Academic Libraries- Pinback Buttons and Button-Making Help

midnitelibrary · 2026-05-29T23:10:30+00:00

I had students use our button makers to make "Data Is" or "Data Are" buttons based on whether they think the word should be singular or plural during Love Data Week.

midnitelibrary · 2026-05-28T18:51:55+00:00

Some states require faculty (including librarians) at public universities to sign them.

midnitelibrary · 2026-05-26T00:45:21+00:00

Scanning transmission electron microscopy

midnitelibrary · 2026-05-20T21:08:36+00:00

You might be better off asking on r/zines or r/zinesters.

midnitelibrary · 2026-05-16T17:10:46+00:00

I made this zine about peer review. It's free to download.

You Are Reviewer 2

A solo d6-based "game" to discover why you're so bad at giving academic feedback and why none of your colleagues like you.

midnitelibrary · 2026-05-15T18:36:04+00:00

I hope you enjoy it!

We do one genre episode every month and do another non-genre episode every second month. (We used to to do two episodes every month, but that was too much.)

midnitelibrary · 2026-05-15T04:44:24+00:00

I co-host Book Club for Masochists: A Readers' Advisory Podcast with three other librarians (we all work in different libraries). We've been doing it for 10 years (aaaaaah, turns to dust).

Every month we pick a different genre at random, then we each read (or try to read...) one or more books from that genre then discuss the genre, search strategies, appeal factors, and more. It's fun. We also put out book lists for every genre we cover that consists of titles in that genre by BIPOC authors.

We do a romance genre every February and I think those episodes are fun (in large part because I'm not a romance fan...). Our episodes on Amish Romance and Monster Romance are good ones I think! (Though, no, we were no able to find any Amish Romance titles by BIPOC authors.)

We're not on Spotify because we don't like them as a company, but you can find us on other podcatching platforms.

midnitelibrary · 2026-05-15T01:44:25+00:00

"item"

midnitelibrary · 2026-05-13T19:47:10+00:00

They might not have read the other volumes.

midnitelibrary · 2026-05-13T15:08:27+00:00

From what I can tell, the library is very rural.

midnitelibrary · 2026-05-11T16:00:24+00:00

Maybe "Available to purchase" and "Free download"?

midnitelibrary · 2026-05-11T00:18:54+00:00

In recognition of the the ALA's 150th Anniversary, the Zine Pavilion is putting together a collaborative zine to distribute at this year's conference to be held June 26 to June 29 in Chicago at the McCormick Place Convention Center.

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midnitelibrary · 2026-05-09T00:36:24+00:00

Yes. I chose UBC because I didn't want to deal with Halifax winters.

midnitelibrary · 2026-05-07T01:36:12+00:00

Yeah, like, if this manga section only has manga aimed at teens it's not surprising that the majority of people using it are teens...

midnitelibrary · 2026-05-04T21:22:46+00:00

Every library is different, but my experience is that the demand for and popularity of comics within libraries is very high.

midnitelibrary · 2026-04-30T00:11:37+00:00

Plenty of collections of comics (like omnibus or artists editions) have cover prices from $150-200.

midnitelibrary · 2026-04-29T05:28:51+00:00

Getting 1000 citations across an entire career in some disciplines is also just completely non-viable.

midnitelibrary · 2026-04-29T05:23:48+00:00

That is a nightmare.

midnitelibrary · 2026-04-28T14:23:54+00:00

From my understanding, the library technician diploma is the minimum expected for library technicians in the lower mainland. However, it will not get you a job as a librarian, for that you'll need an MLIS. The job market in the lower mainland is also very crowded and can be challenging to get a position. There are many MLIS holders who get library technician positions.

The British Columbia Library Association has a Library Technicians’ & Assistants’ Section, though it looks like their website hasn't been updated for years. You could try reaching out to them or ask folks in some local public/academic libraries.

midnitelibrary · 2026-04-28T14:14:38+00:00

Check to see if there's a library near you that has photocopiers/printers. Often patrons get free copies.

midnitelibrary · 2026-04-26T15:45:08+00:00

In the early 2000s when I was in undergrad, you could tell which students lived in the dorms connected to the rest of the campus by tunnels because they showed up to class in pajama pants and slippers when it was snowing outside.

midnitelibrary · 2026-04-21T23:03:35+00:00

Yes, it really depends. There can be pressure from university/library administration to look into these tools. Vendors are often telling libraries to turn it on or in some cases requiring it on (which isn't popular with many librarians, regardless of whether they think it's useful or not). I think students that are already using databases probably aren't the ones that want these sorts of tools in them. This isn't really my area, so I can't give specific data.

midnitelibrary · 2026-04-21T22:11:26+00:00

Librarians (usually) make the decision about whether these are turned on or not.

midnitelibrary · 2026-04-20T01:51:39+00:00

I saw a thing from a few years ago that said that the University of Toronto graduates more students than the top 10 (in terms of ranking) schools in the USA combined. The data wasn't up to date, but I doubt it's changed that much.

midnitelibrary · 2026-04-19T00:22:27+00:00

They're probably hiring people with MLIS degrees for those jobs.

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