Comments on: Library School Update

By: Stefanie

Stefanie — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:59:00 +0000

Jenclair, for an analog database card catalogs were fantastic and I loved them but you are right, a computerized catalog allows us to do so much more. I hope the class turns out to be as interesting as it sounds. I’ll let you know in January!

Grad, LOL. My sister says it sounds like I have enrolled at the Star Fleet Academy.

Litlove, Oh your computer officer and I would have gotten along really well. I did say to someone once after I fixed a problem that it was a “PBCK error” (problem between chair and keyboard) and they were just amazed I knew how to fix it. Thank goodness they didn’t ask for an explanation or I would have lost it!

Carrie, card catalogs were great and I have a special place in my heart for them, but I much prefer online catalogs. The exact spelling issue is so you will go and talk to your librarian for help. We build job security that way

Dorothy, thanks! I hope there ends up being lots of interesting things to share from my next class because there is sure to be a lot of reading in it.

By: Dorothy W.

Dorothy W. — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:24:13 +0000

I hope the rest of the class goes well! Your next class sounds interesting, and I’m sure you’ll have some good stuff to share from it.

By: Carrie K

Carrie K — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:13:05 +0000

I remember the day the libraries switched from the card catalog to the online version – I still mourn them. I really hate that our system requires the name to be spelled exactly correctly – how I miss the days of flipping through the “S’s” muttering ‘I know it starts w/an S……..please be the last name.”

No, no! Digitalized libraries! Aaaiiiiiiii!!!! Not to discourage you but I hope your degree is for naught.

By: Litlove

Litlove — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:40:03 +0000

Glad to hear it’s all going along well. That course human-computer interaction reminds me of the computer officer I used to know at my previous college. He used to look people in the eye and say ‘I think the problem here arose at the user interface.’ And of course the person would try to nod knowedgeably, quite unaware that he was in fact pointing the finger of blame right at them! But I don’t expect that’s what your course will teach you to do….

By: grad

grad — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:26:02 +0000

Human-Computer Interaction? Wow. Reminds me of The Day The Earth Stood Still – the old one with Sam Jaffee, Micheal Rennie and Patria Neal…”Klatu Mirada Nictu” which meant something soothing to the robot, although I can’t recall what it was.