Comments | amused_library: Early Recruiting?

carbonelle in amused_library

Early Recruiting?

Jan 12, 2011 17:41

The publishing arm of the American Library Association sent me this e-mail the other day:
Cataloging Correctly for Kids: And Introduction to the Tools, 5th edition - New from ALA Editions!1
Good for them! It's never to early to start teaching the rug rats how to properly index and organize materials. With tools no less! After all, we don't want the ( Read more... )

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wldrose January 13 2011, 04:53:31 UTC

this is one of the funier things I have read today

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obleighvious January 13 2011, 13:21:48 UTC

Re: #7. Me too! You are not alone! :)

gcbiggles January 13 2011, 15:20:33 UTC

I wonder if it comes with a child-sized kitten sweatshirt and coffee mug...

linguafranca January 14 2011, 02:27:41 UTC

And a library-logo tote bag! One can never have too many tote bags.

takiaizawa January 14 2011, 00:00:42 UTC

According to my vendor, the book's about how to teach children how to search for things, with an update including "productive and exciting changes in the cataloging world," i.e., how to teach RDA to kids. (Rather than the have-not libraries struggling to remain autonomous in a recession. Not very amusing.)