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Category Archives: Interesting Stuff
A love letter to books as objects
I love my e-book reader, don’t get me wrong. But there’s nothing quite like the look, feel and smell of a good paper book. I also love how the different colours, shapes and sizes of books on a shelf make a … Continue reading
A reflection on a year that’s almost over…
At this time of year, I always try to look back and remember where I was when the year began and where I am now as it is coming to an end. Here are some of the professional initiatives that … Continue reading
Is There Truth in Numbers?
I recently had the pleasure of attending the Ontario Media Showcase to help select media items for one of the libraries in which I work. I was very happy to participate in this because I am trying to build my collection … Continue reading
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Librareo: Where Tomorrow’s Librarian Superheroes Shine
So, there’s a new resource out there for students currently in a Library and Information Studies program. It’s called Librareo, launched by Gale, part of Cengage Learning, and Library Journal/School Library Journal magazines. According to the October 3, 2011 press release on … Continue reading
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Bibliotech podcasts through Dquarium.com
A new initiative called Dquarium.com has recently been launched online. It is the brainchild of a fellow librarian and friend of mine, Kayhan B. Dquarium.com is a website devoted to technology, and is targeted at “nano-nerds” or anyone interested in … Continue reading
My trip to the 2011 CLA National Conference in Halifax, NS
I recently had the pleasure of attending the Canadian Library Association’s National Conference in Halifax, Nova Scotia. I packed my bags and headed out east to this wonderfully historic city, both as a conference delegate and as a poster presenter, … Continue reading
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Google’s New Trivia Game
I saw a post on ReadWriteWeb detailing Google’s launch of a new trivia game entitled “A Google a Day“. From the post: “A Google a Day, like many newspaper crossword puzzles, will get progressively more difficult as the week goes on, … Continue reading
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My Reflections on the OLA Super Conference, Part 2: The Human Library
As I mentioned in part 1 of my reflections on the OLA Super Conference last week, I participated in the Human Library program held during the conference. The Human Library was an event in which conference-goers could sign out a … Continue reading
My Reflections on the OLA Super Conference, Part 1: A Session About the UTM Library’s Website
I attended the OLA Super Conference in Toronto last week, and I found it to be a wonderfully stimulating event. Aside from volunteering to convene a session, I also attended other sessions of interest to me, and I participated in … Continue reading
Do You Want to be a Librarian?
I found this 1946 video recently posted on two sites that I follow– Kim Stymest’s blog and the Resource Shelf, and I wanted to share. I was completely enraptured in it, mainly because I love watching old movies and instructional … Continue reading
