hey rolling librarians:i'm starting library school this year, & i'm wondering about changing my specialisation to the archiving stream. i know it's to some degree a malleable difference, & i know librarians who trained in archiving only to switch back, but i just wanted to cast about to see if anyone had any maybe pertinent advice or experience they wanted to share. did you study one & wish you'd studied the other? do you think it's no big deal which you do? is the world of archive jobs notably in worse shape than the library field?
― blossom smulch (schlump), Thursday, 10 May 2012 10:39 (1 year ago) Permalink
http://nplusonemag.com/lions-in-winterpretty interesting, i am sorta treating it as a state of the union on libraries in general ^
― blossom smulch (schlump), Friday, 18 May 2012 10:57 (1 year ago) Permalink
forbes names the MLIS the no. 1 worst master's degree for jobshttp://www.forbes.com/sites/jacquelynsmith/2012/06/08/the-best-and-worst-masters-degrees-for-jobs-2/
― congratulations (n/a), Monday, 11 June 2012 19:31 (11 months ago) Permalink
!!!!
http://www.publishers.org/press/85/
PUBLISHERS AND GOOGLE REACH SETTLEMENTThursday, 04 October 2012 | Andi SporkinMountain View, CA and Washington, DC; October 4, 2012 — The Association of American Publishers (AAP) and Google today announced a settlement agreement that will provide access to publishers’ in-copyright books and journals digitized by Google for its Google Library Project. The dismissal of the lawsuit will end seven years of litigation.The agreement settles a copyright infringement lawsuit filed against Google on October 19, 2005 by five AAP member publishers. As the settlement is between the parties to the litigation, the court is not required to approve its terms.The settlement acknowledges the rights and interests of copyright-holders. US publishers can choose to make available or choose to remove their books and journals digitized by Google for its Library Project. Those deciding not to remove their works will have the option to receive a digital copy for their use.Apart from the settlement, US publishers can continue to make individual agreements with Google for use of their other digitally-scanned works.“We are pleased that this settlement addresses the issues that led to the litigation,” said Tom Allen, President and CEO, AAP. “It shows that digital services can provide innovative means to discover content while still respecting the rights of copyright-holders.”“Google is a company that puts innovation front and center with all that it does,” said David Drummond, Senior Vice President, Corporate Development and Chief Legal Officer, Google. “By putting this litigation with the publishers behind us, we can stay focused on our core mission and work to increase the number of books available to educate, excite and entertain our users via Google Play.”Google Books allows users to browse up to 20% of books and then purchase digital versions through Google Play. Under the agreement, books scanned by Google in the Library Project can now be included by publishers.Further terms of the agreement are confidential.This settlement does not affect Google’s current litigation with the Authors Guild or otherwise address the underlying questions in that suit.The publisher plaintiffs are The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.; Pearson Education, Inc. and Penguin Group (USA) Inc., both part of Pearson; John Wiley & Sons, Inc.; and Simon & Schuster, Inc. part of CBS Corporation.
Thursday, 04 October 2012 | Andi Sporkin
Mountain View, CA and Washington, DC; October 4, 2012 — The Association of American Publishers (AAP) and Google today announced a settlement agreement that will provide access to publishers’ in-copyright books and journals digitized by Google for its Google Library Project. The dismissal of the lawsuit will end seven years of litigation.
The agreement settles a copyright infringement lawsuit filed against Google on October 19, 2005 by five AAP member publishers. As the settlement is between the parties to the litigation, the court is not required to approve its terms.
The settlement acknowledges the rights and interests of copyright-holders. US publishers can choose to make available or choose to remove their books and journals digitized by Google for its Library Project. Those deciding not to remove their works will have the option to receive a digital copy for their use.
Apart from the settlement, US publishers can continue to make individual agreements with Google for use of their other digitally-scanned works.
“We are pleased that this settlement addresses the issues that led to the litigation,” said Tom Allen, President and CEO, AAP. “It shows that digital services can provide innovative means to discover content while still respecting the rights of copyright-holders.”
“Google is a company that puts innovation front and center with all that it does,” said David Drummond, Senior Vice President, Corporate Development and Chief Legal Officer, Google. “By putting this litigation with the publishers behind us, we can stay focused on our core mission and work to increase the number of books available to educate, excite and entertain our users via Google Play.”
Google Books allows users to browse up to 20% of books and then purchase digital versions through Google Play. Under the agreement, books scanned by Google in the Library Project can now be included by publishers.
Further terms of the agreement are confidential.
This settlement does not affect Google’s current litigation with the Authors Guild or otherwise address the underlying questions in that suit.
The publisher plaintiffs are The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.; Pearson Education, Inc. and Penguin Group (USA) Inc., both part of Pearson; John Wiley & Sons, Inc.; and Simon & Schuster, Inc. part of CBS Corporation.
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 4 October 2012 18:32 (7 months ago) Permalink
i can't tell exactly which section of their catalogued books that refers to - iirc the most hot topic portion was those that are in copyright but distantly, w/some grey-area claims to ownership - but it's awesome news all the same. there was a (good) piece on digitisation & NYPL in the most recent N+1 that made it sound like google was looking at having to delete a huge portion of what it had scanned. would be interested to know whether/how it affects the authors guild thing.
― unprotectable tweetz (schlump), Thursday, 4 October 2012 20:21 (7 months ago) Permalink
I'm becoming less of a children's librarian and more of an after-school homework helper...we used to have 3 teen assistants and presently we are down to 1 so all of the children's librarians are on defacto homework help duty. Thoughts on how to extricate myself from this? I think it involves bitchiness and boundaries.
― Virginia Plain, Friday, 5 October 2012 01:08 (7 months ago) Permalink
Oh man I am just imagining you like kneeling next to a kid and smiling and trying to help them and them just like burping and spitting up Hawaiian Punch all over your white shirt
― bell biv devo (Stevie D(eux)), Friday, 5 October 2012 17:03 (7 months ago) Permalink
It's not supposed to be funny but it is a little bit
BUT MOSTLY NOT, you should tell them "No!"
Tell me about it, I have to spend two hours every day process Ariel requests which is a completely different department from the one in which I reside. When I suggested to the head of that department that "I won't be helping you out up here forever," she responded with "Are you sure about that?" Grrr.
― Trip Maker, Friday, 5 October 2012 18:14 (7 months ago) Permalink
processING
Haha, Steve, I havent been thrown up on yet, but yesterday they spilled a bottle of coke all my desk, mouse and scanner. I think I've been fostering a culture of dependency that I need to slowly and carefully attempt to extricate myself from. Like the proverbial "I don't do windows" "I don't do homework help" will be my new mantra.
TM, what are Ariel requests? The only Ariel requests that I receive are Disney-related.
― Virginia Plain, Friday, 5 October 2012 18:22 (7 months ago) Permalink
It's an electronic document lending system that I really don't know much about.I'm in the Acquisitions department of a big midwestern academic library.
― Trip Maker, Friday, 5 October 2012 18:38 (7 months ago) Permalink
That's messed up.
― Mr. Que, Friday, 5 October 2012 18:52 (7 months ago) Permalink
And I think most libraries are getting rid of Ariel? We use Odyssey, anyway, and got rid of Ariel awhile back, before I got here.
― Mr. Que, Friday, 5 October 2012 18:55 (7 months ago) Permalink
We still use ariel.
― controversial cabaret roommate (Nicole), Friday, 5 October 2012 18:57 (7 months ago) Permalink
We use both!
― Trip Maker, Friday, 5 October 2012 19:00 (7 months ago) Permalink
I did almost no homework help today. It felt good. I told one little boy I was giving up being a homework helper to go back to being a librarian and I thought he would start crying, or at least complain, but he just said, "oh, she's gonna be a librarian today" and moved on.
I did cave late in the evening and helped some woman with her daughter's project on Guatemala, but the service I provided could be loosely defined as research.
― Virginia Plain, Friday, 5 October 2012 23:21 (7 months ago) Permalink
Fighting a sinus infection (low-intensity for now). Staffing is a little lower than usual. I have a three hour desk shift this evening. Yes, I can make it through, I think, since this isn't full-blown yet, but there's a real good chance I'll be calling out tomorrow.
― redress control number (_Rudipherous_), Wednesday, 28 November 2012 23:19 (5 months ago) Permalink
Ugh, I sat on desk for an evening shift once with a rapidly worsening cold, on rotating duty with only one other colleague, so I wasn't really able to go home. By the time we were due to close, my eyes and nose were streaming uncontrollably and the patrons probably thought twice about taking home the books I was checking out/contaminating for them.
― stain on the nation (qiqing), Thursday, 29 November 2012 00:49 (5 months ago) Permalink
hey librarians i have a question for you
how does a person either watch or find or find and watch old forgotten educational films, ones like these? the only ones i've found are black widow and secret life of 118 green street
Battle of the BugsBlack Widow Spider -- found this one, it is greatA Night out with Mr. ToadLife Cycle of the Monarch
National Geographic
Animals and AmphibiansThe Hidden World of InsectsSecret Life of 118 Green Street -- haven't watched the whole thing yet, but certainly will
reposted from chicago thread because i thought i would broaden my search even though i am not skilled in librarianship, i know to ask the pros. ps there are library of congress listings but that's all i can find.
― passion it person (La Lechera), Monday, 10 December 2012 20:45 (5 months ago) Permalink
boomp ^^^^
Can anyone help me? Redirect me to a place where I could receive help? (that feels like an "effortlessly sum up ilx in one post" type post haha)
― bish borscht (La Lechera), Tuesday, 8 January 2013 20:20 (4 months ago) Permalink
Time for a new thread!
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 8 January 2013 20:29 (4 months ago) Permalink
Have you checked Worldcat? http://www.worldcat.org/
― Solange and thanks for all the fish (Nicole), Tuesday, 8 January 2013 20:33 (4 months ago) Permalink
I guess I'll save it for the new thread, but I have some questions about what to do once I find something on worldcat...
― bish borscht (La Lechera), Tuesday, 8 January 2013 20:33 (4 months ago) Permalink