Today has been full of fun & inspriational things from libraries & archives.
First is the “Librarians Do Gaga” video.
A clever take on Lady Gaga’s “Pokerface”, some students at the University of Washington iSchool created a parody called “Catalog.”
Secondly, I was listening to an episode of Wait, Wait Don’t Tell Me on the bus ride home today [it's amazing how those familiar NPR voices can make me feel better] & their Bluff the Listener section was about libraries. For those of you unfamiliar with the show, each of the three panelists tells a story relating to the topic, but only is true & a contestant who has called in has to guess the right answer.
This is the introduction to the March 15 show: “These are tough times for libraries, what with the e-readers, the video games and our brains turning to soft, gray pudding. But some libraries are not going to go quietly. This week, we read about a library that decided to do what it must do to stick around.”
You can listen to the episode or read the transcript here – see if you can guess the true story [I did!].
Lastly, Rebecca, over at Derangement & Description, has sent out the call for a response. She already has lyrics for an archivist ‘Pokerface’ and is looking for volunteers to create the video. She’s already created a wonderful parody of “Gangster’s Paradise” called “Archives Paradise.” Check out the clever lyrics & the wonderful rapping at her blog.
So many reasons to be excited about the profession I’m going into!!
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- Books & Archives & Things to Share!
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- I’m on my way to becoming a professional
- Archivists misrepresented on the Daily Show… but what else did you expect?
- Good friends, flames & frogger
Tuesday, June 1st, 2010, 9:31 am | 
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