How English Evolves

Check this out...http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11640951

The British Library is asking the public to help it track how pronunciation is shifting in Britain.  After taking a few linguistics courses in undergrad I have always been intrigued by this subject.  If you are into "regional dialects"  Here is a fun site for you...Do you speak American?

Library cards for kids

Two of my friends just brought their respective children to obtain library cards this month.  One child is 4 yrs. old and the other baby is 2 weeks old.  Hmmmm, what the heck does a 2 week old need with a library card?  Anyway...I want to wait until Sofia gets older to get her card, I want it to be an experience I can share with her.  Both my friends posted pics of their kids with the new cards, the older girl was all smiles with her new card, the other, well she was asleep.  Anybody have any thoughts on this?  When should you get your first library card?

Modern Family

I never get a Chance to watch Modern Family, by the time I usually get home from this class it is already over...but last night I did catch it and it was hilarious.  The Dunphy family gave up all electronic gadgets and gizmo's for a week (or at least tried) it was pretty funny but in the first ten minutes there was a library joke...go on- HULU.com it right now!

Thought I'd share...

My friend found out I was taking this class and sent me this link...ENJOY.

http://awfullibrarybooks.net/

Papa don't preach...

                              
A few of us in class I would classify as "Career Changers" and I am glad the question was posed in class last night to Mr. Blane Dessy regarding our resume's and how to present ourselves in interviews when we might be new to the profession but not new to the work force and have several years experience under our belts.

Steve Weiter, spoke about the "hot sauce" or the fire in the eyes of a new young professional...Well like Madonna's song, "Like a Virgin" even though I have been around the block a few times (career-wise of course) being in this class makes me feel all "shiny and new"

So I hope when I graduate and go out looking for my first job in the Library field my age and experience won't be counted against me, cause believe you me, I still got the HOT SAUCE!

Mommy club

In class I was part of the group debating the pros and cons of giving moms access to their child's library borrowing habits.  I am a mom, and before I had my child I probably would not have cared about those "pro" positions we came up with. My stance would have been "under no circumstances should we give parents the right to check-up on their kids, how very "Big Brother" of us" Now all I think about is the welfare and safety of my little girl. And if I thought I could gain any perspective or knowledge about a problem I thought she was having through her library book selections, then maybe looking at her library record wouldn't be such a bad thing.  It made me think a lot about perspective.  It made me think of how a persons beliefs can be turned upside down by life's circumstances.  Mostly, it made me think about my little girl, and how I hope when she gets older, we can have the type of relationship where I didn't have to snoop around in her life, but she would willingly share with me things. (well , at the very least, what she's reading!)

  Sofia Reading her Oprah Magazine

E-readers...MORE FUN!

Excited to (E) read

More books to Ban

Article in Syracuse Post Standard

Sci-Tech Librarian

I teach ECS 100, a freshman transition forum for 400+  students who are coming into LC Smith, the college of Engineering and Computer Science at SU.  I set up a session for Elizabeth Wallace to come in today to speak to the classes.  Elizabeth is the Associate Librarian for Biology, Geosciences, Engineering and Computer Science.  I believe the students got a lot out of her presentation but I found out some nifty tips and hints about the library, the databases and the website...   On a side note, what a cool librarian Elizabeth is!