[CALIBK12] General introduction to school libraries - Humor! - and now off topic :)

[Connie Williams]

oohhh those times were so much fun for library techs..... I was one in  
the early 1970's and we had to type the catalog cards. After a whole  
day of typing them, they were reviewed by the head librarian.  If  
there was even ONE SPACE wrong, the whole card had to be re-done.   
THEN in the morning, before the library opened, everyone - techs,  
librarians, administrators - filed catalog cards. We were each given a  
drawer we were responsible for.  15 minutes before the opening of the  
library, we closed the catalog drawers and got ready for the day...

Cool paths down memory lane! :)
Connie Williams


Connie  Williams
NBCT Teacher Librarian
President
California School Library Assn
CSLA 2.0 Team

chwms at mac.com




On Jun 5, 2009, at 5:43 PM, ladewig wrote:

> I'd guess in 1960-63 they WERE very busy "Behind the Scenes at the  
> Library." Busy typing and filing cards in the card catalog,  
> explaining the wonders of the Periodical Literature indexes,  
> printing out (by hand) the titles and publishers of recent  
> acquisitions in the ledgers, loading the Kodak Carousels with slide  
> shows, teaching patrons how to use the cutting-edge technology of  
> microfiche, putting out new books on display like "Someday We'll  
> Have a Man on the Moon" - all very helpful stuff to know  
> nowadays . . .
>
> You couldn't find anything more current Richard?!  ;-)
>
> (Heck, if only I'd saved that moon book – it would really be worth  
> something on eBay!)
>
> Joanne Ladewig  (A.K.A. "Library Lady")
> Library Media Tech
> Lawrence Elementary, GGUSD
> Garden Grove, California
> shatz at verizon.net
>
> Never be afraid to try something new. Remember, amateurs built the  
> ark. Professionals built the Titanic.
>
> Comments are my own and may not represent the views of GGUSD
>
> From: calibk12-bounces at lists.sjsu.edu [mailto:calibk12-bounces at lists.sjsu.edu 
> ] On Behalf Of richardguy at aol.com
> Sent: Friday, June 05, 2009 3:46 PM
> To: Thomas.Nixon at fresnounified.org; calibk12 at lists.sjsu.edu
> Subject: Re: [CALIBK12] General introduction to school libraries
>
> Behind the scenes at the library
> by: Busby, Edith.
> NY Dodd Mead 1960
> 62 pages illus.
> LAPL Central Library - Children's Lit. Dept.
>
> What does a librarian do?
> by: Busby, Edith.
> NY Dodd Mead 1963
> 64 pages illus.
> LAPL Central Library - Children's Lit. Dept.
>
> Librarians in Children's Literature, 1909-2000
> by: Elaine Yontz, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA, USA
> Published in:  The Reference Librarian, Volume 37, Issue 78 March  
> 2003 , pages 85 - 96
> Abstract:    The presentations of librarians in thirty-five  
> children's books published between 1909 and 2000 in the United  
> States were described, compared, and analyzed to discover  
> indications of attitudes and beliefs about librarians and to discern  
> evidence of changing roles within the profession of librarianship.  
> In regard to gender and ethnicity, most of the librarians depicted  
> are female and Caucasian, including those in books from recent  
> decades.
>     Consistency in work tasks of librarians is seen throughout the  
> century, but the tools used to perform the work show consistent  
> evolution. Librarians emerge as caring, friendly, and energetic  
> professionals who have positive interactions and relationships with  
> patrons.
>
> and…..
>
> Book Resources For Librarians/Libraries in Literature
> http://www.librarysupportstaff.com/libbooks.html
>
> =0 A
> Richard K. Moore, InfoSherpa
> Huntington Beach, CA
> **********************************************************
> A poem represents the mastering, even if just for a moment, of the  
> pessimism and the melancholy, and enables you - you the poet, and  
> you, the reader - to go on. -- Philip Larkin
> *************************************************************
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Thomas Nixon <Thomas.Nixon at fresnounified.org>
> To: calibk12 at lists.sjsu.edu <calibk12 at lists.sjsu.edu>
> Sent: Fri, 5 Jun 2009 11:01 am
> Subject: [CALIBK12] General introduction to school libraries
> I have been asked for a book recommendation by someone who wants a  
> good, general introduction to all the pieces of our job. Is there  
> one book that includes all of the essential pieces (circulation,  
> reference, cataloging, etc.)?
>
> In looking through my own library, I have many good books, but they  
> tend to be only on reference, only on cataloging, etc.
> =0 A
>
>
>
> Tom Nixon
> --
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> Tehipite Middle School
> 630 N. Augusta Street
> Fresno, CA 93701
> (559) 457-3420, x. 570
> Web: http://www.tehipitelibrary.org
> Blog: http://notyourmotherslibrarian.blogspot.com
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