Comments on: Take Two

By: Mr. Kat

Mr. Kat — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 22:46:04 +0000

Sorry, mr. Anonymous duplicator – Mr. Kat fully endorses the Gutenberg project. Librarians have been putting htemselves out of work for the last 20 years, now they get what they brought upon themselves. By not doing work they could have been doing [the gutenberg project, for example] librarins have left their back doors open. Sorry boys, shows over. Librarians have about ten years left of solid career – after that the whole thing will shake down.

I watched twilight doday – my girl dragged me to it. It’s fine as a movie, – at least as fine as anything else they put out these days [haha]. But hte point of this is how the main character gets her book and her information. does she go to a library? No. She gets on google, uses Amazon to find a local book store, goes to the book store to find a reference book, and then uses google to find mroe informaiton on ideas that are not elaborated upon in the book.

Not a single damn moment where penny twoshoes went to the library and Nancy drewed up Mr. Encyclopedia. I hope the AL goes and sees the movie so she can post a blog on her feelings about the pulp fiction [lack of] display of the library in pop culture.

By: Mr. Kat

Mr. Kat — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 19:52:49 +0000

Project Guttenberg baby! Just googly it and all will be revealed! You are librarians right, so research already

I'm not sure which is worse - a librarian ENDORSING a free online collection of books or a librarian that can't SPELL Gutenberg.

The basis of Project Gutenberg is Replicator Technology. For those IDIOT librarians out there, let me translate - PUTTING LIBRARIANS OUT OF WORK!

By: Mr. Kat

Mr. Kat — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:07:55 +0000

Now for some reason I read that last comment in the voice of Miss Cleo…hehehe…That was comedy!!

By: Happily Anonymous

Happily Anonymous — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:25:25 +0000

jaradams commented:
Re: Important tomes of knowledge are freely available on the Internet. You aren’t seriously suggesting libraries should spend valuable collection funds on them? Pray tell, what important tomes are those so I can get links to them on my webpage? – Project Guttenberg baby! Just googly it and all will be revealed! You are librarians right, so research already :)
Also, I have a perfectly good BPsych and chose to study to become a librarian cause I thought it was interesting and valuable. Really. Truly. I don’t regret it. I’m even thinking of doing some research (heaven knows we could do with some decent library research – don’t even get me started).

By: RL

RL — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 13:40:49 +0000

“Call me old-fashioned, but I don’t think libraries have to become all things to all people or should even worry about doing so.”

In short, as long as your needs are met, then don’t worry about anyone else? That may seem harsh, but I think you need to consider that we serve the whole community – not just people who think like yourself.

No need to link to the 138,000 hits for World of Warcraft. Just use Thottbot and Wowwiki.

By: anonymous

anonymous — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 15:51:32 +0000

re: Pray tell, what important tomes are those so I can get links to them on my webpage?<<

I googled world of warcraft cheatsheet and came up with 138,000 hits. Obviously, you’re not looking hard enough.

By: Jacqueline Seewald

Jacqueline Seewald — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 13:45:42 +0000

I’m a librarian who took an early retirement so that I could write fulltime. I still see libraries as a place to find books, magazines and reference information. Call me old-fashioned, but I don’t think libraries have to become all things to all people or should even worry about doing so.

Jacqueline Seewald
THE INFERNO COLLECTION, Five Star/Gale hardcover, Wheeler large print

By: jaradams

jaradams — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 13:30:54 +0000

Re: Important tomes of knowledge are freely available on the Internet. You aren't seriously suggesting libraries should spend valuable collection funds on them? Pray tell, what important tomes are those so I can get links tothem on my webpage?

By: Gamer

Gamer — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 16:41:27 +0000

100th post.. and I'm gonna close the tag.

By: Gamer

Gamer — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 16:21:48 +0000

I wish I had time to comment, but I just got Wrath of the Lich King and I need to level up my Death Knight.