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Ask Tangognat: Alternative Careers for Librarians

August 9th, 2006 at 2:22 pm » Comments (0)

Nat asks, “What other type of career can a librarian (or, ahem, library assistant) use his
or her skills (like database searching, cataloging, book knowledge, etc?). Something that is not in another library, research institute, educational facility, or a bookstore.”
Let’s take a look at some of the entries in one of my favorite career reference books, [...]



goon squad, pencil marks, LC trauma

August 4th, 2006 at 12:25 pm » Comments (0)

Public Library Good Squad {via}
Marking up a library book
Scary Library of Congress class



Right Stuf Viz Sale

August 3rd, 2006 at 2:23 pm » Comments (0)

RightStuf has 33% off Viz manga, so it is a good time to stock up if you’ve been needing to fill some gaps in your collection.



Blue by Kiriko Nananan

August 3rd, 2006 at 12:57 pm » Comments (3)

Blue by Kiriko Nananan (amazon)
Blue is the first manga from Fanfare/Pontent Mon that I’ve tried. It is priced at $24.00, but the extra money buys you a book with excellent production - the manga is printed at a larger size on glossy paper. Blue details a high school friendship that developes into something more. Kayako [...]