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― gaz (gaz), Friday, 21 November 2003 00:30 (twenty years ago) link
:-(
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*hastens to student office to convert her masters to 'Advanced Google: Theory and Practice'*
― Archel (Archel), Friday, 21 November 2003 10:50 (twenty years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 21 November 2003 14:20 (twenty years ago) link
Oh, wait...
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― Chris B. Sure (Chris V), Friday, 21 November 2003 14:38 (twenty years ago) link
Has anyone noticed the HILARIOUS trend in 'hey let's save some $$$ bcz lol debt & the economy' articles wherein they spend a paragraph telling people abt the LIBRARY? "You don't need to spend $20 on a book! There's this curious building where you can go and they'll let you borrow a book for weeks! They also have movies and CDs – bye-bye Blockbuster, hello library!"
And I do meet people for whom this is a mind-blowing concept. ??!??!!
― bad-boy (sic) cartographer (actually a girl) (called) (not named) (Abbott), Tuesday, 28 July 2009 18:21 (fourteen years ago) link
"They actually have books on ___________ at the library. Can you believe it???"
― bad-boy (sic) cartographer (actually a girl) (called) (not named) (Abbott), Tuesday, 28 July 2009 18:22 (fourteen years ago) link
people are dumb but hey this is great for libraries so go for it, morning network news shows
― congratulations (n/a), Tuesday, 28 July 2009 18:26 (fourteen years ago) link
yeah, borrow.
Incidentally, I thought a choad was a penis wider than it is long.
― Akon/Family (Merdeyeux), Tuesday, 28 July 2009 18:26 (fourteen years ago) link
Of course the hilarity is not always accompanied by 'due to budget cuts...'
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 28 July 2009 18:27 (fourteen years ago) link
n/a I agree; I gu8ess I shld not be so smug
― bad-boy (sic) cartographer (actually a girl) (called) (not named) (Abbott), Tuesday, 28 July 2009 18:28 (fourteen years ago) link
I grew up in libraries (mom's a children's librarian) but I haven't used one as an adult at all. Mostly because I always want weird things that libraries tend to not have on-hand, if they have them at all. Like, what do you mean you don't have a copy of that bio of the founders of the Process Church of the Final Judgment?!
― girlish in the worst sense of that term (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, 28 July 2009 18:29 (fourteen years ago) link
With ILL I can get anything I'm looking for in a week or less, which is usually what it would take to order it from Amazon anyway.
― Detroit Metal City (Nicole), Tuesday, 28 July 2009 18:32 (fourteen years ago) link
x-post -- I might not be asking the children's desk for that one.
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 28 July 2009 18:32 (fourteen years ago) link
yea interlibrary loan is pretty awesome
― mark cl, Tuesday, 28 July 2009 18:36 (fourteen years ago) link
An Aggie was dating a rich chick. He rings the doorbell and the butler answers. Aggie asks the butler if he can see his girlfriend. Butler replies, yes, she's in the library.
So the Aggie runs all the way downtown.
― http://tinyurl.com/ggggst (Pleasant Plains), Tuesday, 28 July 2009 18:37 (fourteen years ago) link
I'm pissed at my local library, though I know they're just having the same $$$ problems everyone else is having. It's part of a 15-library regional system, and the last book I requested from them was available at one of the others within the system. Six weeks later, it still hadn't arrived, so I checked with them -- apparently they can't afford to mail books back and forth, and nobody had made the drive around to the various branches with requests. So I cancelled and bought the fuckin' thing next time I was at B&N even though it was a $30 hardcover.
― Beanbag the Gardener (WmC), Tuesday, 28 July 2009 18:43 (fourteen years ago) link
books from the library have cooties
― velko, Tuesday, 28 July 2009 18:51 (fourteen years ago) link
But I have crossies!
― bad-boy (sic) cartographer (actually a girl) (called) (not named) (Abbott), Tuesday, 28 July 2009 18:57 (fourteen years ago) link
's part of a 15-library regional system, and the last book I requested from them was available at one of the others within the system. Six weeks later, it still hadn't arrived, so I checked with them -- apparently they can't afford to mail books back and forth, and nobody had made the drive around to the various branches with requests. So I cancelled and bought the fuckin' thing next time I was at B&N even though it was a $30 hardcover.
That is just very poor customer service -- they should have at least notified you that they weren't able to mail the book. But then my local public library is the same way, which is why I have bypassed them and just order all of the stuff I'm looking for through my work library.
― Detroit Metal City (Nicole), Tuesday, 28 July 2009 19:01 (fourteen years ago) link
That is just very poor customer service
It's their specialty.
― Beanbag the Gardener (WmC), Wednesday, 29 July 2009 01:52 (fourteen years ago) link
I could go on and on about what the university and local public library have meant to me. One of the more depressing consequences of the Internet boom is how no one reads hard copies of magazines and newspapers anymore. The bound collection at the uni library, for example, takes up a whole floor, and NO ONE's there except students taking advantage of the tranquility. I may have been the first person in ten years to thumb through bound collection of Vanity Fairs from the eighties.
― Heric E. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 29 July 2009 02:06 (fourteen years ago) link
Similarly we have the lowest floor dedicated to bound journals, however we do see fairly regular use there if only because so many of them are academic titles not yet fully licensed online or only licensed so far. Given the budget crunch, that may prove quite important down the line.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 29 July 2009 02:23 (fourteen years ago) link
I got the "Female Trouble" DVD via ILL; best. checkout. ever.
― "lol" as frivolity (Stevie D), Wednesday, 29 July 2009 02:25 (fourteen years ago) link
I suppose I'm going to be the one that gets attacked, but if you're not looking for academic or obscure texts, and you have some disposable income, why would you go to a library? Given that novels are only $10-15 (not much to pay of you read a book weekly), and most academic books can be ordered via Amazon from $0.01, why would anyone bother?
― paulhw, Wednesday, 29 July 2009 02:39 (fourteen years ago) link
I go to a library because not only don't I have enough space at home to store all the books I want, but I don't necessarily want to own every book I read.
― Heric E. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 29 July 2009 02:42 (fourteen years ago) link
exactly
― Mr. Que, Wednesday, 29 July 2009 02:46 (fourteen years ago) link
OK. For me I'd rather buy a book and pass it on (and maybe ditch it) than spend time in a library. Some are great and architecturally inspiring; most are 60s style consensus-design hell.
― paulhw, Wednesday, 29 July 2009 02:46 (fourteen years ago) link
I've only ever gone to one library where the building was more important than the contents.
― Beanbag the Gardener (WmC), Wednesday, 29 July 2009 02:52 (fourteen years ago) link
And that's just because I was on vacation and couldn't check anything out. (Seattle, of course.)
― Beanbag the Gardener (WmC), Wednesday, 29 July 2009 02:53 (fourteen years ago) link
dude libraries are cool, also why spend money if it's free and legal?
― Mr. Sb, n r u? (k3vin k.), Wednesday, 29 July 2009 02:53 (fourteen years ago) link
The advantage of browsing in libraries over bookstores is the availability of out of print books. I can't tell you how many pleasant surprises I've found in my local public library.
― Heric E. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 29 July 2009 02:53 (fourteen years ago) link
Free cheap and easy. Safe and Anonymous.
― velko, Wednesday, 29 July 2009 02:55 (fourteen years ago) link
pleasant surprises I've found in my local public library.
hobo smell?
― velko, Wednesday, 29 July 2009 02:56 (fourteen years ago) link
I guess it's just priorities: not to make myself out as dickish working man, but if i work from 10-7 each day, i typically don't get home before they close. That leaves weekends. There are many fine things to do on weekends: sleeping in, green markets, sports in the park, friends, and other lesser things (laundry etc). One of the reasons that libraries are the domain of the elderly, homeless and kids is for this reason. And, like I say, books are unnaturally cheap in the US. Where I grew up (in NZ), they weren't, but free and $15 doesn't feel too different to me. Also, since my job gives me digital access to all academic journals, I don't feel I'm lacking for out of print. Maybe I've just painted myself as an obscure demographic?
― paulhw, Wednesday, 29 July 2009 03:01 (fourteen years ago) link
Thanks. That was aimed right at you, Raggett.
― When Baron Saturday Comes (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 29 October 2009 13:59 (fourteen years ago) link
Now there's even automated shelves that will pull the book off of the shelf for you. They are kind of neat/scary to see in person.
― Otter madness (Nicole), Thursday, 29 October 2009 14:44 (fourteen years ago) link
Dang, NYPL changed their website yet again.
― nico anemic cinema icon (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 6 January 2010 05:32 (fourteen years ago) link
But I guess maybe they just added some rainbow colors, like fiddling with the New Answers preferences over here.
― nico anemic cinema icon (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 6 January 2010 05:33 (fourteen years ago) link
Is this another thread where everyone did the 'I was reading when I was two' brag thing?
― girl moves (Abbott), Wednesday, 6 January 2010 05:36 (fourteen years ago) link
Oh man already I am breaking my New Yrs Rez to stfu.
Abbott, u weren't so precocious?
― Mordy, Wednesday, 6 January 2010 05:40 (fourteen years ago) link
Um, no, Abbott, this is another thread where we are on the intranetz looking in the library catalog and talking about how to use said catalog instead of actually reading any of the books thus procured- meta-procrastination.
― nico anemic cinema icon (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 6 January 2010 05:40 (fourteen years ago) link
haha abbott i hate that and i feel like half the people i know irl do it too! i am afraid next time i will not be able to stop myself saying something like "yeah, you had so much potential...."
― Maria, Wednesday, 6 January 2010 13:25 (fourteen years ago) link
Abbott, pls never to stfu.
― WHY DON'T YOU JUST LICK THE BUS DIRECTLY (Laurel), Wednesday, 6 January 2010 15:11 (fourteen years ago) link
btw I was reading when I was 2, thanking u Electric Comapny
― i accidentally touched the nub and it was squishy (HI DERE), Wednesday, 6 January 2010 15:24 (fourteen years ago) link
^^^moi aussi. also thanking you Grover, Big Bird, etc.
― that sex version of "blue thunder." (Mr. Que), Wednesday, 6 January 2010 15:27 (fourteen years ago) link
My kindergarten teacher made my mother take home some of those "See Jill run" pamphlets over the summer because I needed more practice. She thought I wouldn't be prepared for 1st grade otherwise. I was a late reader, apparently.
― WHY DON'T YOU JUST LICK THE BUS DIRECTLY (Laurel), Wednesday, 6 January 2010 15:29 (fourteen years ago) link
no doubt, big ups to my man MR HOOPER
― i accidentally touched the nub and it was squishy (HI DERE), Wednesday, 6 January 2010 15:32 (fourteen years ago) link
RIP, you taught me how to be a crazy reader
― that sex version of "blue thunder." (Mr. Que), Wednesday, 6 January 2010 15:34 (fourteen years ago) link
easy reader, that's your name
uh-uh-uh
― that sex version of "blue thunder." (Mr. Que), Wednesday, 6 January 2010 15:36 (fourteen years ago) link
My kindergarten teacher made my mother take home some of those "See Jill run" pamphlets over the summer because I needed more practice.
thought this said "see Lil Jon" somehow
― thomp, Wednesday, 6 January 2010 15:40 (fourteen years ago) link
^^ An even later reader
― WHY DON'T YOU JUST LICK THE BUS DIRECTLY (Laurel), Wednesday, 6 January 2010 15:43 (fourteen years ago) link
Guys, guys, go start your own thread about this.
― nico anemic cinema icon (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 6 January 2010 15:44 (fourteen years ago) link
― girl moves (Abbott), Tuesday, January 5, 2010 11:36 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
self-fulfilling prophecy
― congratulations (n/a), Wednesday, 6 January 2010 15:46 (fourteen years ago) link
typical librarian always obsessed with categorising everything.
xpost
― I sb'ed your mum (ken c), Wednesday, 6 January 2010 15:47 (fourteen years ago) link
i learned to read when LJ was 2
― .81818181818181818181818181 changed everything (jjjusten), Wednesday, 6 January 2010 16:18 (fourteen years ago) link
and let me tell you its been a wild 14 year ride
― .81818181818181818181818181 changed everything (jjjusten), Wednesday, 6 January 2010 16:19 (fourteen years ago) link
My sister could read when she was two, but I was dumb by comparison.
― ô_o (Nicole), Wednesday, 6 January 2010 16:33 (fourteen years ago) link
i was a librarian when i was 2
― velko, Wednesday, 6 January 2010 16:35 (fourteen years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVCdGXWSCvc&feature=related
skip to 2:42 for a touching rendition of John's struggles
― i accidentally touched the nub and it was squishy (HI DERE), Wednesday, 6 January 2010 16:36 (fourteen years ago) link
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2242/2399544737_89a4b35a5a.jpg
this is of course me with some lighter trash summer fare
― .81818181818181818181818181 changed everything (jjjusten), Wednesday, 6 January 2010 16:40 (fourteen years ago) link
btw the plot of "Babys First Book" is trite and uninspired
― .81818181818181818181818181 changed everything (jjjusten), Wednesday, 6 January 2010 16:43 (fourteen years ago) link
i had poppage when i was 2
― I sb'ed your mum (ken c), Wednesday, 6 January 2010 17:54 (fourteen years ago) link
actually ugh i just sb'ed myself
*trying to force some kind of pop-up book joke, failing*
― retrovaporized nebulizer (╓abies), Wednesday, 6 January 2010 18:12 (fourteen years ago) link
Don't worry, HI DERE is on thread to help, and to demonstrate what all that early reading leads to.
― nico anemic cinema icon (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 6 January 2010 18:15 (fourteen years ago) link
Early Readers=Winners at Life
― that sex version of "blue thunder." (Mr. Que), Wednesday, 6 January 2010 18:20 (fourteen years ago) link
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/22/books/22library.html
Don't quite believe in the one day turnaround.
― Foster Brooks, You're Dead! (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 4 May 2010 19:27 (thirteen years ago) link
http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2010/04/22/books/22library-3/22library-3-popup.jpg
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 4 May 2010 19:27 (thirteen years ago) link
I believe the British Museum also has a big system like that for its library/collection of items you can handle.Pretty amazing! I really want to work in a giant old library.
― Viceroy of the Daleks (Viceroy), Tuesday, 4 May 2010 19:45 (thirteen years ago) link
I'm assuming Ned posted the image from the article because he found it amusing that the guy was looking straight out at the camera with a blank expression instead of gazing lovingly at the workings of his machinery.
― Foster Brooks, You're Dead! (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 4 May 2010 19:50 (thirteen years ago) link
http://www.arts.ac.uk/newsevents/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/soylentgreen.jpg
― velko, Tuesday, 4 May 2010 19:56 (thirteen years ago) link
Coming reduction in hours is a little grim, grim for librarians, grim for library users. But the, um, silver lining for serial overborrowers is that now the NYPL will let you renew an item up to ten times.
― Poldark City (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 2 September 2010 18:51 (thirteen years ago) link
that sorting apparatus is kind of awesome.
― by another name (amateurist), Thursday, 2 September 2010 18:54 (thirteen years ago) link
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v296/WilliamCrump63/libraryken.jpg
― Poldark City (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 2 September 2010 21:43 (thirteen years ago) link
A+
― by another name (amateurist), Tuesday, 7 September 2010 03:58 (thirteen years ago) link
no fucking clue how to use the dewey decimal system. i don't even really browse the library for anything... i go online and place a hold, get a notification via email when i get that hold, and come in to pick up what i wanted. browsing for books that might not even be there alphabetically is for shmucks.
― lieutenant jimmy john (kelpolaris), Tuesday, 7 September 2010 04:48 (thirteen years ago) link
Dude they taught the DDS when I was in like, grade 4. Do they not do this anymore.
― queen of the toilets, which is in some ways the worst branch of royalty (Trayce), Tuesday, 7 September 2010 05:25 (thirteen years ago) link
you know what, they did when i was elementary (im in university at this point)....never, ever, ever have had a use for it.
― lieutenant jimmy john (kelpolaris), Tuesday, 7 September 2010 05:52 (thirteen years ago) link
I really want to work in a giant old library
(after 20+ years of people saying "you know, we should really barcode all our books", our management has only just gone "ok, you guys, barcode all our books! In six months, even though we should've started 20+ years ago." We have all these crumbling things* in the stack which were never catalogued and are now too fragile to touch and now we're supposed to catalogue their unreadable contents and stick things on the decaying bindings)
*inc. stuff which is several centuries old, but the late C19th material is the worst, because of the switch from linen paper to woodpulp - RIP my C20th book collection, you are not going to last the centuries like I once dreamed
― vampire headphase (a passing spacecadet), Tuesday, 7 September 2010 11:01 (thirteen years ago) link
A+― by another name (amateurist), Monday, September 6, 2010 11:58 PM (Yesterday)
― by another name (amateurist), Monday, September 6, 2010 11:58 PM (Yesterday)
― Poldark City (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 7 September 2010 13:21 (thirteen years ago) link
Meant to say that that was the handiwork of WmC.
― Poldark City (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 7 September 2010 13:22 (thirteen years ago) link
new QBPL system still doesn't have the kinks worked out
― An Outcast From Time's Feast (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 26 October 2011 21:06 (twelve years ago) link
"Well, I'll be glad to help - on one condition. Give me a chance to show you that the library isn't some kind of prison or torture chamber."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35pSI-HOirM
― Hans Holbein (Chinchilla Volapük), Wednesday, 14 April 2021 05:02 (two years ago) link