href="http://www.law.duke.edu/cspd/comics">www.law.duke.edu/cspd/comics</a> provides a
wonderful primer for understanding how copyright laws work. For guidelines as
to copyright duration check out Peter Hirtle’s information Copyright Term and
the Public Domain in the United States 1 January 2012 <a href="http://copyright.cornell.edu/resources/publicdomain.cfm">http://copyright.cornell.edu/resources/publicdomain.cfm</a>
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There’s a third component
of copyright that many librarians need to work with or be able to identify. Fair
Use is a term that’s bandied about frequently. What does it mean? It means you
can copy or use an article or part of a work without asking permission from the
copyright holder providing you meet these four criteria:</div>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;">Nature of the work</li>
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Here’s a link to the
description of Fair Use from the Copyright Office at LOC <a href="http://www.copyright.gov/fls/fl102.html">http://www.copyright.gov/fls/fl102.html</a>
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ALA has a host of tools to help you with copyright,
fair use and the public domain </div>
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<a href="http://www.ala.org/advocacy/copyright/crtools">http://www.ala.org/advocacy/copyright/crtools</a>
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LOC even has a blog on
Copyright and Digitization <a href="http://blogs.loc.gov/copyrightdigitization/">http://blogs.loc.gov/copyrightdigitization/</a>
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Almost every month, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">American Libraries</i> prints an article or
two about copyright. Librarians aren’t the only ones concerned about the topic.
Archivists have an even thornier time with copyright if items in their
collections were unpublished. Thank goodness there’s now a date when
unpublished materials enter the public domain.</div>
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Creative commons licensing
is a great alternative to traditional copyright. It puts articles, books, and
more into everyone’s hands with fewer restrictions. <a href="http://creativecommons.org/about/">http://creativecommons.org/about/</a>.
I’m certain we’ll see even more of this option as time progresses because it is
almost impossible to write and publish materials and put them directly into the
public domain unless explicitly stating so. Creative Commons Licensing is the
next best thing.</div>
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Right now the most pressing
concerns about copyright that librarians are dealing with are e-reserves,
licensing databases, access to their content and the ability to provide
inter-library loan copies from digital journals.<span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">[1]</span></span></span></span>
Add in Course Management Software, digital rights management for audio and
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The Association of Research Libraries just published a report
about copyright and fair use for academic and research libraries (Jan 2012) that
provides guidelines for today’s librarians. <a href="http://www.arl.org/pp/ppcopyright/codefairuse/index.shtml">http://www.arl.org/pp/ppcopyright/codefairuse/index.shtml</a>
This report contains the newest information on copyright, particularly those in
charge of e-reserves and inter-library loan.</div>
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Take a course or a workshop
on copyright every few years to stay on top of issues that affect libraries and
archives. When in doubt, ask the library’s legal counsel. The topic is
complicated and nuanced. There’s a place in libraries for lawyers, particularly
with negotiation of contracts and licenses for electronic resources.</div>
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<span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">[1]</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> <span style="color: #17365d;">ALCTS
"The Black, White, and Gray Areas of Licensing: A Review and Update for
Librarians and Publishers" webinar presented by Becky Albitz, Bob Boissy,
and Tracy L. Thompson-Przylucki on</span> February 29, 2012. Contact ALCTS for
access to the recorded webinar <a href="http://www.ala.org/alcts">http://www.ala.org/alcts</a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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