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Comment on What’s your Tao? by Darcy

Darcy — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 13:27:01 +0000

Good example, Yi Hong!

Comment on I want this poster by Darcy

Darcy — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 13:23:21 +0000

Agreed on Alan Rickman, disagree that this was the only palatable part of Love, Actually. What about Prime Minister Hugh Grant dancing at 10 Downing Street?

Comment on I want this poster by yihongsim

yihongsim — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 01:20:56 +0000

Alan Rickman = awesome. His vignette with Emma Thompson in Love, Actually was the only thing that made that movie palatable.

Comment on What’s your Tao? by yihongsim

yihongsim — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 23:53:41 +0000

I actually really like the axiom that you pulled out from Info Tyranno’s blog, Darcy, about shrinking/expanding. I feel like it applies really nicely as well to other parts of librarianship, such as library services in general. Expanding services lets you see which of your many services library users gravitate towards, and may allow you to shrink in the future to just the preferred services. We just expanded reference desk hours recently at my library, and I’d be interested to see if our usage stats shift over the course of the year.

Comment on Master Librarian by Darcy

Darcy — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 03:14:42 +0000

Master Meagan: Currently I’m attending a conference of SUNY librarians and one fellow-conference-goer suggests a Librarian Sitcom. It would involve a team of librarians surprising patrons in darkened group study rooms not exactly group “studying” and a host of other true-life stories. Maybe a TV show would restore the glamour? (as long as it was not another “Outsourced”)

Master Alex: I will try to let out the writings! I’ve been letting some out already at nomaddancer.wordpress.com

Comment on Master Librarian by meaganep

meaganep — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 13:41:22 +0000

I love telling people I am a librarian. People tend to have warm associations with that word, particularly if you’re a public librarian. The only downside is that almost everyone assumes I work with hildren. When I tell them I work primarily with adults and a tiny bit with teens, they seem disappointed.

It is still strange, however, to realize that I do have a job title that conjures up very specific and stereotypical images for people. Friends who say, “I work at the British consulate” or “I work in the study abroad office at University of X” get to have an air of mystery. I’m just the neighborhood librarian. And while that is all fine and good, letting go of this idea of a glamorous job that inspires envy is a bit hard. (Yes, I’m that shallocw.)

So how do we get the glamour back in librarianship?

Comment on Master Librarian by Alex LeClair

Alex LeClair — Sun, 12 Jun 2011 01:33:16 +0000

I feel fine about the title of “librarian,” but it’s something that guy librarians have to steel themselves to rather early or else the question is “If not now, then when?” It’s like going bald, at some point you just have to own it. I know people react differently when I say that I’m a librarian, but I think it helps that I like the job, because I’m not the best liar. If I didn’t like the profession (or my particular placement), it’d be torturous to say what I am and where. Luckily, it’s not.

I want to read some of these writings of Darcy. I wonder how many other librarians have secret or not so secret writings hidden. Out with it Master Darcy, and the rest of you too!