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 CONFERENCES: Appearances by A.B. Credaro
MEMO: Fall, 2003.
SLAQ: June 29 & 30, 2004.
ASLA NSW: October 22 & 23, 2004.
CPTL: May 19 & 20, 2005.
 ACADEMIA: There are more than 80 institutions that have a link to Warrior Librarian on their web sites, including the Tasmanian Department of Education ...
 INTERNET: Google now lists over 9,000 for a search on the phrase "warrior librarian". Not that we check regularly or anything ...
 FROM THE MAILBOX: Many thanks to all those organizations and individuals who continue to offer us cheap valium. We didn't realize that the need was so obvious ...
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OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH
'Nam Vet declares libraries dangerous
 In a WLW exclusive interview-by-email, librarian Michael Horne (pictured) stated that he was based at the U.S. Customs Library in Tower 6 at the WTC on September 11, and interviewed for the Library Video Network documentary "Loss and Recovery: Librarians Bear Witness to September 11, 2001".
Although his story was not selected for inclusion in the video, during the WLW interview he demonstrated the importance of maintaining a sense of humor.
Horne described his prior experiences as a serving member of the armed forces, including a tour of duty in Viet Nam. When based in Germany he was run over by a VW and prematurely pronounced dead. "In 20 years in the U.S. Air Force, I wasn't shot at (figuratively speaking) as much as I have been as a librarian" ...
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PATRON SERVICES
Equity groups protest lack of access
 A groundswell of protest is becoming apparent amongst special needs groups who state that libraries are not adequately meeting their particular needs.
The hearing-impaired have modern electronic equipment such as 'hearing-loops' installed through libraries, the visually-challenged have access to large print and talking books, and wheel-chair bound individuals are provided with ramps, lifts and adjustable height workstations.
Meanwhile, the Cell Phone Dependent have been ejected from various libraries on the grounds of 'unreasonable noise', and the Chronically Flatulent have found themselves - at the very least - socially isolated ...
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COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT
Collectors reject library competition
 Escalation of acquisitions of graphic novels by libraries does not appear to be causing any discomfort to purveyors of comic books.
Although no actual people were surveyed or interviewed, it is believed that the target market for tatty, faded old superhero stories is quite different from reader groups seeking classics or modern fables in graphic novel format, available for free from libraries and complete with reader recommendation assistance, curriculum tie-ins or selection by qualified, credentialed professionals.
Grade Price Analysts for comics report that a 1963 Spiderman comic just sold for over US$55,000, which compares to the average price for graphic novels of ...
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SMALL LIBRARIES
Feisty, facile and unfunded
 When the L.A. Times ferreted out the story of 71 year-old Elsie Eiler (pictured), the sole resident of Nebraska's Monowi who was bequeathed the town's library by her late husband, the editor of the Times would not have known that this tiny town is a mere 50 miles from the Nebraska branch of the Warrior Librarian Multinational Multimedia Mega-conglomerate (WLMMMM)(trademark pending sufficient funds for registration).
Dr Geo. Strassler, resident in Neligh and by strange coincidence the sole representative of WLMMM in Nebraska, stated that there are "a number of very tiny 'libraries' around here and they do serve a purpose".
Dr Strassler recommended that "the Library Commission should give them an honest designation as "public reading rooms" (even if some of them are private functions) and give them some small amount of funding so they can buy a few current materials", which sounds quite reasonable ...
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LANGUAGE AND LITERACY
Living languages and changing meanings
 Being painfully monolingual, WLW is unable to competently comment on languages other than English, but is still puzzling over a recent apparent change in meaning of one word critical not only to effective teamwork, but also affective domain issues and work practices.
A colleague, involved with discussions on maintaining a high standard of work in a reduced budget environment, recently reported being told by a Management Person "you have to learn to comprise. You just have to accept doing it our way" ....
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LIBRARY ZEITGEIST
Chocolate vindicated
 Many library folk will be relieved to hear that leading naturopath Phil Alexander has stated that excessive intake of chocolate is the result of a therapeutic dependency, and is not an addiction.
Alexander noted that chocolate contains glucose for energy, and produced endorphins to combat the effects of stress. He also slammed the myth that chocolate causes zits. Whilst reluctantly admitting that chocolate might (and remember it is ONLY might) have a link with obesity, he was at pains to point out that there were many other factors ...
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Laugh yourself comatose
 Research has shown that the average librarian will take 10 to 15 minutes to read this web page. Anecdotal evidence suggests that many librarians fear they do not have enough time to investigate the humor links. The majority of the 110+ original library humor items (all written by Biblia, and not available anywhere else on the 'net) in the Humor Index are designed to take less than 2 minutes to read.
However, if you choose to hang around there for hours reading them all, then re-reading them, then WLW cannot take any responsibility. You now have the choice of using the genetically unmodified Alphabetical Index or the dolphin-safe Dewey Version. Caffeine-free version has been temporarily canned, pending an FDA investigation ...
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 Ernest Holmen is quoted as saying "Today I live in the quiet, joyous expectation of good."
Which prompted a search as to who this poor simpleton might be, where he worked, and if they had any current job openings ...
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 Publicity and promotions people who were too busy panicking about things to begin setting up appropriate events to celebrate Panic Day on March 9 may still have time to go crazy with World Meteorology Day on March 23, where we can all (apparently) make a contribution to improving the atmosphere or something ...
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 Since the invention of the microprocessor, the cost of moving a byte of information around has fallen on the order of 10-million-fold. Never before in the human history has any product or service gotten 10 million times cheaper - much less in the course of a couple decades. That's as if a 747 plane, once at $150 million apiece, could now be bought for about the price of a large pizza.
Michael Rothschild
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 Blogs and the values of journalism
David Weinberger, of the Journal of Hyperlinked Organizations, writes a four page article for Knowledge Management World, which expounds the virtues of hearsay, lack of verification, and critical bias. Only he thinks these are positive attributes.
Which is really interesting, coz the other day I overheard some people talking on the train on my way to work - late as usual (the train, not me, although the train made me late) who saw something on a website about really weird pictures that were UFOs or maybe it was a cookery site. It was difficult to hear parts of the conversation, coz my take-out espresso spilt over the lady next to me, just like Barry at my work always said would happen, and ...
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 Tired of the same old parties? Why not try something different - a copyright free WLW Film/Book Tie-in Party!
These cheap, easy and socially responsible festivities will change the partyscape forever! Although they have been individually designed for domestic use, they can easily be adapted for an industrial or library context ...
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Library Secrets
Library Media Connection 23 (4), p 43.
A different type of offering to that which Warrior Librarians might have expected from the creator of Biblia, Library Secrets is actually poetry. With rhythm, rhyme, meter and that cute little abbreviated layout so popular in the pre-postmodern era.
Extolling the virtues of a user-friendly library environment, this piece of probably less than memorable literature also explains many of the facets of A.B. Credaro's career in the libraryscape ...
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 Mercurial response by author
The latest addition to the WLW Corporate Home Library is Judy Barfell's latest release in her series of DEAF language books. This tome is a tribute to the author's ability to respond nimbly to end-user requirements, whilst maintaining quality, integrity, and veracity.
The WLW panel of expert in the field of Auslan described this book as "brilliant, comprehensive, and highly useful for the 5 to 8 year old age group" to which it was targeted.
The release of the Australian edition of Volume 1, Series 1 comes in response to the information that Auslan (the signing language for Australia) is different to that in use on other continents. Given only a few weeks notice, Barfell was able to update, modify and republish the amended work. Significantly, this was done without one groan, eye-roll or whine about how demanding the public can be, or protracted discussions regarding publication lead times or print runs or any of the other myriad excuses so often trotted out by the self-proclaimed 'experts' in authorship, publication or distribution ...
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