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#NationalLibraryWeek (month, why not?) Day 18/Question of the Month: What does a #specialcollection worker do? They are #teachers who work with students, researchers, reporters, & board members, evangelizing the use of #primarysources across curricula and needs.
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#NationalLibraryWeek (month, why not?) Day 16/Question of the Month: What does a #specialcollection worker do? They engage in #planning, short term and long term, working to ensure sustainable access to collections.
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#NationalLibraryWeek (month, why not?) Day 15/Question of the Month: What does a #specialcollection worker do? They develop collections, through purchases, donations, and sleuthing through book fairs & auction.
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#NationalLibraryWeek (month, why not?) Day 13/Question of the Month: What does a #specialcollection worker do? #InformationLiteracy, or the thrill that is sharing with students how to work with #primarysources.
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#NationalLibraryWeek (month, why not?) Day 11/Question of the Month: What does a #specialcollection worker do? They manage donors! Folks who give $$, folks who give collections - all with humor, persuasion, & patience!
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#NationalLibraryWeek (month, why not?) Day 10/Question of the Month: What does a #specialcollection worker do? They participate in #InstitutionalGovernance. For PACSCL, this means folks run for the Board of Directors. Here's this year's candidates: https://pacscl.org/2025-pacscl-board-candidates/
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In case you’re in NYC this spring and interested in photography: https://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/the-new-art-american-photography-1839-1910
https://www.alojapan.com/1245438/osaka-aquarium-lures-foreign-tourists-with-unique-exhibits/ Osaka aquarium lures foreign tourists with unique exhibits #aquarium #exhibits #Foreign #lures #news #Osaka #OsakaNews #tourists #unique #大阪 #大阪府 OSAKA — Kaiyukan, an aquarium in Osaka, aims to attract more visitors from abroad as it marks its 35th anniversary in July. Aquarium officials have high hopes the Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, which opens in April, will also bring in overseas tourists. The best-known aquarium in Japan’s western Kansai re…
#NationalLibraryWeek (month, dammit!) Day 5/Question of the Month: What does a #specialcollection worker do? #Supervision, of staff, student workers, interns, researchers. We guide, educate, and support.
#NationalLibraryWeek (month, dammit!) Day 4/Question of the Month: What does a #specialcollection worker do? #Cataloging, capturing the varied elements of #rarebooks as objects and information. A good example at #LCP: https://librarycompany.kohacatalog.com/
#NationalLibraryWeek (month, dammit!) Day 3/Question of the Month: What does a #specialcollection worker do? #Exhibits - Making visible the voices and actions of people, past & present
This! Except that it's not currently on exhibit at the Fortsas Club in Paris. It's at the Grolier Club in New York City. (which is notoriously easier to gain access to than the Fortas, by the way!)
https://reidbyers.com/fortsas/?m=202004
The Grolier exhibit is reviewed in the NY Times Dec. 5, 2024, Section C, Page 4 with the headline: Some What-If Books Are Brought to Life.
I only hope it includes a copy of "The Shadow of the Wind" by Julian Carax.
Looking for a fun holiday experience? Check out the current exhibit at the American Swedish Institute in Minneapolis: "Tomte: the Gnome, the Myth, the Legend."
Hubby and I visited last weekend and had a blast. Check out some of the photos I took in my blog post:
https://maryewarner.com/2024/11/22/tomte-the-gnome-the-myth-the-legend/
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