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Part of what makes discord feel like a community is the ability to have conversations. By holding all messages in a moderation queue, you will likely kill interaction between users. Are you sure that’s what you want to do?

Maybe it would make sense to have “open hours” where the chat is monitored and then just limit posting entirely when it’s not?

That being said, MEE6 is one of the most popular moderation bots but I’m not sure it can do what you want.

I found this article which also has some more bot suggestions. https://droplr.com/how-to/productivity-tools/top-5-discord-moderation-bots-to-keep-your-server-safe/

Sort of - if you search the title in Worldcat and enter your location it will bring up a list of libraries that have it in their catalog. You have to click on the libraries one by one to check whether they have it on the shelves or checked out, though. And because academic libraries as well as public libraries are WorldCat members, it will bring up a bunch of results from college and university libraries as well. But I think you do save a tiny amount of time over searching each library system individually.

Technology skills are going to vary a lot from librarian to librarian, largely depending on what their position is and the positions of other staff at their library.

Personally, I know the basics of (X)HTML and CSS from classes I took in undergrad and grad school. I can write code manually for a basic site and tweak more complicated codes on things like themes on blogging platforms. I used to know a bit Perl, but that went completely out the window because of how much I struggled with it.

Having a basic understanding of a couple web development languages would probably be a good idea. You could use something like Code Academy to learn on your own.

This is definitely not your "typical" technology librarian job. This is the kind of position where they're in an office all day, away from the public working with and maintaining digital resources for the library. It reminds me of the technology department at my old library. They were rarely seen outside their offices, unless they were out fixing a computer.

To be clear: this is a decision that the Dewey Decimal folks made a long time ago, in the 1970s (even before the APA stopped classifying homosexuality as a mental illness! There's a cool little story about this in "The Power of Habit" by Charles Duhigg). The real question I have is why it took LAPL so long to update...

i have over 1000 books. i looked each one up here and cataloged them all here. I then printed stickers for each book with the correct call number, and then organized them in order. now they are all neatly filed and easy to find.

this process took a total of over 100 hours...two or three hours a night for about two months. if i were to do this for someone, i'd charge $20 a hour.

In academic circles it's common knowledge, but I always meet people who have never heard of Google Scholar. For Google, I love adding operators, like: "wind energy" site:.gov filetype:pdf

Tech services assistant here. I use Classify most of the time (it's awesome.) If I can't find anything there, I search WorldCat to see what call numbers other libraries assigned to the item. My library has DDC 22, but I really only use that if I can't find anything on WorldCat or Classify. That's about as good as it gets without subscribing to WebDewey.

I use the book catalogue app for my home library. It scans ISBNs (also lets you enter manually) and looks it up on Amazon to self populate author, title etc. I have not compared it to others so I don't know how it stacks up, but it works for my home collection.

That's one issue at hand sure.

However, "sexual predator" isn't a controlled vocabulary term. When some people hear "sexual predator" they think "rapist" and when other people hear "sexual predator" they think "person who makes others uncomfortable in their quest for sex." see this definition

Murphy is free to contradict, disagree, dispute, dismiss others views on his public behavior. Suing people to enforce his absolute control over how he is perceived isn't a option I respect.

I'm not the judge and I'm not lawyer, but I see no problem clearly demonstrating that Murphy's pursuit of sex made people uncomfortable. I see no problem clearly demonstrating that he made repeated undesired solicitations. Those are two accepted definitions for sexual predator and harasser. They aren't the only definitions, but they are valid and describe the behavior in question.

The more severe definitions are more serious. Yes, because of the fungibility of language some people may make the mistake of assuming that Murphy is being accused of things that are not the case. That mistake isn't the defendants' fault or problem. Also: that mistake can be corrected by making a statement, not taking a case out of the country to a more favorable legal environment.

Just because it hasn't happened to you, doesn't mean it doesn't happen. Allowing people to hang around after close is something specifically warned against by experts. Again, there is literally no reason for people to do this and in my experience the people who insist on remaining after hours are doing it as a power play to see how far they can push things with you. Anyone reasonable will leave when asked.

Alt name top choices: Middleschoolers, Preteens, Whippersnappers

http://www.thesaurus.com/browse/preteen

I recommend you get some dedicated gaming computers. Video games are what kids do these days, they're no different from the manga or graphic novels you've been stocking. But today's video games are not on consoles. They're on digital market places like Steam. They're also more about interactive storytelling than ever before.

Having dedicated machines is important, you can get good video cards your internet computers don't have and don't need but you only have to get a few (4, 5, 8, 10, 16 are all good numbers because of the way video games tend to do teams) and they're the ones with the gaming software on them. They're not for general internet usage. Kids may have computers at home but not ones they can run with the graphics settings maxed, which shows off the art some of these games really are. I'd recommend hour long reservations at a minimum, 2 hours would be better. Some of these games have stories as long and detailed as a tv mini series.

No, I don't suggest you stock Call of Duty or Battlefield. I'm talking about games like Journey, Oxenfree, Bioshock, or even Civilization or Kerbal Space Program. You could even include esports titles like League of Legends, Hearthstone, or DotA 2.

I'm also not saying there's going to be no issues. Do kids use your steam account or their own? I'd try really hard to find a way to allow either/both. Do you allow adults to use these computers and do you age gate any of the games you buy. I'd recommend letting anyone use the computers and buying games for all ages, everyone loves games, but your age group has grown up and will continue to grow up playing games.

So, I say let's make sure that much the same way we encourage kids to read literature by stocking the right books we should encourage them to play good games.

Story (if wanted): About a year ago I panic asked you guys for help organizing all of these art history books my work had been accumulating and tracking through excel. A bunch of you suggested I use LibraryThing and it worked out so well.

I just wanted to say thanks again for helping me do my job. <3

Try &quot;The Accidental Library Manager&quot; by Rachel Singer Gordon. I haven't read it myself but several friends have spoken highly of it.

I think hand holding is fine, especially for undergrads. What they lack is search confidence and the phenomenon of &quot;library anxiety&quot; is something to consider. Some of them may just not be able to translate the information need of the assignment into a question and that's part of our job as academic librarians (and part of reinforcing information literacy skills). Getting students to articulate what they need is half the battle!

I work at a Community College and a lot of what I help with is establishing the best search terms, the best database and LOTS of confidence boosting that they can actually do research. I often run a search in our catalog or databases for them/with them (with instructions) then ask them to get back to me if they get stuck or can't find what they need.

One thing we've developed is some substantial instructions (with screenshots) and how-to videos on our library website so we can always start beginners off with those.

My favorite emails are when the student has clearly copied and pasted the assignment into an email and says "I need help with ...[paste]" - I usually respond with "ok great, I'd be happy to help you find sources. Here's a link to some basic info. about searching [link to our How to guides]. What sort of sources are you looking for?"

I use BookCAT to manage my personal library of about 3,000 volumes, but it was designed for small "real" libraries. It's inexpensive, works very nicely, and they update it at least once a year. It also has circulation functions, of course, but I admit I didn't get too far into that stuff since I don't check out my books to anyone, ever. (It's more an inventory system for me, with notes on cost and current value and so on, and a variety of reports.) The website includes a ton of details.

My public library and community college have Playboy. It is not considered obscene under the law. Lots of libraries carry it

I'm not sure whether close mimicry would count as comment, but unfortunately there are no rules regarding fair use, only interpretations.

If you're interested, this SCOTUS decision talks extensively about parody and is amazingly readable, IMO (and it's really funny to think about the justices talking about 2 Live Crew):

http://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=16686162998040575773

I'd start off by asking what e-book services your college offers. If they don't have any, Safari Books Online from O'Reilly offers a large and high-quality collection.

O'Reilly is an IT publisher, so the focus is on computer books. However there are thousands on non-IT engineering books and 1800+ math and science texts.

The downside: the version you want--the Pro plan-- is $400/year.

How big a library are we talking about? How many users?

I've administered a couple of open source web-based document management systems (DSpace and OpenKM), but they're pretty hardcore--best for large PDF libraries, lots of users, or really intense business requirements.

The hard part with any document management system is always getting your co-workers to use them. Look for something with an easy, non-intrusive user interface.

WorldCat has ratings. Search and select a title, scroll down to 'details' and look for "Target Audience." Here's an example from: http://www.worldcat.org/title/after-school-nightmare-6/oclc/209579156&amp;referer=brief_results

>Target Audience: Rated OT for older teens age 16+.

Edit: NoveList also has some rating information, but isn't perfect and requires a pay subscription. WorldCat - at least for the needs you described - is free.

Have you tried WorldCat? Their lists have covers. Notes can be added to each title.

Example

There's a widget to embed lists on a website

Personally, I like this one: CCPL

It is responsive and it is easy to read/sort/tap. You could use something similar, like one of the things listed here: http://www.sitepoint.com/top-5-jquery-filter-sort-plugins/

**I have never personally used these jquery plugins so I can't attest to how easy they are to set up.

**edit: formatting, because I can't type.

As darkkn1te said. Below are a few starting resources you might find useful.

Hmm; that sounds like they might be running django (a web framework). Django uses python (scripting language) with sql databases to present a website.

Obviously that's just one combination but if you have time to seek out the skills, it might be worth your time doing some tutorials in python and then use those to set up your own website using django (or another solution).

I got started in python programming using the lovely (and free) tutorial site Learn python the hardway. It takes a while but it's a completely new language, and that's never an easy task. After that Django has a decent tutorial explaining setting up your own site. If you don't have a server at home, you might want to read about the cheap/free micro-instance servers Amazon provides (called AWS). After that if you want to experiment with the various libraries use django, there's some really nice templates to get started making your own website.

If you just need to generate call numbers, try MDS.

Older versions of the Dewey Decimal Classification System are in the public domain. There may be electronic copies out there.

You can always look up individual books on the LoC catalog and search by topic to get the number and cutter.

A visit to a public library for the most recent edition of DDC might be helpful, even though it might be on reserve. Or visit a college library for LoC materials.

This book might be helpful …

No More Meetings! https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08VF8JDXC/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_WM5V48KMHZ8Q9E8EJZGV?_encoding=UTF8&amp;psc=1

Full disclosure: I know both the authors but derive no direct benefit from recommending the book.

Denise Agosto just edited a great book on this subject, Information Literacy and Libraries in the Age of Fake News. There are definitely a few chapters on censorship vs selection in regards to misinformation, disinformation, and malfeasance. It talks about how to spot them, how to help patrons spot them, and steps libraries can take. Highly recommend it if you are serious about the topic. I know you're in France and this book is in English but there might be a way to translate the e-version if you need it.

https://www.amazon.com/Information-Literacy-Libraries-Fake-News/dp/1440864187

I catalog and tbh I mostly use the LoC MARC resource for pretty much everything as it's usually more convenient than a book and it's integrated into the program we use. The other thing is the AACR2 and a small booklet thing that's basically MARC fields simplified. Not sure what it's called and it's at work so I can't check. :/ But it's definitely not on DACS level and would only be useful for the most basic cataloging.

My cataloging classes also used this book but it's not a MARC guide as much as a cataloging guide.

Lois Mai Chan's <em>Dewey Decimal System: A Practical Guide</em> and <em>Dewey Decimal System: Principles and Applications</em> got me through organization. They both have lots of worked examples.

I have a guess for the call # 941.5 Sh6m :

Michael Davitt: revolutionary, agitator, and labour leader by Francis Sheehy-Skeffington

I don't have strong confidence in this guess, but it seems worth considering.

Meescan

Works great although having to check the "scanning multiple items" rather than it being default seems an odd choice.

You do realize that collection development is different in every single library, right? No library has the exact same collection. And most "pdf" versions are staff reports so its not available to the public... that's why we have OPACs for the public to use. But feel free to use Open Library's lists: https://openlibrary.org/ or WorldCat's lists: http://www.worldcat.org/genres/ and then compare to your library's OPAC.

The right link for Koha is http://www.koha-community.org. You don't need any special offline circulation addon if they're a single-location library and can run things straight from the "server" machine. You can't easily run Koha directly on Windows, but you can install in a VirtualBox VM if maintaining the Windows installation is required.

Are you working full time or part time? My last job was part time (well, current job is also) and I spent the rest of my time volunteering at a museum in their info team. I already had minimal SQL skills and this gig helped me strengthen them. They were so incredibly nice and completely understood that this was all a learning experience for me. That plus lots of online tutorials like http://sqlzoo.net. Now, this team I volunteered with doesn't normally take volunteers. I started off with a different team doing something else, but when they realized they liked me, I could be trusted, and was serious about databases, they let me move over.

The job I ended up getting doesn't use this stuff at all though, but I've decided to stick it out a year and then go back to job hunting for something more related to digital collections & metadata. Hopefully by then my volunteer gig won't look too out-of-date though.

Have you got a theme or topic in mind at all?

As far as suggestions for materials, I'd recommend stuff you have around the house for props. Big pieces of cloth can be draped over the background or over boxes to make a more interesting backdrop, and you can pick those up fairly cheaply at Spotlight (or similar.) How you actually arrange the area depends on the space you've got to work with. I did a similar thing while I was studying and the area I had was a fairly big glass display case.

Here's a pretty cool collection of ideas that might get you started.

Do you mind if I ask where you're studying?

This is an example that came out of mine. Self published, terrible illustrations, hard to read font if memory serves me correct. https://www.amazon.com/Fancy-Pants-Paige-Dale-Jordan-ebook/dp/B0855DKFML/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&amp;keywords=9781796089066&amp;qid=1625407568&amp;sr=8-1

Another one https://www.amazon.com/Yvette-Likes-School-Dale-Joyner-ebook/dp/B08NFMXG1Y/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&amp;keywords=9781642141030&amp;qid=1625407732&amp;sr=8-1

No Japanese or French here, but I'll give it a shot. The full citation is:

(1985) 'Kousoku to zen-en: agencement 85 [with Min Tanaka]', in Shuukanbon [Weekly Book] 35 [une]. Contains essay 'Velocity of Light, Fire of Zen: Assemblage 85'.

This appears to be an essay from a weekly monographic series called Shuukanbon or Shukanbon. I did a series title search using these and I picked one out and copy/pasted the Japanese characters in the series title field of WorldCat:

(https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=no%3A674412822&amp;qt=advanced&amp;dblist=638)

Here it is on Amazon: (http://www.amazon.co.uk/x9031-x520A-x672C-x3000-x5149/dp/4255850380)

Hopefully links are alright. I went back into my email and found the item I ordered: Amazon

It is a Chrome operating system but we are a Google Apps school district so it worked for us. I am thinking about purchasing another one to put at my desk and have a self checkout station running simultaneously. I have nothing but good things to say about it.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.srivathsanvk.bookscatalog Scan books with a phone and check for e versions through Goodreads. I used a similar app to catalog all the physical books I owned into Goodreads. It was a different scanning app at the time, I believe this is the updated version

It doesn't matter that ADE and Overdrive have different login requirements. You can also authorise ADE with an Adobe account. They basically just want to check you're only one person. It's still a very convoluted process if you don't want to use the Overdrive app, though.

edit: Ah, just saw that the above causes authorisation issues when transferring across devices :/ but it might be worth trying without the Overdrive app (i.e. the source of the authorisation issues) installed on your tablet, since you wouldn't be using it for anything at this point, anyway.

You can create an Overdrive account with an email address even if your library requires you to sign into Overdrive with your library card, too. My Overdrive account has two different library cards tied to it, for example. I have to sign in with either card to actually borrow books; the Overdrive account just ties both cards to the same user ID, contact details and bookshelf.

Alternatively - I'm not familiar with the Play Books app, but maybe Libby (Overdrive's other app) will be more comfortable for you to use?

>use books libraries can't easily obtain (his niche publisher uses a subscription model instead of straightforward book sales).

I keep hearing people say this, but you can buy it on Amazon individually https://www.amazon.com/As-You-Grow-Kirk-Cameron/dp/1955550298

You can order it from Amazon.fr

Dove by Robin Graham is an older one, but pretty interesting - it's a memoir by a young man who set out to circumnavigate the globe in a sailboat by himself at the age of sixteen. It's a little bit overtly Christian, but not overbearingly so.

I'm not sure if getting shot by the Taliban is an extreme adventure, but "I Am Malala" is very much worth reading.

Barnes and Noble has a cheap but handsome canvas tote for $40

I carry my books computer and papers about in a Saddleback briefcase but that's a sizable investment.

I’ll second checking with HR or your state library.

If you’re also interested in written resources, I found “Management Basics for Information Professionals” by Evans & Alire really helpful.

You mentioned comparing animals to opposed communities, so I expanded the conversation to include pigs and chickens.

>I’d suggest saving your energy for the aforementioned mass farming practices and leave the alpaca yoga be

I honestly was not expecting to have this much conversation around my one comment!

That is an interesting article. I do find it odd she can say "respect all life" while at the same time not make comparisons of suffering and exploitation. My journey through learning about animal liberation has thought me the mind of an oppressor is the same. It doesn't matter what group they are oppressing, but all the arguments and debates are nearly identical. That is why there are people like Robust Health talking about all liberation struggles in one breath. It's all the same.

Also, I guess the pendulum swings both ways. This book [1] was written by two black vegan feminist sisters, but take a different approach than Robust in that racism is rooted in the idea that non-human animals have no value. Robust lightly touches on that in her article. Granted, the book doesn't talk about white people using previous social justice struggles in animal justice campaigns, but they make the comparisons themselves.

There are women that make the link of oppression of women and the oppression of dairy cows (since dairy cows are mothers used for their bodies). We have people like Alex Hershaft (Jewish holocaust survivor) making comparisons of the holocaust and what we do to animals [2]. To me, these types of people see the parallels, and since they value both human and non-human animals, they can make that comparison without diminishing the value of anyone.

Anyways, this stuff is all super interesting to me. Thanks for the conversation and link.

[1] https://www.amazon.com/Aphro-ism-Culture-Feminism-Veganism-Sisters/dp/159056555X

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex\_Hershaft

That does sound frustrating. Many public libraries are both embracing chatter and revelry but struggling to hold onto quiet, even in their study rooms or designated quiet areas.

My advice for public libraries: Try and find study rooms. A central library, while their main floors may be busier and louder than a local branch, they probably have enough funding to have a quiet section or floor that's QUIET. You can also look at earplugs/reusable earplugs like this: https://www.amazon.com/Vibes-High-Fidelity-Concert-Earplugs/dp/B018WPOQSG

They let you hear talking but may keep out excess noise? You can also get traditional ones, of course.

Try out other library types: Academic libraries in community colleges often have community passes and don't mind you hanging out and studying as long as you aren't disruptive.

There may be a law library near you that will be silent as anything and they are generally used to random people coming in. Most are attached to schools though, so you may need a pass to get in if they are. Check ahead of time!

The books section of FamilySearch has a lot of obscure titles digitized. Might also be worth checking the Internet Archive.

https://www.amazon.com/Complete-Maus-Art-Spiegelman/dp/0679406417

Non Amazon sources

https://www.google.com/shopping/product/12418982964422733995/offers?q=Complete+Maus

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MCMINN COUNTY LIBRARIES

E.G. Fisher Public Library 1289 Ingleside Avenue Athens, TN 37303 423-745-7782 www.fisherlibrary.org

Etowah Carnegie Public Library 723 Ohio Avenue Etowah, TN 37331 423-263-9475 www.etowahlibrary.com

Calhoun City Library 746 Highway 163 Calhoun, TN 37309 423- 336-2348

Englewood Public Library 103 Carroll Street Englewood, TN 37329 423- 887-7152

Niota Public Library 11 East Main Street Niota, TN 423-568-2613

^ this. Unless you have a literal pile of cash to fund the machine and staff it, it'll be a boondoggle.

if money is no object it can be a cool service, but be prepared to spend a lot of time on policy or a few students will monopolize it creating board game pieces or projects to sell on etsy.

this is a little sales-pitchy, but it's worth reading: https://www.fool.com/investing/2018/01/23/the-state-of-3d-printing.aspx

This is not a one-person job. it is a massive undertaking.

Even if you used an open repository like DSpace (http://www.dspace.org/) you're still going to need a team of tech people to build and customize a front end, build and maintain servers, etc.

>I got the Libby app working on my iPad 3 with iOS 9.3.5 by doing the following:
>
>In Safari, I downloaded the ISRG Root X1 certificate at https://letsencrypt.org/certs/isrgrootx1.der Safari let me install the "untrusted" certificate and the Libby app now works

I got the Libby app working on my iPad 3 with iOS 9.3.5 by doing the following:

In Safari, I downloaded the ISRG Root X1 certificate at https://letsencrypt.org/certs/isrgrootx1.der Safari let me install the "untrusted" certificate and the Libby app now works

oh, yeah, thingaverse is amazing. I printed something at the Chicago Public Library's Innovation lab. They do open hours on Saturday with their 3 printers + other stuff and there's usually a queue to get your project printed.

I printed this: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:36321

LibriVox.org offers free audio of public domain books read by volunteers, with a small collection of children's literature. You will likely need to filter through results to find stories in the right age range and listen to them to be sure they don't use inappropriate language like old racial slurs.

I use this at my desk when co-workers get too loud: https://mynoise.net/NoiseMachines/whiteNoiseGenerator.php

I had no idea there were other color noises besides white noise until recently

You can use Pixabay for creative commons book icons. Here's a quick search I did, and many of these are vector images.

https://pixabay.com/images/search/book%20icon/

well after doing a search for Lost Girls on WorldCat it looks like there are a lot of libraries (granted mostly university and college libraries) that carry this book. There are even some public libraries that carry it including San Diego PL, Multnomah County Library and King County Library.

Do a little lit review in Google Scholar (try keywords library website usability best practices) here's one article I found. Boy do I take MY work home with me :)

Unfortunately I don't really have the time to write out a great response but I personally believe that proper planning is the key to good programs. To that end this slideshow presents my library's planning approach in a nice and simple way. https://www.slideshare.net/palaulibraries/library-program-planning

Promotion and program attendance go hand in hand, which sounds obvious, but I can't stress enough the importance of good promotion through whatever means you have available (I find Facebook ads in my area are a great promotion for their price).

Once I've planned a program I take a kind of zen approach. Sometimes your program won't work out, you just do the best you can, and getting stressed about it usually only makes it worse (especially when it involves kids). What's important when your program fails is to analyze why it failed so you can improve upon it for next time.

Sorry I don't have more time but I hope that helps.

I use Tellico to manage my book collection. I enter in ISBNs, and then use the included Library of Congress tools to pull down title, author, LLC, etc. I don't have it in front of my right now, but I'm pretty sure there is a Worldcat API and it can pull in Dewey Decimal numbers. Occasionally, when it didn't work, I'd have to either pull up the record at a university library or make up the classification. The route for Dewey Decimal should be similar.

I recently organized my nonfiction collection. I used Tellico to first catalog my books. It let's you enter a list of ISBNs and it'll pull author, title, LOC call codes, etc. I then put everything in Library of Congress order. I did this because it generally breaks down by subject and author pretty well. Also, when I get books from my university library, they already have LOC call codes on their spine.

I've seen that. I frankly did not know of this short cut - I have a single monitor and it never came up. I will be checking that out.

I also came across this collection of open source dual monitor tools which I'm hoping will work out nicely.

http://dualmonitortool.sourceforge.net/

Interesting project!

> I don't expect users other than a master admin and circulation attendants [...]

Why not? I would think that sharers would want to see what's available. Or do you mean "users" as in "people who can process transactions"? I don't think it would be too hard to add some basic discovery--titles, authors, and maybe even subjects (since you appear to have MARC records).

While we're on the subject of MARC--do you think it's necessary? MARC is a heavy format, and MARC records often have lots of useless data. Have you considered a more friendly format for import. Maybe something like the Open Library OPDS? You can get all the information a patron or library would need, plus useful stuff that AACR2/MARC doesn't handle like work relationships, covers images, and links to related resources.

I would recommend posting this to the Code4Lib mailing list (if you haven't already).

If you were to post this on github (or the like) I'd be glad to help out however I can. I'm not much of a designer, but I am a library programmer with a fair amount of front-end (Javascript) and backend programming skills.

What age group is this for? If this is for teens (as it's 13+) you might try having them play with Goodreads for the contest as a way to track the books they read instead of the traditional hard copy methods. Goodreads works well on mobile for tracking too. They might enjoy seeing what their friends read either on Goodreads or through its facebook integration, so it has sort of a "peer pressure to read" element which may be more motivating than prizes. Plus it does the recommendations for books after you've finished a book which is nice to keep them going after the contest is over. Some librarians do have goodreads accounts which they use to rec books.

I know this kinda flies in the face of patron privacy though, but dang it does that Goodreads Reading Challenge get me going for some inexplicable reason.

One option to keep your purchased eBooks "permanently" is to download a plug-in such as Calibre. It's free and fairly easy to use. You can strip the DRM of your purchased eBooks and back them up somewhere should Amazon do anything to them or to your account.

last time i checked JAWS was the defacto standard but people preferred NVDA because it is free. i suppose/hope the native capabilities of windows and mac os have improved since then.

For the shift to online, many at my institution are using screencast-o-matic, which has a pretty robust free version and is straightforward to use. I've just started to play around with it, but it looks like it will meet our needs.

https://www.netflixparty.com/

Allows people to watch Netflix across platforms synchronously.

Requires the viewer to have Netflix though.

You could get a paid Zoom subscription and then screenshare a film to a group. But you're gonna get into some copyright trouble there, I'm sure. Doesn't stop my boss from wanting to do it though.

Actually, that's precisely what sexual predator means.

sexual predator

n. A person who obtains, or tries to obtain, sexual contact, and for that reason is seen as threatening. https://www.wordnik.com/words/sexual%20predator

This is all good advice so far, but as a cataloger I want to address the last q - "is author/title sufficient, or what else?"

There is a content standard (AACR2) and a document format (MARC) that most libraries use, which is explained in detail here. Basically, this lists metadata as an XML-compliant text file, which is important to do if you're running a server-hosted database as your library catalog.

If you're just using a spreadsheet or Access to catalog books, I would pay attention to what AACR2 considers to be important categories of metadata: physical description/format, publishing/copyright info, and then keywords for subjects, genre, and series. These keywords need to be searchable, along with author and title. LibraryThing has much of this information, but I recommend WorldCat because it uses LC authorities, i.e. the keyword lists, spelling of authors' names, etc are all maintained by the Library of Congress. Hope this helps!

I work in what is considered a rural library. we have a huge presence in all things gaming. we have 198 board games cataloged (i just checked) and about 400 video games both available for checkout. i also run a teen game day program which is basically a LAN party every saturday. we also have minecraft on xbox 360 and a nintendo switch with a few games that are available to play daily. as far as PC gaming, starcraft is still free from blizzard, the kids are loving that. we have bought a few games from GOG.com (because we only have to buy one copy).

board game pieces do disappear, but one of our favorite companies is peaceable kingdom both for the target audience and quality of games, as well as their willingness to put up with how many replacement pieces we ask them for.

also, if you want to know more about our library/programs, PM me!

Look at shoes by Jambu/JBU (available at all the chain shoe stores, their own website, Duluth Trading Company, and Amazon, and quite probably more). A third-grade teacher recommended the Deep Sea Mary Jane and it is literally the most comfortable shoe I own, plus it looks good with a variety of my dresses, skirts, and pants. I almost always cheat towards the business end of business casual, but happy feet are an absolute must.

(Jambu changes up their Mary Jane selection seasonally, but Amazon generally carries lots of the previous seasons' shoes. The Deep Sea is at https://www.amazon.com/JBU-Jambu-Womens-Sea-Encore-Oatmeal/dp/B01ICPYQ9K).

I'm a library director, not a shoe salesman, but I do love these shoes for library work. I now have several different pairs and love them all, but the Deep Sea most of all.

A second thought might be for a simple label maker. Like this: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001600UFI?tag=aboutcom02thespruce-20&amp;linkCode=ogi&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1&amp;ascsubtag=4120080%7Cn8fe50a709e324f6585deaad3ffcfceb721

Well there seems to be a double standard.

In the book reviews I read to select books for my school library, they refuse to point out profanity or sex scenes or other mature content. I recently got a call from an upset parent after their child read Frankly in Love which had a paragraph about masturbation. It was even selected for the state book choice award for next year. Tell me why we must censor our words at conferences when we insist on not censoring books or even mentioning issues that could upset young people & their parents? If we must be careful about not offending the audience, shouldn't we prioritize children over adults? You don't get to have it both ways. Sounds like clutching at pearls.

Along those lines, my entire library system of hundreds of people got spammed today about this book called Why Do Dogs Sniff Your Balls? https://www.amazon.com/Why-Dogs-Sniff-Your-Balls-ebook/dp/B08K985WB6/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;qid=&amp;sr=

There are a couple of recent books about the prison librarian experience:

Running the Books

Reading Behind Bars

Haven't read them but have seen good reviews.

The only book in my span (5 years) was this one: https://www.amazon.com/Unicorn-Maybe-Not-Great-After/dp/1368009441. I guess the lady thought unicorn was being a bully or something. However, I think the message was to teach kids that you may perceive someone as stuck up and be jealous, but once you get to know them, they are all right.

If you got a Biden biography, you need some Trump ones too. I guess I have a bias as a youth librarian, but I don't think that children should be taught to be hateful of others. Maybe it is a whole different ballgame for children's books?

There's an ebook that I've recommended many, MANY times before, as it's what got me started. But you're already interested, so that's done. It's called So You Want To Be A Librarian, by Lauren Pressley. She's released it for free, you just need to search around for it. Excellent book, gets into the philosophies behind librarianship and motivated me to get in to it. I now run interlibary loan at my local university library, was offered the job while doing my internship/capstone at the end of my degree track and a guy at the library got a full-time job offer and left! The book does an excellent job of describing the duties behind every job at the library.

I heartily recommend it, very interesting read.

https://www.amazon.com/So-You-Want-Be-Librarian/dp/0980200482

I found it! I have no idea what it does but it looks interesting!

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https://www.amazon.com/Million-Random-Digits-Normal-Deviates/dp/0833030477

Canadian here.

Bibliocommons has apps for tons of libraries. https://play.google.com/store/apps/developer?id=BiblioCommons&amp;hl=en

SirsiDynix has one too which I think you can sort though the individual libraries, https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=sirsidynix.bookmyne and they also have a mobile circulation app by the looks of it for library staff.

IIRC my place of work gave the Sirsi one a trial run but ultimately never really pushed for our patrons to use it. Our website isn't mobile-optimized, either. Just seems like a service that most of our patrons would never use, and those that might would rather use a computer.

This is not old enough to be your book unless it is a 2nd printing but I'll throw it out there... https://www.amazon.com/Pippin-Christmas-Pig-Jean-Little/dp/0439650623

The ziploc bags will keep the pieces together, but sound like a pain for staff to find the requested bag if they are in a bin or shelf with the others.

How about something like this? Clear bins we use these for kits we circulate. They stack nicely, and you can label the ends for easy selection. They are 11x14x3.

What will not fit are the traditional game boards. I'm with the folks that suggest just using the original boxes and accepting the loss of pieces.

Write screen plays and find something that pays the bills until the screenplays do. A professional librarian degree and potential job is not going to help you at all.

Also read The War of Art by Steven Pressfeild.

> and tons of vanity press publications that people are donating as a way of trying to get their cult's manifesto- seriously, we get a lot of manifestos- into the system.

https://www.amazon.com/How-Good-bye-Depression-Constrict-Everyday/dp/0595094724

I received an informal complaint about a graphic novel recently. We're testing out interfiling graphic nonfiction with the regular nonfiction to try and up circs, and that includes this book, which is in the biography section. A patron recently complained to the reference desk that he is an ardent Batman fan and that book belongs with the other Batman books where he can browse them all better.

First of all, excellent book, anyone interested should totally read it. Second, it is an autobiographical account of a man being assaulted during a mugging and having his face bashed in, and Batman (along with all his villain pals) is a coping mechanism for the author as he attempts to come to terms with what happened to him. So the graphic novel is quite graphic, and doesn't belong in the teen section with "all the other Batman books" (we also have some--The Killing Joke being one--in adult graphic and the NF art section). It also doesn't belong with the adult graphic novels since it's nonfiction. Dark Night has circed four times since its move to bio, and it hadn't circed at all while it was tacked onto the end of the adult graphic novels. Soooo Dark Night is staying where it is. Sorry pal.

We purchased one of these super el-cheapo ($52) wireless scanners off of Amazon, and staff love it, they want more and more and more of them. They say that it scans significantly faster than our normal scanners. And they like not having a tether. You can turn them into stand alone, store only scanners for inventory. The downside is that they cannot detect when they are in a stand, to switch from trigger mode to barcode detect mode. So they don't work great as a front desk scanner.

https://www.amazon.com/Inateck-Wireless-Automatic-Handheld-Rechargeable/dp/B00IOGSZ04/

The library from Beauty by Robin McKinley. It's in a castle and it has every book that ever was and will be published. The book was originally published in the 70s, so I wouldn't be surprised if Disney got some of their inspiration for Beauty and the Beast from this novel.

I was in a similar situation recently. A couple books that helped me out:

The First-Time Manager - I seriously highlighted like half this book and it was my Bible for my first few months as a supervisor.

Black Belt Librarian - more about dealing with patrons than coworkers, but still helpful.

I try to watch as many webinars and read as many management/leadership articles as I can. Most of them are cheesy or overly basic, but every now and then drop a nice nugget of wisdom.

Zombie Dice is a fun, inexpensive and quick little game to play. Not really tied into libraries, but my teens enjoyed this one.

Madlibs are quick and easy.

You can also make some simple crafts with duct tape. Bow ties, ties, hair bows, wallets, etc. can be pretty fast once people know what they're doing.

It looks like the 2010 edition of The Jedi Path: A Manual for Students of the Force, Vault Ed. I've linked it to an Amazon copy that is currently for sale. *edited formatting (I suck at links apparently) .

First of all, I would suggest you ask yourself: Do you hate working in libraries, or do you hate working in THIS library? Even the exact same position on paper, when in a different environment, can make a world of difference. My current job is the exact same title in the exact same kind of company as my prior job, but it's a world of difference when it comes to everything from respect from my boss to budget for materials. Of course, I'm already bored and burnt out on THIS job, but you get what I'm saying.

That said, I read this book a while ago and I think it was helpful.. I don't think it will be super out of date yet: http://www.amazon.com/Whats-Alternative-Career-Options-Librarians/dp/1573873330 Interestingly, these days Rachel Singer Gordon does something else entirely -- she has a couponing blog. I don't think she mentioned that in the book, but think about it: she digs around the web for discounts. It's research!

Something that I did when on my initial job hunt was look for organizations I thought I'd like to work at, and then just browse through their titles. This is how I found "Conflicts Research Analyst" at a law firm. Yes, it has research in the title, but as I live in Chicago, looking for jobs with the word "research" mostly seems to turn back medical research positions in the hundreds.. so I still wouldn't have necessarily found it. I didn't end up taking the job, but I was called in for an interview because my skills were a good match. I wouldn't have found it without just browsing. When I looked on LinkedIn (another invaluable tool!) I found a ton of people as Conflicts Research Analysts who had MLIS degrees. Just one example of something you could do with the degree.

If you need an easy teen program you could do shrinky dink keychains. Get a $20 heat gun from the hardware store and a 50-pack of heat-shrink paper. Get the teens some of those packs of multicolored sharpies and they can create their own keychains.

I've also had a lot of interest in making kusudama flowers and balls as a passive program.

If you need an easy teen program you could do shrinky dink keychains. Get a $20 heat gun from the hardware store and a 50-pack of heat-shrink paper. Get the teens some of those packs of multicolored sharpies and they can create their own keychains.

I've also had a lot of interest in making kusudama flowers and balls as a passive program.

personally i would recommend something like this for a few reasons.

one, you don't really want a conventional "table" on four legs with a bunch of space under it, because your aides (or whoever is tasked with cleaning the kids' room at closing) is going to have to crawl up under there to gather the many bits and pieces that fall underneath.

secondly, having the drawers underneath is perfect because you can store other toys and puzzles inside without wasting your valuable shelf space to store toys where you could store books.

and lastly, this one is on wheels, so whenever you have a storytime or craft event in the kids' room and you need to get your toys out of the way, it's easy to roll it out of the center of the room.

we don't have the EXACT table i linked, so i can't vouch for how long it would last, but we have one of a really similar build and it's been there for a few years and seems to be holding up okay.

hope this helps!

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