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Which path to a career in libraries: diploma or master's degree? [more inside]
posted on May 26, 2008 - 25 answers

So there's this beautiful woman that I'm finding myself overwhelmingly attracted to. We have a great time, seem to have some chemistry, some central common interests. There's been a couple of moments when I thought that she wanted me to kiss her. But they don't last long. Oh yeah, she's a biter. [more inside]
posted on Feb 27, 2008 - 44 answers

What recent book(s) must my wife read to become better versed in the issues facing academic libraries and librarians today? [more inside]
posted on Feb 5, 2008 - 9 answers

Is it usual for school librarians and teachers to have disagreements and conflicts over "appropriate" content and media in school libraries? [more inside]
posted on Jan 20, 2008 - 12 answers

Help my librarians remember to rove! I need a specific sort of break timer and I can't seem to find one anywhere. [more inside]
posted on Dec 12, 2007 - 17 answers

librarianshipfilter: Essential professional reading for a reference librarian looking to hone his chops? [more inside]
posted on Jul 16, 2007 - 1 answers

Planning a professional conference for 300 or so instruction librarians and looking for innovative session formats or other structured interactions to engage participants. Have you run across any unusual and effective conference session formats or activities? [more inside]
posted on Jul 11, 2007 - 6 answers

Librarians -- rain on my parade! What didn't they tell you in school? What are the worst parts of your job? What do you regret about your schooling/early career? [more inside]
posted on May 7, 2007 - 29 answers

See a librarian’s brain asplode*! So my library is moving back into our building next summer. We have some 8,400 linear feet of bound serials* being moved into 15,500 linear feet of compact shelving*. We need to tell the mover what we want our fill rate* to be. Sounds easy, right? However, there are complications, horrible complications. [+]
posted on Nov 30, 2004 - 16 answers

Anybody know of any good online libraries? I'm especially interested in libraries containing articles on weblogs, as that's the theme of my dissertation and that's what this research is for. If you can point me directly at good interesting articles on weblogs, that would be great too. :) (Yes, I'm aware I may be asking too much, but I figure there's no harm in asking.)
Bonus points if they're free resources, but I'm not opposed to paying a small sum to get articles if I have to.
posted on Apr 11, 2004 - 6 answers