Announcing the ArLiSNAP A Day in the Life Photo Contest
Posted: October 1, 2007 Filed under: Fun 6 Comments »Remember the “Day in the Life of an Art Librarian” post back in in January?
ArLiSNAP is proud to announce the Day in the Life Photo Contest for art information professionals. Everyone is encouraged to enter whether they work in a corporate image center, specialized academic research collection, or any other setting.
To Enter
Participants are asked to document their workday in a minimum of three photos which capture the spirit of their institution. Record friendly faces, snatches of corporate culture, beloved resources, your library mascot, and more. What is unique and unusual about your job? The objective is to portray the individual nature of your work setting.
Upload your photos to Flickr and add them to the ArLiSNAP Flickr photo pool. Please caption all photos and tag them with “ArLiSNAP” and “Day in the Life” (at least). Please get supervisor approval before posting photos of your workplace to the ArLiSNAP photo pool. Photos in this pool are automatically displayed on the ArLiSNAP blog.
Deadline and Prize
Submissions will be accepted through October 31st (just enough time to document Halloween!). A winner will be selected at random and announced on the blog on November 1st. The first prize is one shirt from the ArLiSNAP CafePress store.
Questions? Comments? Post a reply to this thread.
Fotowoosh
Posted: September 18, 2007 Filed under: Fun, Images, Museums, Technology, [ Creating the ARLIS/NA Student Blog ] 2 Comments »Carnegie Mellon has developed a sophisticated software program that turns a flat photograph into a 3-D explorable environment.
I wonder what the applications would be for architectural renderings, studies of spaces depicted by artists (Van Gogh), etc. It would also be interesting to know whether a computer program could “understand” the space in a Van Gogh in the way a human viewer does.
Check out the video and explanation at http://www.fotowoosh.com
DePauw Libraries: Visual Resource Center – Introduction
Posted: September 17, 2007 Filed under: Fun, Libraries: Visual Resources Collections, News, Visual Resources, [ Creating the ARLIS/NA Student Blog ] Comments OffThe DePauw University Visual Resources Center takes on Google Images.
Curious Expeditions’ Compendium of Beautiful Libraries
Posted: September 11, 2007 Filed under: Fun, Images, Museums, Photography, [ Creating the ARLIS/NA Student Blog ], [ Suggestions for Improving this Blog ] Comments OffEveryone has some kind of place that makes them feel transported to a magical realm. For some people it’s castles with their noble history and crumbling towers. For others it’s abandoned factories, ivy choked, a sense of foreboding around every corner. For us here at Curious Expeditions, there has always been something about libraries. Row after row, shelf after shelf, there is nothing more magical than a beautiful old library.
To read more & see the collection of images, go to http://www.curiousexpeditions.org/2007/09/a_librophiliacs_love_letter_1.html
University of Texas (Austin) FAL Screamfest
Posted: August 30, 2007 Filed under: Fun, [ Creating the ARLIS/NA Student Blog ] 1 Comment »Happy St. Lawrence the Librarian Day!
Posted: August 10, 2007 Filed under: Fun, [ Creating the ARLIS/NA Student Blog ] Comments OffAugust 10th is the feast day of St. Lawrence, the patron saint of librarians and archivists. According to an article by R. Lee Hadden published on the website valinor.ca, this day
is usually celebrated by librarians and archivists (in honor of his traditional method of death) with cold cuts.
See here for more fascinating details.
Hockney vs. iPod
Posted: June 15, 2007 Filed under: Art History, Fun, Museums, News, Personal Websites, Technology, [ Creating the ARLIS/NA Student Blog ] 1 Comment »David Hockney argues that the rise of portable music is causing the demise of visual culture. Are we shuffling our way to an artless society?
The Hollywood Librarian – The Movie
Posted: May 9, 2007 Filed under: Fun Comments OffIn case you didn’t get to preview it last year at the ALA annual conference (like me), here’s the trailer to whet your appetite. (I have a feeling that there will be no Indiana Jones meets librarianship in this one – I could be wrong).
View the trailer here.
Center for the Book Arts in Second Life
Posted: May 1, 2007 Filed under: Fun, News, SecondLife 1 Comment »For those interested in getting their feet wet in Second Life, Richard Minsky writes that,
The Center for Book Arts is building a campus in Second Life (in a New Media Consortium region) that will include a Book Art Museum and book production studios. The museum will include permanent exhibitions on the history of the book as well as exhibitions of contemporary book art. Rotating exhibitions of material from libraries around the world will include book art related special collections. If you have a proposal for an exhibition from your library, please contact Richard Minsky.
You might like the building–it’s a giant book with raised bands on the spine that are balconies. Some details are in this article, with pix of the building:
Check here for a tutorial on how to create a SL account.
Pub Crawl & Student Affairs Discussion Group Meeting at ARLIS Conference
Posted: April 13, 2007 Filed under: Fun, Opportunities: Events | Tags: pubs 2 Comments »All ARLIS/NA members are invited to join students and new professionals at the following events:
ARLIS
3rd
ANNUAL
PUB CRAWL
2007
7:15pm Meet in front of the Woodstock Room of the Sheraton Colony Square
7:30pm Arrive at FRONT PAGE NEWS for dinner and drinks
1104 Crescent Ave NE | 404 897-3500
9:30pm Arrive at LAVAfor dancing and drinks57 13th ST NE | 404 873-6189
11:30pm Arrive at a Third Venue TBA at LAVA (for those continuing to crawl)
*Map/Directions will be available at the conference.
Note: We will be walking to each location
For Questions call Crawl Coordinators:
Susan Winkler and Kristen Mastel
(cell) 319-400-3341(cell) 612-618-2011
Student Affairs Discussion Group
All students and new professionals (including ArLiSNAPers) are invited to attend the Student Affairs Discussion Group meeting on Friday, April 27th in the Woodstock room at the conference hotel from 6:30 – 7:15 p.m. This meeting has been self-scheduled directly after the Resume Mentoring sessions, and right before the 3rd Annual Pub Crawl. Please note that the meeting will not necessarily be published in the conference program, so spread the word to those interested in joining us! As in the past, students and new professionals will meet for 30 or 45 minutes to discuss future projects, including the group’s 2006 Annual Report and Goals !
Volunteer Needed – 3rd Annual Student Affairs Pub Crawl
Posted: March 8, 2007 Filed under: 2007 ARLIS/NA Conference Atlanta, Fun, Opportunities: Conferences, Opportunities: Events 3 Comments »The Student Affairs discussion group is seeking a volunteer to coordinate the 3rd Annual Pub Crawl on Friday, April 27th at the Atlanta conference. The volunteer is responsible for identifying 3 pubs for the group to visit (the first should have dinner fare options) and coordinating transportation logistics. This position requires some advance preparation and that the volunteer commit to attending the conference. Email saccarte@gmail.com for more information or to volunteer.
ArLiSNAP Donation to the ARLIS/NA Conference Raffle!
Posted: March 6, 2007 Filed under: 2007 ARLIS/NA Conference Atlanta, Fun, Opportunities: Conferences, Professional Associations 12 Comments »Dear ArLiSNAPers,
I propose that our group participate in this year’s ARLIS/NA Conference raffle. I think that it would be a great way to show our support and involvement within the professional association. And for those of you that have been to a conference before, you know how much fun groups have in picking out and/or creating their donation items! If you’ve never been, here are details on how the raffle works.
Here is an excerpt from Liz Gentry, ARLIS/NA Fundraising Raffle Coordinator ‘s ARLIS-L email with more information on donations:
Once again, I’m asking all individuals and chapters to participate in the fundraising raffle by contributing items for the raffle. Proceeds will be
used to support the ARLIS Conference Speakers Fund. Gather any works of art, handicrafts, publications, jewelry, gift baskets/bags, weekend vacations, golf packages, airline tickets, gift cards, etc., the list can be endless, and donate to the 2007 ARLIS/NA Raffle. The donation form and instructions are online and awaiting your treasures.Remember, if for some reason you can’t make it to Atlanta this year, you can still participate by donating and sending your donations to me at the address below. I will see that it makes it to the Exhibit Hall along with all of the other items.
Your donations, along with other ARLIS member and corporate donations to be raffled, will be displayed in the Photo Gallery (–link–) on the Conference Web site. This link should be up and running soon. Check it out and prepare to purchase your tickets to have a chance at winning that coveted prize.
So, ArLiSNAPers – this is our chance to be creative and really impress the rest of the organization! Do you knit, or take photographs, or create jewelry, or paint, or collage? We can either be creative and build a raffle entry around a theme, or simply donate individual items to be raffled separately. I would be happy to transport smaller donations to the conference if we arrange it in advance. Alternatively, if you send a larger item, it should probably be directed to Liz’s address:
Liz Gentry, ARLIS/NA Fundraising Raffle Coordinator
Booth Western Art Museum
501 Museum Drive
P. O. Box 3070
Cartersville, GA 30120
Buy a T-shirt, Fund an MLS Graduation!
Posted: February 25, 2007 Filed under: Fun, Personal Websites Comments OffHello everyone,
My MLS graduation is coming up this August. I attend a distance program in Portland, OR through Emporia State University.
Unfortunately since we are a distance program, we have to
supply our own graduation! We can get re-embursed (up to $1500) for a certain things (venue, decorations, keynote speaker).
However it won’t cover everything (refreshments, cap and gown, etc) and frankly events are not cheap! There are only 30 some students in our class so we are having to pay a lot of out of pocket money.
This is the link to help make our graduation not too crappy. There is merchandise from cafe press plus a button to give $$$ through Paypal.
http://studentaccess.emporia.edu/~kmoore1/orvifundraisingportal/index.html
Please check it out and maybe buy a funny t-shirt to help us make a graduation to remember!
Sorry about the shameless plug but we really need some help!
Thanks,
jennifer whitlock
MLS Candidate
Emporia State University
Library Assistant
Portland Art Museum
Google’s ‘The Scream’ Theme
Posted: December 12, 2006 Filed under: Blogs, Fun 1 Comment »Hopefully no one feels too overwhelmed with the end of the academic semster and approaching holiday madness – if you are a bit stressed, Google’s logo today might express how you feel.
I found this via the Search Engine Land blog, which is a great forum for news about online searching. Subscribe to their feed today!
Word of the Day: Cybrarian
Posted: December 7, 2006 Filed under: Fun 1 Comment »The Word of the Day for December 06, 2006 is:
cybrarian • \sye-BRAIR-ee-un\ 
• noun
- : a person whose job is to find, collect, and manage information that is available on the World Wide Web
Example Sentence:
The library provided an e-mail address to submit inquiries to the cybrarian.
Did you know?
We’ve been using “librarian” for the people who manage libraries since at least the beginning of the 18th century, and the word was used for scribes and copyists even earlier than that. “Cybrarian,” on the other hand, is much newer; its earliest documented use is from 1992. “Librarian” combines “library” (itself from “liber,” the Latin word for book) and the noun suffix “-an,” meaning “one specializing in.” When people wanted a word for a person who performed duties similar to those of a librarian by using information from the Internet, they went a step further and combined “cyber-,” meaning “of, relating to, or involving computers or a computer network,” with “librarian” to produce the new “cybrarian.”
News from ALA’s AL Direct Newsletter
Posted: November 1, 2006 Filed under: Digital Imaging, Fun, Images, News 2 Comments »A site worth 70 million words
A major portion of the photographic collections of the Los Angeles Public Library are now accessible online and sometimes downloadable for free. The website’s popularity has transformed Curator of Photographs Carolyn Kozo Cole and her staff into tastemakers, responsible for anticipating what kinds of images the public wants and for offering their own selections for what makes Los Angeles L.A. They carefully choose images to add to the database, which today includes about 70,000 photographs and is growing by 250–300 images a week….
Los Angeles Times, Oct. 22
Pimp My Bookcart contest
Send in photos (front, back, and sides) of your customized, augmented, or otherwise “pimped out” book cart to win gift certificates from the Overdue Media Store. The contest was inspired by Bill Barnes and Gene Ambaum’s Unshelved comic strip sequence that began September 29. The deadline is January 15….
Overdue Media, Oct. 24
Read the rest of the newsletter.
Thinking About a Career in Librarianship?
Posted: October 31, 2006 Filed under: Fun, Images: Moving Images/Films 1 Comment »Maybe you should first watch the vocational video found here (http://www.archive.org/details/Libraria1947)
[on the left pane there are options to view streaming video or to download]
Artists’ Birthdays
Posted: October 4, 2006 Filed under: Fun, News Comments OffArtists’ Birthdays today:
Jean Francois Millet, 1814
Frederic Remington, 1861
Maya Lin’s birthday is tomorrow. See her Langston Hughes Library here.
(Birthdays found at @rtifacts.)
Masterpieces on your desktop!!
Posted: July 20, 2006 Filed under: Fun Comments OffFrom the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.
http://www.rijksmuseum.nl/widget/?lang=en
Co-Coordinator 2011-2013
