Comments for Beyond the Shelf

Comment on Get A Job, Or: The Ethics of Library Internships by Katarina

Katarina — Mon, 21 May 2012 02:53:24 +0000

I’m curious as to how many FT and PT library positions have been cut and replaced by volunteers and practicum/ internship students recently. Library schools are growing, not shrinking, and retiring librarians are not getting replaced as was once expected. I wonder if there is any correlation at all…

Comment on From the McGill Archives by Jacob Siefring

Jacob Siefring — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 17:32:59 +0000

I agree, Veronica, that there is no end to the confusion, as the names do certainly get mixed up a lot!

I wrote the sentence as I did because the McGill library “Classic Catalogue” lists the library location of The Shallows, Carr’s book which I had previously written on, as “OSLER”!

Comment on From the McGill Archives by Veronica

Veronica — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 15:17:52 +0000

Small point of contention, “McGill’s Life Sciences Library, also known as the Osler Medical Library” is inaccurate. The Osler Library of the History of Medicine is *in* the Life Sciences Library. They are not synonymous.
It’s a common mistake, I mean if I had a quarter for every person who was accidentally looking in the Life Sci collection when they needed Osler or vice versa I would have a lot of quarters!

Comment on Thoughts on Internet Distraction by Andrea

Andrea — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:50:43 +0000

Hmm. I’ve definitely heard this argument before and I completely agree the Internet is changing the way we think. For some of us, though, it’s not such a bad thing. I have always had a terrible long-term memory. I can remember plenty in the short term: this is good for test-taking, but I forget the specifics soon after the test is done. This was true even back in the days before my family got a computer, so I can’t blame the Internet. This means the Internet is practically mandatory for me, unless I want to make extensive notes of everything I’ve ever learned and lug it around with me on a daily basis. (I don’t.) Also, I have learned far more from following interesting links online than I’ve ever learned in school. No, I don’t get a lot of depth on most of those subjects (unless I become particularly interested and decide to read further), but the breadth is something I’d never be exposed to without the Internet. (I like looking up nonfiction online, but it’s *work* to read anything but fiction in print form.) Having said that, I do think my attention span has been adversely affected by the Internet (as may possibly be indicated by this jumble of thoughts), but I can live with that. I also don’t take my laptop out of my apartment and I don’t have Internet access via my phone: I don’t like being connected all the time.

Comment on Thoughts on Internet Distraction by Emily Upper

Emily Upper — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:49:50 +0000

The fact that you added hyperlinks to this piece didn’t escape me, Jacob! (Especially since I had to add them in.) But I definitely made a concentrated effort to read all the way through before exploring your extra links.
Great food for thought!

Comment on From the brain of Tarquin Peter Steiner by Laura

Laura — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 17:30:29 +0000

I would like to be added to the list-serv. And I have resources to share.

Comment on McGill SIS Bloggers by Veronica Ramshaw

Veronica Ramshaw — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 20:53:49 +0000

Thanks for the mention, Emily!
Is it bad that I only noticed because my site stats changed? >.>

Comment on #4 SIS Kids Are Doing It For Themselves: Meet Tarquin/Peter! by Shanna

Shanna — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 02:12:41 +0000

You are objectively awesome.

Comment on McGill SIS Bloggers by Emily Upper

Emily Upper — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 16:37:08 +0000

You’re very welcome, Laura! And I forgot to mention that Veronica Ramshaw has also been sharing a lovely blog over at: http://stumblingthroughlibraryschool.blogspot.com/
Are there any other McGill MLIS students blogging about library school? Shout ‘em out!

Comment on McGill SIS Bloggers by Laura Sanders

Laura Sanders — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 18:50:42 +0000

Thanks for the plug Emily!