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Lesbrarians 12 years, 5 months agoI’m in my fifth year of working in libraries! Always at the bottom of the ladder, though. Right now I’m a page in the Youth Services department of my local public library (where I basically grew up lol). I’d love to get an MLS if it didn’t seem like such a sketchy career move :/
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Science Fictional 12 years, 5 months agoI am fairly new to the scifi realm of life. About five years ago I found this book “Night Watch” & liked the cover so I bought it. Turned out to be the first scifi book of my life. (fyi, I highly recommend this series by Sergey Lukyanenko…the films are quite good as well).
Since then, I’ve fallen in love with Firefly & Doctor Who. Still not…[Read more]
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I like to watch shows with Michio Kaku and act like I actually understand what he’s talking about when most of it goes way over my head
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you should read his books. he does a pretty good job of making it all make sense (because i also am usually like WTF are you saying MICHIO??!).
“Physics of the Impossible: A Scientific Exploration into the World of Phasers, Force Fields, Teleportation, and Time Travel” is the book i am going to read next.
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that’s a really good book (it has Dr. Who’s phone box on the cover!). i sometimes have trouble with the higher sciences (understanding the actual math) but i love reading about the concepts, and Kaku does a great job of explaining it for those of us who enjoy the mental exercise of speculating “could someone escape a black hole, or what would…[Read more]
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oh really? wtf! my book cover is something different…aka the non-tardis on the cover edition.
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the hardcover american version has the tardis jumping from one wormhole to another: http://amzn.to/wv9At
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i remember liking the chapter when they discuss how the tardis could be larger on the inside than the outside…whoa. fun science. :)
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I read Parallel Worlds which was really interesting. I went through a phase where I read like six books in a row about string theory and quantum mechanics, and then I burned out that topic for a while. The math parts make no sense to me, but I understand the concepts that he brings up. But I may need to find that book, it has force fields,…[Read more]
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Science Fictional 12 years, 5 months agoQuestion to start us off: Star Wars? Star Trek? Both? Or *gulp* neither?
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both!
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Star wars! But I liked star trek next generation
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Star Wars all the way
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I know more of characters from Star Wars than Star Trek. But I am tempted to go to Phoenix Comic-Con this month b/c Leonard Nimoy is going to be there. That’s about as Star Trekkie as I get I think. hm.
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neither! I’ve seen two of the original trilogy star wars movies, a few Trek episodes and the new movie… I like my sci fi on the page, unless it’s 2001: a Space Odyssey, or the epic terrible/awesomeness of any filmed version of Dune.
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I would have to say I am more star trek than star wars.
terrible/awesomeness of dune. yes i feel this.Although David Lynch > Syfy monstrosity. ANY DAY.
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I go both ways!
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gotta go with star trek
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Star Trek was my first sci-fi show, so obviously it holds a special place in my heart. But I love me some Star Wars (non-prequel, but including the KotOR games), too!
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Lesbrarians 12 years, 5 months agoIf I didn’t hate university so much I’d probably get a librarian degree of some sort. As it is I’m the resident information maven in town. Also BOOOOOOOOOOOOKS ZOMG
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books books books books. now see, that just SOUNDS cool.
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I can’t speak for Australian university programs, but all of my papers have been very technical or experience based, and library theory is more like educational theory or business theory–we’re dealing with real people and real books, so we’re writing about how to best organize information and serve peoples’ needs. No time for postmodernism there. :D
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practical papers, melikey, because there’s a chance the info comes in useful to somebody. hmm *ponders*
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North Carolina! 12 years, 5 months agois everyone okay after the recent tornadoes? my area was hit pretty hard, but we only had one death and a relatively small number of casualties. it’s insane driving through the areas where the twister touched down, though…reminded me of being a kid in OH. We were in the mid-west’s version of “tornado alley” up by Lake Erie. *thinking happy…[Read more]
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I’m glad you’re safe! The Hickory area wasn’t hit. I can’t believe these storms though. How’s everyone else doing?
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it’s going to be a long recovery, i think. FEMA is here and helping, local churches and organizations, too. my friend’s family is all split up and living in hotels and with friends because their house is too damaged…it’s just crazy. i’m still shaken by how close to my apartment the twister touched down (less than half a mile) and the…[Read more]
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kaye posted an update in the group
Lesbrarians 12 years, 5 months agoHello all. MLIS student here. I’m hoping to be a science librarian/data curator when I get out of school. :D
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very nice! welcome. :) any particular field or do you know how to do it all? when i was little i wanted to catalog all the stars, but i kept losing count/falling asleep.
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I’m more of a hard sciences person (astro, physics, some geology) than a squishy sciences person. (By squishy, I mean things involving complicated organic things.) Librarianship-wise, my career goal is to be an embedded librarian, but I’d be willing to do some academic stuff first as a stepping stone.
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ew…squishy. that’s hilarious. i’m facinated by astronomy, geology, archaeology…and a lot of the social sciences, anthropology, sociology (who can choose?!) so i started as a general reference librarian and then found out how much i loved working with teenagers. when you say embedded librarian, do you mean at a museum or institute? i think…[Read more]
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Hi Kaye! I’m a student too–hopefully graduating this summer after the comps. Are you comps or thesis?
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I’m not really sure what comps stands for, but I don’t think my program has them. We don’t have theses, either … I think we’re evaluated a bit differently. It’s mostly project-based classes and 150+ hours of interning. I’m in my first year, so graduation isn’t happening until next May-ish for me. :)
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Lord love a duck, that’s the smart way to do it–experiential education for the win. Comps are comprehensive exams–everyone says they’re easy, but I’m terrified.
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Experiential learning is great, and it’s very helpful for building a portfolio of work. I took an outcomes-based planning, marketing, and assessment course this semester and worked with a real library to plan a service. It was super intimidating, but nothing exploded and the library was happy with the result.
What kinds of things are in your…[Read more]
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All of the above, and case studies and research methods and lots of wonderful awful things, in essay format.
That is a great project! We’ve done similar things–my very favorite class involved a three-part project that culminated in planning 52 weeks of children’s programming, with a budget of 5000$. Challenging and fun–every librarian I’ve…[Read more]
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Lesbrarians 12 years, 5 months agoi’m the assistant youth services coordinator (that’s fancy talk for “teen librarian”) for an eight-library system in NC. hiya.
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What kinds of programming do you do for teens? What kinds of public libraries are in your system?
My roommates (also MLIS) just did a group project on teen book bundles, and it seems like there are a lot of different kinds of programs to engage teen library users … just curious. :D
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curiosity is our currency! (so, what’cha reading…) a-hem. :) my library system is county based (one main location, 4 regionals, 3 community branches) rather than city or subscription…is that what you mean by “kind”?
As for the types of programs, you name it…we have anime clubs, gaming programs, writing clubs, and Teen Advisory Groups that…[Read more]-
I want to be a teen in your library system. Just saying!
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this makes my heart happy. #feelings
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it’s solid once you get into it (in my experience of seven years), and as long as you’re willing to go where the job is (i moved several states away). i also think once you have the degree it’s applicable to so many jobs and in so many types of employment (federal/local/state govt, schools, companies, law firms, hospitals, etc.). information wil…[Read more]
well i have been told i’m doomed to go to library school haha. i might look into it, once i’m over the trauma of undergrad. i know a professional magazine i saw recently had an article with some really depressing stats on recent grads’ job searches. but one of our branch libraries has also had constant turnover since october because of people…[Read more]