[Sigia-l] Librarian Action Figure

[Livia Labate]

The other day I went to a librarians' event and the most heated discussion
was on how to get rid of the book-worm-old-style librarian stereotype. They
were concerned about that because this stereotype has diminished the
enrollment rate in library and information science courses over the years
and represents a job market barrier for librarians who do not work with
books. (All this a reality here in Brazil). They'd hit the ceiling if they
saw this!

I'm not a librarian, but as an IA, I think I wouldn't feel very proud if my
representation was limited to my deliverables for example...

Livia Labate
liv at livlab.com | http://livlab.com | http://aifia.org

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Karls, Jason" <karls at amazon.com>
To: <sigia-l at asis.org>
Sent: Friday, October 17, 2003 12:52 PM
Subject: [Sigia-l] Librarian Action Figure


Hi All,

For all those that have come before us
ia/interactive/design/people/systems...

http://www.mcphee.com/amusements/current/11247.html

Shh!  You know you want one--enjoy ;)

-jason

_______________________________
Jason Karls
Designer
Amazon.com
(206) 266-2306


Message: 20
Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2003 17:33:17 +1000
From: Eric Scheid <eric.scheid at ironclad.net.au>
To: sigia l <sigia-l at asis.org>
Subject: [Sigia-l] FW: Role of libraries


Hi, some reading that might be of interest ...

------ Forwarded Message
From: Sandra Henderson <SHENDERS at nla.gov.au>
Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2003 10:39:52 +1000

Some Linkers may be interested in the Senate Committee report issued
yesterday on the Role of Libraries in the Online Environment

<http://www.aph.gov.au/Senate/committee/ecita_ctte/online_libraries/report/i
ndex.htm>

and article in SMH about the PANDORA archiving project at the National
Library <http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/10/16/1065917549444.html>

Sandra Henderson
Manager, Research,
Coordination Support Branch
National Library of Australia
email shenders at nla.gov.au
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