WSU Virtual Motor City Collection (Detroit News): Home Virtual Motor CityProject Highlights Virtual Motor City Partners and Images Browse Subjects | Decades | Videos Project Goals | Project Timeline | Scanning Procedures | Data Mapping Tables | Contributors | Photo Usage | Comments/Questions Virtual Motor City is the name of an IMLS sponsored digitization project, carried out by the Wayne State University Library System and the Walter P. The digitized images in the project represent a small subset of the Detroit News Collection, one of the premier photojournalistic resources freely available from a national-level newspaper and held at the Reuther Library. In 1997, the Detroit News' outgoing editor and publisher Robert Giles conveyed the paper's original negatives and, significantly, copyright to the Reuther Library at WSU. The full collection consists of more than 800,000 specially selected glass and nitrate, acetate and polyester film-based negatives.
The worst book cover? The Librarian’s Secret Wish | Pages & Proofs Alison Flood in The Guardian wrote about the worst book covers yesterday. I would like to throw this cover into the debate – The Librarian’s Secret Wish by Carol Grace. It’s a romance from Silhouette Books that goes down the well trodden path of love in the library. The plot summary goes something like this…. Claire Cooper has to admit there is not such thing as a perfect man – until Nate Callahan arrives on the scene! Well, they don’t seem to be looking very hard for the runaway boy who is sitting under the table. I love how Nate has casually slung his jacket over his shoulder. Librarian: Interview Questions for Librarians with Answers The library is one of the most important sources of information in the education system and the librarian plays a key role in this learning environment. The librarian maintains the book collections of the library as well as other material including: publications, documents and virtual libraries such as audio/video materials. Internet access to virtual sources is also available in the library. All kinds of recorded media are organized by the librarian in an efficient way to assist patrons in locating and obtaining their choice of materials. This article provides job interview questions with suggested answers for the job positions of school librarian, reference librarian and academic librarian. Below are some sample questions that are asked during a Librarian interview: ► What are your qualifications for the job of a librarian? ► How technically sound are you? ► What is your role in the educational system as a librarian? ► Other possible interview questions for school librarian:
Te Ropu Whakahau Maori in Libraries and Information Management NOBLE Swapshop NOBLE, the North of Boston Library Exchange, is a consortium of 28 public and academic libraries. Founded over 20 years ago, NOBLE fosters resource sharing among our member libraries in many ways– we share an integrated library system, patrons, library materials, and professional expertise. The NOBLE Swapshop is an extension of our resource sharing activities. Here we share scripts, graphics, training material, presentations and other material created by our staff with other members of the library community. Creative Create Lists — Current version of the presentation for the upcoming IUG conference [PPS file]Create Lists — Sample searches, scripts and help pages for using Millennium Create ListsGraphics — Holiday, seasonal and other graphics created by Christine Morgan for NOBLE and shared under a Creative Commons license Elizabeth Thomsen — Recent blog postings:
Issue 18 Editorial Introduction – Share Your Ideas Ron Peterson The Code4Lib Journal’s mission is to foster community and share information. It is my hope that reading the articles in this issue will help you develop your own ideas and solutions. And that you will share your ideas with the community. Prototyping as a Process for Improved User Experience with Library and Archives Websites Shaun Ellis and Maureen Callahan Prototypes can be persuasive tools for proposing changes within an organization through “imagine if” scenarios. Hacking 360 Link: A hybrid approach John Durno When the University of Victoria Libraries switched from a locally-hosted link resolver (SFX) to a vendor-hosted link resolver (360Link), new strategies were required to effectively integrate the vendor-hosted link resolver with the Libraries’ other systems and services. Jarrow, Electronic Thesis, and Dissertation Software James MacDonald and Daniel Yule Alexander Jerabek and Minh-Quang Nguyen Modular Mobile Application Design
Librarian Philosopher - Hiring a great School Librarian It is that time of year to interview and hire great School Librarians. I hesitated a long time creating this post fearing that some candidate might find it and give my answers to my interview questions (below) back to me just to get the job. I have decided that if a Librarian fabricates their answers not in line with their own philosophy just to get a job, then if they get hired, they will be miserable as I put pressure on them to follow the philosophy indicated in the interview. Here is a list of the characteristics I think a great School Librarian has (in priority order): First, a School Librarian must be able to build quality relationships with the staff. All decisions must be made based on what is best for the student. Libraries do not have a curriculum (I know, Information Literacy could be considered our curriculum). If Librarians have difficulty teaching adults then they will not be able to do one of the things Keith Curry Lance’s research says a good Librarian should be doing. 1.
Next Age of Discovery Reader Preparing For a Library Job Interview Preparing for a library job interview is much like a business interview. Researching the company/organization for information, practicing your answer for a 5 Year Plan or 30/60/90 day plan, providing ideas for projects/programs, and giving suggestions for budgeting or managerial problems. However, when it comes to specific libraries (academic, public, special, law, medical, etc) the jobseeker is wondering what questions might be asked concerning his/her area of expertise. While preparing for my own interview I found some great resources that I thought would be helpful. Please scroll to the bottom of the post for general interview questions that should not be overlooked or for those of you not in the library field. Plus, a check list. Library Interview Questions Library Interviewing The best resource I found for overall library interviewing tips. “This page spotlights: Good visual with statistical information for how your appearance really does matter. Job search tips and interview questions.