#blogjune 19: Libraries and library fandom

Let’s start with a definition from a “Tomorrow People” fan: Fandom (from the noun fan and the affix -dom, as in kingdom, freedom, etc.) is a term used to refer to a subculture composed of fans characterized by a feeling of sympathy and camaraderie with others who share a common interest.1 Soon after local government [...]

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How filtration actually works

There are reasons our lives take the paths they do. Access to information is something I’ve understood and felt passion about on some level from a relatively young age. I recall visiting my local library aged about 15. They were considering adding lending charges to their collections, and had a blackboard and chalk out in [...]

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Please turn your cellphones off

I was at an event on the weekend when I was surprised by this sign. I thought that cellphones had been around for so long that we all knew the social conventions for turning them off or at least turning them to silent in a public lecture.* I had a bit of a laugh when [...]

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