In both IST 604 (Cataloging of Information Resources) and IST 616 (Information Resources: Organization & Access) we have been covering the concepts of subject headings in bibliographic recordsWhat are they? Well, to the chagrin of my professors, none of my textbooks had a satisfactory, easy to understand definition. This one is from Wikipedia’s entry about [...]
Archive for March, 2010
March 30, 2010
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Librarians in Second Life
By Jason W. Dean in Applications, Librarianship, Library, TechnologyI just finished reading Marilyn Johnson’s new book This Book Is Overdue!: How Librarians and Cybrarians Can Save Us All. It’s a great read, and if you are interested in the future of libraries and librarians I would recommend it to you. In the book, Johnson discusses librarians who are on the Second Life website, [...]
March 29, 2010
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Young Librarians Blog Highlight
By Jason W. Dean in LibraryReaders,I have a blog highlight up over at the great communal blog, The Young Librarian Series. I talk about the inspiration behind my posts about library design, and the key elements of a great library space. I invite you to check it out!Jason
March 26, 2010
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Justice John Paul Stevens
By Jason W. Dean in CultureI just finished reading a profile of Justice John Paul Stevens in this week’s New Yorker. In it, they mention his concurring opinion in the case Baze v. Rees, which I read, and found so compelling, I wanted to share most of it with you here. I am not trying to tell you to think [...]
