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Established July 2006
ISSN: 1946-1852
by Rick Mason
Category Archives: Humor
Unshelved and Rearranged
On April 22nd, Unshelved ran a comic strip that, among other things, gave a tip of the hat to Peanuts. I was inspired and spent a few minutes of my lunch hour rearranging the letters via cut and paste. I … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Libraries
Tagged Bill, Gene, Overdue Media LLC., www.unshelved.com
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Simple truths in a comic strip
It’s a simple truth, and we all know it, but it still makes for a humorous punchline over coffee: On A Clare Day, 2 April 2008 Thanks to Donna, former co-worker extraordinaire, for passing that along!
Short Pencil Saga
From Nick Baker, the guy who brought us March of the Librarians (and some help from his cohorts at Williams College Library) comes a documentary examining the life of a golf pencil. Short Pencil Saga (I challenge you to not … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Libraries, Video
Tagged Nick Baker, Williams College, Williams College Library
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The Librarian Song
The Librarian Song (YouTube video) is, well, a song… about librarians… specifically about how librarians train users (Show it to them, do it with them, and then the user can do it themself). And above all… it is really funny … Continue reading
Paper Use
Remember how, about 10 years ago, the concept of a “paperless office” began to seem like a weird joke? The proliferation of the desktop computer and the ascent of the internet introduced the potential of foregoing paper documents, relying instead … Continue reading
Posted in Acquisitions, Humor, Libraries, News, Statistics
Tagged Bernie Sloan, modest printing, New York Times, printing
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On the Record…
On the Record : Report of the Library of Congress Working Group on the Future of Bibliographic Control (Pdf), which is the final version (formerly titled “Report of the Library…”), has been released. Working Group main page. Daniel Chudnov’s humorous … Continue reading
Posted in Cataloging, Humor, Libraries
Tagged Congress, Congress Working Group, Daniel Chudnov, Library of Congress Working Group, the Record;
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Couch Potato
You have probably noticed the story in the news, but did you know that the winner of the ESPN Zone Ultimate Couch Potato Competition is a librarian from Manhattan? from LISNews
Humor as a Brainstorming Tool
I have always liked humorous comments during brainstorming sessions – they loosen people up, encourage participation, and sometimes lead to ideas that work. found on MetaFilter
The Definite Article
The Definite Article : Acknowledging ‘The’ in Index Entries (pdf) is this years’ winner of the IgNoble Prize in Literature. Note that the banner of their site includes the phrase “Research that makes people LAUGH and then THINK”, and note … Continue reading
Posted in Cataloging, Humor, Libraries, Search
Tagged Inter-Library Loan staff member
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Unshelved 2K
Unshelved, the web comic based in the fictional Mallville Public Library, just published its 2,000th comic! By the way, we all know the comic isn’t fiction, don’t we? They have cameras and microphones hidden somewhere in each of our libraries. You just can’t make this … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Libraries, News
Tagged Mallville Public Library, web comic
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Humor this week
Two random bits of humor injected into libraryland this week: Disco Dancing for Peace in the Biblioblogosphere is a JibJab “Starring You” video created by Michael Porter, a.k.a. Libraryman, featuring himself and Michael Gorman. This week’s Unshelved is merging two … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Libraries, Online Services, Video
Tagged Mallville Public Library, Michael Gorman, Michael Porter, The Shifted Librarian
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Buddy is Real
In what has to be one of the most interesting comments without clarification in an interview, “Gene Ambaum”, co-creator of the Unshelved comic, states that Buddy the Book Beaver is real. How much of him is real? His checkered past? … Continue reading
Libraries and Zombies
The folks at the Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayne, Indiana bring you this public service announcement: Video Contest Submission-Allen County Public Libraryfrom blyberg.net
Posted in Humor, Libraries, Video
Tagged Allen County Public Library, Contest Submission-Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, Indiana
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Two Library Videos
The first, Finding Time in the Penn State Libraries, is an example of what can be very wrong with how our patrons must use our online resources. The second, Mr. Bean: The Library, is an example of what can be very right … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, ILS, Libraries, Online Databases, Video
Tagged Bean, Chuck Lockwood
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Google/OCLC news
Big news today in the announcement that Google has acquired OCLC. What will this mean for libraries? The merging of the Google Books Project and Worldcat, for starters. The library blogs are all over this story, so I will simply … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs, Google, Humor, Libraries, OCLC
Tagged Bush administration, Google, Google Books Project, Library Garden, OCLC, Worldcat
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Bacon as a Bookmark
Bacon as a Bookmark? Librarians Tell All is the title of Mike Hardin’s column in today’s Columbus Dispatch. He details various objects found inside returned library books, as described by Columbus area librarians. The “cat in the bookdrop” library happens to be located … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Humor, Libraries, News
Tagged Columbus, Columbus Dispatch, Illinois, librarian, Mike Hardin
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March of the Librarians
March of the Librarians, by Nick Baker, is a fantastic parody of March of the Penguins, set in the environs of Seattle during the ALA Midwinter last month. It brings back memories of Chicago 2005 (the last ALA I attended).
Posted in Conferences, Humor, Libraries
Tagged Chicago, Seattle
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Get your motor runnin’…
Where can us library types get our temporary tattoo fix? No need to head out on that highway, just take a gander at Archie McFee! Could be a good promotional idea for a library…. from Librarian.net
Posted in Humor, Libraries, Promotions
Tagged Archie McFee, Librarian.net
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Unshelved @ Your Library
Just in time for my 200th post, Unshelved has created a poster for ALA’s online store based on their (Unshelved’s) “Read Responsibly” theme (I have the shirt, and it is one of my favorites). from Librarian.net
Posted in Humor, Libraries
Tagged ALA\'s online store, Librarian.net, online store
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