Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Roland (from the Book)
The man who I now refer to as "Roland (from the Book)" has finally took my advice and started a blog. You may remember him as the guy that ticked everyone off for making fun of the handicap, while I was away on my honeymoon.
His first real blog (his other two are reruns from a previous blog he wrote) is about ChaCha, which we both tried out of boredom while we were supposed to be working. We asked meaningful questions like "Can God build a rock so heavy that even he can't lift it" to meaningless questions like "What is Britnany Spears' sock size"...it's a clever post worth checking out.
Coincidently, Roland will be DJing at a club in LA this weekend. Go check it out! I think I might actually go to this one... if you want to check out French Pop Music go here for more info!
His first real blog (his other two are reruns from a previous blog he wrote) is about ChaCha, which we both tried out of boredom while we were supposed to be working. We asked meaningful questions like "Can God build a rock so heavy that even he can't lift it" to meaningless questions like "What is Britnany Spears' sock size"...it's a clever post worth checking out.
Coincidently, Roland will be DJing at a club in LA this weekend. Go check it out! I think I might actually go to this one... if you want to check out French Pop Music go here for more info!
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Yours for the low price of...
I have updated my Web store (http://www.scottdouglas.org/store.htm); it now has two items instead of one. Both things do include shipping and handling charges, so what you see is what you pay (unless it's international, of course).
Two notes on those two things:
One, The Library Tree will cease to exist once I sell all the copies...so get it now while you can. I'd like to one day do a bit a revision and see this book published by an actual publisher, but until then I'm going to stop the first run at an even 100 (these have all been pre-signed, dated, and numbered)...seems like a good number. If the demand ever presents itself, I'll put out a new edition one day in the distant future...but you can own the first and original (unrevised) version! You can also read the first three chapters at the link above...
Two, a signed copy of Quiet, Please: Dispatches from a Public Librarian is also being sold on my website for $25. You'll get it a whole lot quicker buying it the traditional way (through an online bookstore like Amazon or an actual store like Borders), so I would go that route; if you want them signed just see me at a reading, and I'll be more than happy to sign the book. If you would like it personalized, then make sure and tell me when you buy the book what you would like it to say.
Two notes on those two things:
One, The Library Tree will cease to exist once I sell all the copies...so get it now while you can. I'd like to one day do a bit a revision and see this book published by an actual publisher, but until then I'm going to stop the first run at an even 100 (these have all been pre-signed, dated, and numbered)...seems like a good number. If the demand ever presents itself, I'll put out a new edition one day in the distant future...but you can own the first and original (unrevised) version! You can also read the first three chapters at the link above...
Two, a signed copy of Quiet, Please: Dispatches from a Public Librarian is also being sold on my website for $25. You'll get it a whole lot quicker buying it the traditional way (through an online bookstore like Amazon or an actual store like Borders), so I would go that route; if you want them signed just see me at a reading, and I'll be more than happy to sign the book. If you would like it personalized, then make sure and tell me when you buy the book what you would like it to say.
Monday, April 28, 2008
NPR, Dallas - Think
Those of you who don't want to go through the hassle of iTunes or don't have iTunes, here's a direct link to the 50 minute NPR interview...
Podcast Interview
Those of you who want to here my 50 minute radio interview (my longest interview to date!), you can now download it as a free Podcast off the iTunes store. Just search "KERA Think," click on the only show, and I'm on the 4/28 episode under "Dispatches from a Public Librarian."
The Obsolete Man
Step in the Twilight Zone for an oldie but goodie about a librarian in a world that finds no need for such a thing. Thanks to Mark for sharing...
Friday, April 25, 2008
Shall We ChaCha?
Apparently, I've been out of the loop because I only recently discovered a free new reference to txt service called ChaCha. Is there a catch? Read their FAQ and see for yourself.
Is it the hottest new next trend to threaten real desk reference as we know it? No. Not in my opinion anyway. But they are currently looking for people to hour all the questions they get; the average person will make between 4 to 10 dollars a hour...so when people say the future of librarians is not good they obviously don't know how to ChaCha!
Technology has been a threat to librarians for over ten years; not so much because it really does threaten their jobs, because we just aren't figuring out ways to incorporate it into the library. Reference to txt is a great idea; why aren't more libraries experimenting with it? What better way to communicate with your patrons.
Is it the hottest new next trend to threaten real desk reference as we know it? No. Not in my opinion anyway. But they are currently looking for people to hour all the questions they get; the average person will make between 4 to 10 dollars a hour...so when people say the future of librarians is not good they obviously don't know how to ChaCha!
Technology has been a threat to librarians for over ten years; not so much because it really does threaten their jobs, because we just aren't figuring out ways to incorporate it into the library. Reference to txt is a great idea; why aren't more libraries experimenting with it? What better way to communicate with your patrons.
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