Sunday, June 26, 2011

Weekly News Roundup

Summer stole me away for a week, but I'm (almost) back on schedule!

Librarians in the U.S. from 1880-2009
Click through to see the whole study!
http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/2011/06/21/librarians-in-the-u-s-from-1880-2009/

A local example of innovative librarianship.
Meet Meg, our new coworking librarian
http://cocomsp.com/2011/06/meet-meg-our-new-coworking-librarian/
Check out her blog too:
http://workwithmeg.com/

More social networking statistics:
Social Networking Sites and Our Lives
http://web.resourceshelf.com/go/resourceblog/64511

I’m interested in this because I use Goodreads. Do you?
Reader Ratings and Book Reviews from Goodreads Being Added to NoveList Products
http://www.prweb.com/releases/NoveList/Goodreads/prweb8586334.htm

And for something a little less serious:
5 Reasons Why Lady Gaga is NOT a Librarian
http://www.mandikaye.com/2011/05/18/5-reasons-why-lady-gaga-is-not-a-librarian/

Finally, this isn’t really library related but I know quite a few of us like Neil Gaiman and Public Radio. Here’s a link to a recent show involving both!
http://www.livestream.com/minnesotapublicradio/video?clipId=pla_cb848b78-e077-416b-83bb-c8aeabaf368e

As always, please let me know if you find any interesting library news articles. Also, if you have any feedback about these posts, or if you have a certain area of library news you would like me to include more, email me at naeierman@stkate.edu

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