Library 101 links galore

Spelled out the basics of what skills have been needed, are needed, and will be needed for the next 20 years.
This is a great primer to bookmark, since it's full of hyperlinks.
Library 101

Library 101

Meredith Farkas encourages innovative library staff to keep hope alive and present ideas smartly with change-averse organizational culture.
Library 101

One library's trash another librarian's door decor...

 
Palomar College Librarians regularly comb their collections to keep them current. During my internship, they blessed me with the bounty of their obsolete business books. So I sliced and diced them and now they serve as an optical illusion of a library on my bedroom door. It may not look it in the picture here, but the illusion is great from the hallway.

College students' behavior shows antiquated higher education

Very interesting. But then, if you're reading a blog, this isn't much news to you.

For LT 100 students

I'm excited to be speaking to your class Sept. 29 at Palomar College Library. I'll be presenting on copyright issues for libraries and also doing a Q&A session about SJSU SLIS from a graduate's perspective. Please fill out this form so that I can prepare some answers for you.

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North County Times: Palomar finances textbooks

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Google launches Street View of SDSU

At this time of year, librarians at the information desk of a university or college are bombarded by campus navigation requests from new and old students. San Diego State University, through Google, offers a new tool for experiencing the university space.
Google launches Street View of SDSU

Though you can't print it out for freshmen or others on this huge campus, it is quite scenic and mimics a walk around campus. If you're interested in attending the campus without traveling there, this provides a great preview. Librarians could improve the experience by tagging the buildings in the future!

Do you like it? Would you like your campus to be next? First, you need to put your organization on the map.