

This was 2014’s theme. Made it through so I expect feasting and dancing this year. 2015, you are officially on notice.
To my knowledge and at the time of writing this, the world still lacks a biography of Fred Rogers. Think about that. Is anyone working on this?
It’s important to remember that librarians not only provide access to information resources, but are often the people most equipped and able to teach students about the ethical, technical, and strategic approaches to information resources. Librarians have always done both, but the balance, with a pronounced weight toward the latter, has been shifting for some time now.
Clash in the Stacks, by Carl Straumsheim on Inside Higher Ed
The Librarians is not a great production, but it does allow me to hear the word “librarian” in interesting new ways.
Me: Aletheia, is that your blood on your face?
Aletheia: No.
Me: Aletheia, is that someone else’s blood on your face?
Aletheia: [silence]
You know you’re an academic librarian when you go into a pet store and ask for “Science Direct” dog food.