This is an article I have been intending on sharing and reflecting on for a while. Beyond the Bullet Points: New Years Resolution, by Dave LankesDr. Lankes points out that in order to help retain funding, as well as keep the library’s importance and impact at the forefront of people’s minds, we should make this [...]
Archive for the ‘Library History’ Category
November 17, 2009
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The Importance of Ephemera
By Jason W. Dean in Librarianship, Library, Library HistorySome time ago, the librarian at the Amon Carter Museum Library shared this article with me, which I found very interesting:Gallery Card as Relic? By Roberta SmithIn my time at the library, it has become very evident to me just how important these ephemeral items (generally, information on paper with less than about 12 or [...]
November 11, 2009
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The Library at Night
By Jason W. Dean in Books, Librarianship, Library, Library History, Personal, Reading, UpdatesI am re-reading a wonderful book by Alberto Manguel, titled The Library at Night. If you are interested in libraries, or bibliography, I would highly recommend this book to you. It’s a wonderful and thoughtful work on libraries and their many facets. Here are some quotes to get you “hooked.”“There is nothing,” Naudé wrote, “that [...]
October 23, 2009
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Mr. Carter’s Library
By Jason W. Dean in Librarianship, Library, Library HistoryThe library director of the Amon Carter Museum Library today uploaded an interesting description of the original contents of that library. I thought I would share the link with you.Amon G. Carter’s Library, at the N-Files
July 31, 2009
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The Evolution of Libraries
By Jason W. Dean in Library, Library HistoryFirst, reader, I apologize for not having a post yesterday. The storm we had that night messed up our alarm clocks, and so we were late rising from bed – meaning I did not have time to write the promised post about the evolution of libraries. I know you were all so disappointed, so without [...]
