No: 24A Idrisa Road Kabul Afghanistan Dearest in the Lord Greetings to you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. I am former Mrs Medina Ahmed now Rebecca...
Mrs Rebecca Goha
rubeca_goha@...
Dec 7, 2003 7:45 am
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Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the contrarianlibrarian group. File :...
contrarianlibrarian@y...
Dec 7, 2003 9:28 am
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Sigh. I wish there was some way to stop this. Another list i belong to gets these all the time. And they all come from the same IP address. Judy ... ...
Hi Everyone: I've lurked long enough. :)I hope someone on the list might have some insight to offer me. I'm a new graduate (B.A -Literature) and still waiting...
The extra degree is more useful if you want to be an academic librarian or a special librarian. Otherwise it doesn't seem to matter much. If you are willing to...
Some posters have (rightly) expressed concern about the occasional spam that appears on this group. Unfortunately, I haven't found an easy way to prevent it...
Here is a link for any Librarians interested in preserving the privacy of users in the shadow of the Patriot Act. http://1115952931/stealth/librarians.html...
sarah_twoshields
sarah_twoshields@...
Dec 31, 2003 6:32 am
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Two months now, and the guy has not been back. Perhaps he is laughing now as a $200/hr French styliste cuts his hair while he sits in his corporate jacuzzi....
Thomas Roche
tertullianus_2000@...
Jan 6, 2004 4:15 am
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All PLs I worked in had a handful of problem users (violent, scary, smelly) who were homeless and would take off in the winter to keep from freezing to death. ...
xapquet
xapquet@...
Jan 6, 2004 8:05 pm
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... Well, it is mighty cold tonight. ... Does anyone have strategies for dealing with hostile or unbalanced-acting mentally ill patrons in PLs? We have...
Thomas Roche
tertullianus_2000@...
Jan 8, 2004 1:08 am
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Today's Atlanta Journal/Constitution announces the settlement of the reverse discrimination lawsuit against the library director and the (then) chairman of the...
Date Posted: 16:13:21 1/08/04 Thur Author: T. Clarice Subject: Invest $6.00, I did, only for honest people Dear future millionaires, How much money do you want...
This is an illegal pyramid scheme, but I bet you all knew that. JudyA ... _________________________________________________________________ Working moms: Find...
... Um, I think you have the wrong group. I don't think too many of us here are accustomed to being addressed as future millionaires. ... Thanks for your very...
Avoid. I have been working here for some months, and it is a mess. http://jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/010904/met_14496784.shtml This is the latest bad...
chimichanga700
chimichanga700@...
Jan 11, 2004 11:13 pm
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ContrarianlibrarianYou don't know me from Adam. :)! The best counselors are the dead. TER sad: Ill be back!. http://www.oem-info.biz/ TERMINATOR prices for...
Decriminalization E. ...
Macpherson@...
Jan 17, 2004 2:36 am
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From the article: "The library planned to have 194 graduate-level librarians, which officials said seemed high when compared to similar-sized libraries. The...
chimichanga700
chimichanga700@...
Jan 17, 2004 11:04 pm
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Could you be more explicit about the patron's behavior? (One possible strategy, if the MIP is threatening other patrons is to have him barred from the library,...
If he is a danger to himself or others or gravely disabled (unable to care for his basic needs), you might contact the mental health agency. He could be in...
... To be contrarian -- I'm vehemently against the concept of "librarian as social worker" and "librarians are here to rescue the world". Our role is not to...
Um, if he is a danger to himself, etc. then he is proably ill. Calling 911 is for life threatening emergencies. If the person is mentally ill, it probably...
Over the last few months I've been considering going to graduate school to get a degree in library science. I've never actually held any library-related job,...
wearyindignation
wearyindignation@...
Jan 22, 2004 2:07 am
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I'd suggest going to your local public library and checking in the USDL's "Occupational Outlook Handbook"; also, talk with librarians in your...
Wilson, Bruce
brucewilson@...
Jan 22, 2004 3:09 pm
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Actually, the occupational outlook handbook is online now. For librarians: http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos068.htm The job varies greatly depending on where you...
I have been employed for 1 1/2 years as an academic librarian. My experience has been that there is some of that teaching element involved in being a...
This one fellow is a clear schizophrenic. He comes into the library moving and talking a mile a minute, and says irrational things. He saw a dog outside one ...
Thomas Roche
tertullianus_2000@...
Jan 25, 2004 3:15 am
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We all want to preserve professional jobs, but many of the tasks these BA paraprofessionals will be tasked with are not those that need to be served by MLS (I...
Thomas Roche
tertullianus_2000@...
Jan 25, 2004 3:43 am
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I used to work as a patient advocate in a state mental hospital. First, it sounds more like he could be in a manic phase of manic depression, they get ...
