Libraries FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions about libraries and librarianship.
This FAQ about libraries and librarianship was compiled and written by Anthony Wilson paw@iglou.com with numerous contributions by others.
Copyright 1997 by Anthony Wilson (paw@iglou.com)
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1.1 What is a FAQ? - FAQ is an acronym for Frequently Asked Questions (or, as some ...
- 1.2 Where can I find the latest version of the Libraries FAQ?
- The Libraries FAQ is posted on the 16th of every other month ...
- 1.3 How can I contribute to the Libraries FAQ?
- The Libraries FAQ has benefited enormously from the input of ...
- 1.4 What other FAQs might interest librarians and researchers?
- A complete listing of FAQs posted to news.answers can be found at ...
- 2.1 What is a library?
- The traditional definition is a collection of books. The ...
- 2.2 What is library science?
- The ALA Glossary defines it as ...
- 2.3 What types of libraries are there?
- Libraries can be categorized into four basic types:...
- 2.4 How long have libraries been around?
- The Sumerians are believed to have developed the first writing ...
- 2.5 How old is librarianship?
- From the Libraries FAQ 1.2 by Steve Bergson:...
- 2.6 Where can I get the latest news regarding libraries and library science?
- NewsFlashes/Libraries, http://www.hwwilson.com/flash.html, is ...
- 3.1 Where can I earn a degree in librarianship?
- The ALA site, http://www.ala.org/alaorg/oa/uslis.html , contains ...
- 3.2 Where can I earn a library technician diploma?
- Check out the Library Support Staff Resource Center site at the U ...
- 3.3 Can I take courses or earn an accredited library degree through correspondence?
- Yes, you can earn an Associate Degree, Diploma, Certificate, ...
- 3.4 What conferences can I attend to keep my knowledge and skills up to date? (Librarian)
- The Librarian's Datebook, maintained by Barbara Tysinger of ...
- 4.1 What distinguishes the work of shelvers, library assistants, library technicians and librarians?
- The U.S Bureau of Labor Statistics, http://stats.bls.gov/ , ...
- 4.2 Who decides the attitudes, policies and actions of libraries?
- For those in the thick of writing Internet access guidelines, there ...
- 4.3 What do I do about mouse ball theft? (Library)
- Threads on mouse ball theft have appeared on a number of ...
- 4.4 What's the latest word on book banning attempts in public libraries?
- According to the ALA, http://www.ala.org/bbooks/ , the top 10 ...
- 4.5 Where do librarians stand on the use of software filters to screen content on library Internet stations?
- Content filtering software - AKA cyberfilters, AKA censorware - ...
- 4.6 Where can I get information on job openings in library science?
- Ann E. Robinson's Library Job Hunting page has a extensive list ...
- 4.7 What are information brokers?
- As Marilyn M. Levine puts it in A Brief History of ...
- 4.8 What are some alternative careers for librarians?
- Librarians are experts in the retrieval, analysis, and re-packaging ...
- 5.1 How does the Dewey decimal Classification (DDC) work?
- There are ten main categories in DDC. These are divided into ...
- 5.2 What are the ten major classifications of the DDC?
- The Dewey Decimal ...
- 5.5 What are the ten major classes of Universal Decimal Classification?
- 0: Generalities. Science and Knowledge Organization. ...
- 5.7 How do I cite information I find on the Internet?
- As yet, there is no agreed upon method of citing Internet sources, ...
- 6.1 What organizations can I join to network with fellow professionals?
- There is an excellent list of library organizations on the WWW at ...
- 6.2 What organizations are there for LIS students?
- Most professional LIS organizations have student chapters; see ...
- 7.1 How did the "Marian the Librarian" stereotype start?
- The following comes from Grimes, Deborah J. Marion the Librarian -...
- 7.2 What happens when downtown New York's fiercest ruling party girl finds herself down and out working in a public library?
- PARTY GIRL ...
- 7.3 Can a werewolf be a librarian? Can she be happy?
- Yes; maybe. Wilderness, a UK TV series, features a sex-mad ...
- 7.4 Where can I find a list of sources of librarians in film?
- -Martin Raish's LIBRARIANS IN THE MOVIES An Annotated ...
- 7.5 Where can I find the lyrics for songs with libraries in them?
- The DRA Librarian's Library,...
- 7.6 Who's the patron saint of librarians?
- It's St. Jerome, born at Stridon, a town on the confines of ...
- 7.7 How many librarians does it take to change a light bulb?
- Four. One to install the bulb and three to test it in staff mode ...
- 7.8 Where can I get a list of sources of librarian images in comics?
- For information about Batgirl and Mrs. McGreevey see Steve Bergson'...
- 7.9 Are there sci-fi novels where librarians have a prominent role?
- Most of this information comes from a thread on soc.libraries....
- 7.11 What librarian is charged with helping Buffy the Vampire Slayer fight gouls, zombies, and other creatures of the night?
- Rubert Giles, a California high school librarian is The Watcher,...
- 8.1 Where can I get answers to difficult reference questions through the internet?
- STUMPERS-L is a networking resource for reference questions that ...
- 8.2 What library-related web resources are available?
- It would be impossible to list all the web sites that might ...
- 8.3 What library-related newsgroups are available?
- Soc.libraries.talk is the only Usenet group specifically aimed ...
- 8.4 Are there e-mail discussion groups for librarians?
- Usenet is drowning in a sea of flames, spam and porn (and flames ...
- 8.5 Where can I find online library science journals?
- Steve Bergson has compiled a list of all major online LIS ...
- 8.6 Are there any library-related IRC channels or chat forums?
- IRC: Internet Relay Chat. ...
- 8.7 Who are some of the prominent librarians writing about the Internet and digital libraries?
- All the LIS journals mentioned in section 8.5 feature articles on ...
- 8.8 How can I become more comfortable using the Internet?
- The Internet has been described as a library with all the books ...
- 9.1 Where can I read more about librarianship?
- Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science / editors: Allen ...
- 9.2 What library is the Cool Library of the Week?
- It could be your library. Go to the Cool Library of the Week page:...
- 9.3 Does my library have a library cat?
- If it does, it should be listed in the Library Cats Map of the ...
- 9.4 Where can I find library-related clipart?
- The Library Graphics page has GIFs of books, computers, Batgirl ...
- 9.5 Where can I find free stuff for librarians and educators?
- Bibliomania's Contest Links has information on literary ...
- 9.6 What is the biggest, ... or the first, ... or the oldest, ... or the most popular ... etc.?
- What public library is the largest in the world?...
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