It’s been a while and things have altered: drastically in some ways and not that much in others.
First of all, i received a job offer to work for the UNFCCC (United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change) in Bonn, Germany. I took it.
Not only did this take me on an adventure across the pond [...]
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Career & Continent Change
Posted in libraries, news, traveling on August 31, 2007 | No Comments »
This = That; This = That?
Posted in funnies, libraries, news on July 10, 2007 | No Comments »
On the one hand we have this article, making its rounds in library and facebook circles toting the ‘coolness’ of being a librarian (and as one friend pointed out, the article didn’t even refer to us as ‘information professionals’, so really, how hip are we?)
Then, on the other hand we have this. I would [...]
Falling in love
Posted in libraries, traveling on July 4, 2007 | No Comments »
I haven’t deciphered whether i fell in love with the country itself, or whether i fell in love with the idea of learning and traveling but not having to write a paper about it.
Slovenia was spectacular. Whether it was visiting a public library, the National Library, a theological library, the University libraries, the National [...]
Professional Vacation
Posted in libraries, traveling on June 1, 2007 | 3 Comments »
No, this title is not an oxymoron. I am, in fact, off on what i hope will be a fabulous vacation-come-learning-experience.
I am off to beautiful Ljubljana, Slovenia for a 2 week stint of all things library and Europe related. Check out the program here.
Fingers crossed no connection, baggage, security or other issues will [...]
Can’t.Wait.
Posted in libraries, thoughts n opinions on May 4, 2007 | No Comments »
I hope this documentary is as good as all the hype. There’s even a facebook group for it.
I feel this is such a prominent topic amongst us librarians, it’s about time someone stopped whinging about it and started filming it:
hollywoodlibrarian.wordpress.com
The trailer shows a number of older (not that there’s anything wrong with that) librarians. [...]
Hope & Beyond
Posted in libraries, news, thoughts n opinions on April 23, 2007 | No Comments »
I listened to a CBC Radio 1 program called Ideas and their topic tonight was on the recently (as in, the last 30-40 years) coined phrase “Social Entrepreneurship“.
Briefly the show is described by CBC as:
THE KINGS OF PHILANTHROPY
Some have called it the natural fall-out of a hyper-capitalist society — billionaires who’ve made more money from [...]
Truly Amongst Peers
Posted in libraries, traveling on April 19, 2007 | No Comments »
Only at an SLA* event can i say:
“I’m going to Slovenija for a two week course on libraries.”
and receive nods of approval and eyes of envy rather than the regular “are you kidding me-why would anybody do that-i think you’re crazy” shock ‘n surprise.
Happy International Special Libraries Day Everyone!
~Have you hugged a librarian today?~
*FIS friends [...]
