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Me, August 2008:

Image credit: Me

Chicago Public Library, summer 2009:

Image credit: American Libraries, March 2009

I’m not saying anything, I’m just saying.

From the GSU Library Learning Commons Theatre comes the spine-tingling (get it? get it?) … Ghost Book!

Happy Halloween.

Wow, I started a meme!

A committee at work was writing a sample letter to faculty, and we signed it “Librarian X.”  Naturally, some of us started speculating that Librarian X must be a superhero, and at the end of the day I whipped up a picture of him on Heromachine to send out.

Here he is, fighting information illiteracy wherever it may occur: Librarian X!

Librarian X

Naturally, my colleague protested that he’s male; fair enough, given the demographics of our profession.  I was instructed to make a female version (Librarian XX, to go with this Librarian XY).  I haven’t gotten around to it yet.  Maybe they’re a duo?

The other members of the Library League that I know of:

Librarian By Day

My Secret Identity

Alter Ego (I like his steampunky edge)

Book Girl

W!cKed (Intimidating!)

Drop a comment if you want me to link you here.  Ex Libris and Excelsior!

Edit: Created a Flickr pool!  More librarian heroes there!

Flashing Lights Warn Library Visitors to Be Quiet

“When [noise] exceeds the level by at least 15 decibels, the red light illuminates and a siren can go off, too.”

Good plan.  That’ll help maintain a subdued study space.

(Via Wired Campus)

…because we have undead skeletons walking around.

I’m emerging from a haze of cold medicine this week…. Is everyone I know sick?

Yesterday a colleague was looking through student feedback from a class. One student had suggested an improvement for future library class sessions: “Have the instructor wear a penguin costume because penguins rock.”

[photo credit: "Rock Hopper Penguin" by "Ginger Me" via flickr]

Zotero swag

Zotero‘s campus rep sent me some swag for teaching Zotero workshops this semester. Stickers, flyers and a t-shirt.

When I showed my friend Rachel the t-shirt, she said “Wow, Jason, I didn’t think you could get any nerdier, but you have a 3×5 card on your shirt.”