Category Archives: Librarianship

Writing pertaining to the librarian profession and libraries in general.

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My Dream Job: Special Projects Librarian

Posted on December 27, 2010 by Oleg K.

I enjoy the holiday season because of the lively mood, cheerful colors, and the chance to hug people wearing sweaters. What I don’t care much for anymore is gifts. Don’t get me wrong, I love receiving cards with a personal … Continue reading →

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What We Know: Advocating the Tangible Knowledge of Librarians

Posted on November 26, 2010 by Oleg K.

In between reading The Oxford Guide to Library Research (discovered via librarian.net) and the The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Private Investigating, I am reminded that, as a profession, librarians do have a body of tangible knowledge that is unique to … Continue reading →

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Starting and Running a Fantastic Writers’ Group

Posted on November 19, 2010 by Oleg K.

This was first posted on the County of Los Angeles Public Library Staff Blog in September 2010. There are a number of programs that have become standards for libraries; concerts, book clubs, story times, afternoon movies are all relatively easy … Continue reading →

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The Future of Collection Development

Posted on October 10, 2010 by Oleg K.

1 – A few days ago, a high school student and his mother came to the reference desk in need of research assistance for an important paper on a semi-famous literary figure. Without thinking twice, I began to show them … Continue reading →

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On Shelving Books

Posted on September 21, 2010 by Oleg K.

There is something spiritual about shelving books at the library. Spending hours organizing and straightening in relative quiet is not for everybody, but for those who find solace in silence, the experience is meditative. Fortunately for me, I relished the … Continue reading →

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Librarians as Context Professionals

Posted on September 13, 2010 by Oleg K.

If I spent all my time on the information desk at work searching Google, I would admit that the librarianship was dying out. If the world’s information was indeed at everyone’s fingertips, easily found and readily available, what would be … Continue reading →

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Library Links (15 July 2010)

Posted on July 15, 2010 by Oleg K.

Some people (like my brother) are political wonks, some can’t get enough celebrity news, me? I’m a library news junkie. These days, anytime one of my non-library friends mentions anything library-related in the media I just tell them to hold … Continue reading →

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The Mojo and the Catalog

Posted on July 9, 2010 by Oleg K.

Though I read the blog In the Library with the Leadpipe on a regular basis and have printed out several of the articles for future reference, none of the posts have been so timely for me as Emily Ford’s recent … Continue reading →

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Librarians Launch People

Posted on July 3, 2010 by Oleg K.

Every time an astronaut goes up in a rocket there are countless people who help them get there. When folks come in to the library, the librarians represents those countless people. While librarians cannot step into the space suit and … Continue reading →

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The Library Fire

Posted on December 17, 2009 by Oleg K.

I delivered a slightly modified version of this essay as a speech to my Toastmasters Club on Wednesday, December 16th, 2009.      What took seven-and-a-half hours to extinguish with the aid of three-hundred fire fighters, eight rescue ambulances, and three helicopters? … Continue reading →

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