January 2008
Greetings from Toronto!
Thu, 01/31/2008 - 02:58 — AnonymousI'm so grateful to be here in Toronto to speak tomorrow at the Ontario Library Association's Super Conference (best conference name ever, by the way!). My session is called "Unleash Your Inner Marketer." I'm hoping it sparks some imaginative ways to approach marketing, rather than just dwelling on promotional tactics. I'll let you know how it goes and reflect a bit on our discussion. If you're in the area, please drop by and say hello!
...The Old Patagonian Express
Wed, 01/30/2008 - 22:58 — Anonymous"Grand Adventure" -- video review of "The Old Patagonian Express", by Paul Theroux
...Black Like You Blackface, Whiteface, Insult Imitation in American Popular Culture
Wed, 01/30/2008 - 22:58 — Anonymous"Cultural Give and Take?" -- video review of "Black Like You Blackface, Whiteface, Insult Imitation in American Popular Culture", by John Strausbaugh and Darius James
...The Metaphysical Club
Wed, 01/30/2008 - 22:58 — Anonymous"American Take On Philosophy" -- video review of "The Metaphysical Club", by Louis Menand
...John Adams
Wed, 01/30/2008 - 22:58 — Anonymous""It Is A Miracle"" -- video review of "John Adams", by David McCullough
...Running With Scissors
Wed, 01/30/2008 - 22:58 — Anonymous"Turning Tragic Into Funny" -- video review of "Running With Scissors", by Augesten Burroughs
...What a bunch of cards! Guest post from Rebecca Metzger
Fri, 01/25/2008 - 19:58 — AnonymousWhile at ALA Midwinter, I was lucky to meet Rebecca Metzger, Reference and Instruction Librarian at Lafayette College in Easton, PA. She took part in my committee's discussion group where she shared her library's fun approach to promoting their individual research consultation service. Rebecca graciously agreed to write up the initiative for LM, which I'm copying here in its entirety (with permission, as always): A Service and its Public FaceFor the past seven years, the Lafayette College Libraries have been creating and mailing humorous collectible postcards to students as a way of publicizing PRA (Personalized Research Assistance) sessions, which are essentially individual research consultations with reference librarians. PRA cards get the faces of reference librarians out to students in a comedic format that shakes up the stereotype of librarians as stodgy and serious, hopefully making us more approachable. The service and its publicity strategy developed hand-in-hand. Before Spring 2001, private student appointments with librarians ...
Modern French Classics
Fri, 01/25/2008 - 19:35 — Anonymous"Creative, Rich, Tasty" -- video review of "Modern French Classics", by Camille Le Foll and David Japy
...The Silver Spoon
Fri, 01/25/2008 - 19:35 — Anonymous""What Book Could I Want More?"" -- video review of "The Silver Spoon", by Phaidon Press
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