(from M. J. Moroney's "Facts from Figures" 1956 ed.)
"It is dishonest to present this for this" a lesson in from the 50's, perhaps more relevant than ever
The price for a 1 bedroom in Princeton has dropped to... still (just) over 1/3 the gross salary of my mid-career professional job there
Information Architecture Conference 2025 call for proposals is live! www.theiaconference.com/ia-conferenc... (Philadelphia!)
Grumbled and sighed my way into going work even though I couldn't find my headphones But at the bagel shop a woman complimented my hair, my glasses, and my nails...!? Got to work and my headphones were (charged! and) in my backpack after all lfg, day
There is an upcoming webinar from the Association of Southeastern Research Libraries on the decision and controlled digital lending www.aserl.org/event/whats-...
Here's the "open secret in your profession that others don't know" Libraries throw away books ALL THE TIME. The mission of a library is not to save every book that comes into their possession, it's to curate a living collection that meets its mission and the information needs of its patrons...
"the university said it did not find evidence of [the dean] consulting with faculty to develop a [weeding] policy." Like... Is that a standard practice? It's not one I know of...? Obvs having a published weeding policy is best practice, but "selecting" is a library/librarian responsibility
Similar lack of statements from library professional bodies about the dean of the FL university fired for what seems to be a weeding project that got bad press. www.tampabay.com/news/educati...
An attorney for Shannon Hausinger said she wasn’t responsible for tracking books from the school’s Gender and Diversity Center.