All those topics that i wish i had time to pursue more earnestly.

$21,280 starting salary in a Virginia public library system:
There is really no need for a study. The study will, however, provide quantitative evidence to support the self-evident–that $21,280 is a paltry starting salary for a professional with a master’s degree (who may be carrying sizeable student debt incurred while earning that degree). A study of salaries in other libraries in the region won’t, however, tell the whole story.
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this makes me wonder…. I mean the willingness to take on debt to me is a private matter and has much to do with personal choices. But… the low salary, that speaks to the merit the local people assign to the role of librarians… it is problematic.

YouTube – A Librarian’s 2.0 Manifesto:

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This is an interesting library 2.0 manifest from the standpoint of a librarian.

i broke one of my favorite mugs this morning…. one my sister got me i think in undergrad… suxxors. those are the little things in life that can change a day from weeee, to bleh.

33 reasons librarians are still extremely important:
A no-nonsense list, good for any sort of situation. My favorites are 24) The internet is subject to manipulation, and 32) Libraries are a stopgap to anti-intellectualism. [thanks forrest]
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i know several anti-intellectual and more sinister anti-academic oriented librarians in training. they seem to have a strong negative feeling for anything they see as not immediately applicable, and or ‘academic’, ‘theoretic’. This is a tragedy of the ‘professional’ school certification and training, i think.

Covert History:
1 – You actually know a lot less than many atheists and agnostics do about the Bible, Christianity, and church history – but still call yourself a Christian.

Web Browser Forensics, Part 1:
Web Browser Forensics, Part 1
Keith J. Jones, Rohyt Belani
2005-03-30

Ultimate htaccess Article:
Heres my list of Apache Web Server .htaccess and httpd.conf code snippets and examples that I use all the time.

YouTube – Being an Unperson:

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this is… perhaps one of the most profound statements of institutionalization of our time.

the dreamlife of letters, Brian Kim Stefans:

Blogumentary: A Documentary About Blogs:

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completely available online…