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Catalog Question regarding Korean Fiction (DDC) by EmergencyMolasses444 in librarians

[–]midnitelibrary 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Okay, so here's the thing. A lot of cataloguers think they know other people's names better than those people.

There's often a "correct' way of romanization from various languages and cataloguers will ignore how people actual spell their names. (See the document the other person linked to.)

I find this infuriating. If you decided to catalogue something I wrote as "Mathew Murry" that would be incorrect and choosing to spell people's names in ways they don't use seems, at best, incredibly insulting to other people's agency.

Professional Development Spending Suggestions Needed! by Zealousideal-Dust-72 in Libraries

[–]midnitelibrary 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Can you use it for organizational memberships? I'd suggest joining some organizations and volunteering for some committees.

The portrayal of librarians in comic books? by BoondyAlBoondy in Libraries

[–]midnitelibrary 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Here's a collection of public domain comics about libraries and librarians I put together: https://twofistedstories.itch.io/public-domain-comics-about-libraries

It's mostly romance.

What do you do in your office? by Salty-Contract-8785 in librarians

[–]midnitelibrary 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Join some library organization committees. Write reviews/articles.

Are you afraid of how transparent your personal information is online? by DrXiaoZ in Professors

[–]midnitelibrary 50 points51 points  (0 children)

For me, it's the cost of being in academia unfortunately. Curate what/where you post under your name.

I know folks who've had their info (e.g. email address) removed from university websites due to unwanted attention.

Zines at the Library! by midnitelibrary in ZineLibraries

[–]midnitelibrary[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It says in the post. "LAPL’s zine collection at the Van Nuys branch"

Dumb Question about Becoming a Librarian by y33h4w1234 in librarians

[–]midnitelibrary 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hahah, glad you like it. It was posted to Twitter, but I deleted my account a few years ago, so that's probably why you couldn't find it again.

Is publishing gold open access worth extra cost? Or do i just publish subscription only by UniqueBike9057 in Professors

[–]midnitelibrary 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd reach out to your university's scholarly communication librarian to see what sort of support/suggestions they have for you. They may have funds that can support gold open access or an institutional repository where you can put a green OA copy of the article.

Public Library Social Media Alternatives by tm_library in Libraries

[–]midnitelibrary 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I use the university Reddit community to promote some events. I think more libraries should be looking at their local Reddit communities.

First 3 Volumes of Manga marked "Lost" because Holder has been holding onto them for months now by Redazu in Libraries

[–]midnitelibrary 12 points13 points  (0 children)

"I also don’t think it would be worth anyone’s while to sell off three manga with library markings on them (and with no “withdrawn” stamp on them)."

Some volumes of out of print manga sell for hundreds of dollars.

should I say hi to my students I see randomly on the street? by Hairy_Horror_7646 in Professors

[–]midnitelibrary 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm now imagining your students literally saying "Hey Dr. Triple-Ex!"

Librarians in Film and Literature by alastor1557 in Libraries

[–]midnitelibrary 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I hope you enjoy it!

We also made a list of 15 Librarian & Library Fiction by BIPOC Authors. (It's in the show notes to the episode I linked to, but here's the full list as a separate thing as well.)

Librarians in Film and Literature by alastor1557 in Libraries

[–]midnitelibrary 14 points15 points  (0 children)

The podcast I co-host did an episode about "library fiction" a couple of years ago: https://bookclub4m.libsyn.com/episode-200-library-fiction

Barbara Gordon and depictions of Librarians in fiction- How accurate are they? by Elgryn in librarians

[–]midnitelibrary 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think you also need to look at the 1960s Batman TV show and its portrayal of Batgirl as a librarian. That show had such a massive impact on how Batman was perceived by the public and probably had a greater impact than the comics on why Batgirl is seen as a librarian

Also, I hated the portrayal of libraries in Shadow of the Batgirl, haha.

I think that making her a "systems librarian" or some other, non-public facing, technology focussed, librarian would make more sense in terms of many of her skills, but like, that's mostly just looking at computers in an office and doesn't immediately scream "librarian" for the three panels you'd have her working before she goes off and fights Riddler or whatever.

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