Category Archives: Miscellany

ED’s Closing Remarks at SLA 2010

Posted on June 17, 2010 by madlib

I’ve just returned home from New Orleans and the Special Libraries Association 2010 Annual Conference. It was an informative and entertaining event, and I enjoyed meeting new people and getting re-acquainted with familiar friends and colleagues. But SLA, like many … Continue reading →

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Congratulations to Mary Minow

Posted on May 27, 2010 by madlib

From the California Library Association mailing list: Mary Minow has been nominated by President Barack Obama to the National Museum and Library Services Board (NMLSB). Minow, an attorney, consultant and a former librarian and library trustee, specializes in copyright, privacy … Continue reading →

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An Earth Day Message

Posted on April 22, 2010 by madlib

Since the picture was taken with my underfeatured Motorola cellphone (i.e. not good with night shots), here’s what the message said: FOR EARTH DAY … TRY THE REVOLUTIONARY, USER-FRIENDLY, POWER-FREE INFORMATION RETRIEVAL UNIT PORTABLE, NO BATTERIES, CORDLESS EASY ON THE … Continue reading →

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Shiny new blog smell

Posted on April 7, 2010 by madlib

I’ve been saying that I need to migrate the blog, change hosts, get a new platform … And finally, I did it!  Now, “Confessions of a Mad Librarian” is hosted at … madlibrarian.net! Still working on finding just the right … Continue reading →

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Zine Librarian in NYT

Posted on April 13, 2006 by madlib

A major shout-out to Jenna Freedman for being highlighted in the New York Times for her work as a ‘zine librarian’ at Barnard. Yay, Jenna!

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LoC subject to sex discrimination suit

Posted on April 3, 2006 by madlib

I just wrote my first “motion” having to do with Title VII and sexual discrimination for my legal research and writing class. So, the following caught my attention, naturally [thanks, Boing Boing]: Federal Court Rules Transgender Discrimination Lawsuit Against Library … Continue reading →

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Beginning Sunshine Week

Posted on March 11, 2006 by madlib

The Associated Press has reported on the trend to restrict access to government information on the state level: In statehouse battles, the issue has pitted advocates of government openness ‚Äî including journalists and civil liberties groups ‚Äî against lawmakers and … Continue reading →

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Library in a box

Posted on March 7, 2006 by madlib

The box is blue, to be exact. PLoS has an article about developing portable health libraries for medical personnel in Africa, which was then picked up by TIME’s Global Health blog. However, the World Health Organization (WHO) is very much … Continue reading →

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Clamoring for attention

Posted on February 23, 2006 by madlib

Silly me. I managed to get published without fully realizing it. I wrote an article about Radical Reference for a progressive mag called Clamor. It’s in the online only edition, but what the hey … it’s kinda cool. Warning: hackneyed, … Continue reading →

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Looking at Sony

Posted on November 23, 2005 by madlib

That is, Sony the corporation, not Sony the Supreme Court decision about fair use. Although there is a lawsuit in the works … Are many of you keeping up with the Sony CD/rootkit/bad juju story? If not, the short version … Continue reading →

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