So is it pink or mauve

Margie says mauve. I say pink.

Margie's tulip from Alex

I stopped by to see Margie earlier. She was gardening (natch) so I pitched in for a while, and when we stopped for lunch I also did some experimenting with the new camera. Margie's tulip from Alex came up nicely, it doesn't move around like Titch.

LSJ Editors' Blog

My thanks to Sharon and [aliaSTUDENTS] for informing me about the first issue of Library Student Journal.

I enjoyed thinking about how instant messaging might or might not serve patrons, stimulated by Licia Slimon's IM reference service for teens case study. And I particularly enjoyed the editor's explanation of why the journal is produced for open access.

Who wouldn't be curious what happens at the LSJ Editors' Blog? I'm glad I was
... Google jockeys? ... so I'm curious, doubtful (how distracting), critical (for effective teaching wouldn't planning an engaging presentation be more valuable?), and back to curious (if anyone has found such an activity valuable for the subject of the 'lecture' how and why?)

and

At some stage in my course will be a subject on library space design, and when I saw Jessamyn's post about SPL's signage woes, felt I must make a note.

"the weird juxtaposition of amazing architecture with crummy laser-printed signage or post-it signage."

Updated 29 May 2010: Links, as Library Student Journal and the editor's blog have moved at least once.

Talk Like a Pirate Day training video #1

I'm experimenting with posting about videos - can't do it from MySpace, which is disappointing because I would have included Weird Al's White and Nerdy, but perhaps YouTube will be friendlier.



Unfortunately YouTube appears to be having trouble accessing my blogger details to set up my blog at YouTube... so I wonder whether I can just post the embed script by email?

moonflowerdragon on 43 Things

Okay, I've drawn up my less than 43 Things.

Talk Like A Pirate Day

What a coincidence, I just submitted, as a course assignment, a Program of annual Library events, in which I proposed that it would be fun to celebrate International Talk Like a Pirate Day. Naturally staff might need some training - for which, I suggested, we could collect phrases, and soundtracks, and maybe watch movies.

So guess what I find today? ...Pirate Phrases - TalkLikeAPirateDay which has a link to videos at YouTube demonstrating Pirate speech Aaaaargh!

Okay, so Google didn't do a special logo this year, and apparently they were great sports in the spirit of their reply... but what I loved seeing was the nifty pirate's keyboard at The New Marketing : Pirate-speakin' Google not be celebratin' no Pirate day

September 17: Assignments IN!

I'm trying to see whether blogging is an effective way to promote future events for ABA.

On this day, I'm hoping to blog that my last assignments for the year have been submitted.