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Title:

The librarian's book of lists / edited by George M. Eberhart.

Publisher:

American Library Association,

Copyright Date:

2010

Description:

viii, 118 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.

Subject:

Library science--Miscellanea.
Librarians--Miscellanea.
Libraries--Miscellanea.
Library science--Humor.

Other Authors:

Eberhart, George M.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Contents:

5 things that make a library -- 8 past predictions about libraries and information in the future -- 3 rules of the librarians of time and space -- 10 suggestions for a library-related Ben and Jerry's flavor -- 10 gifts for your librarian friends -- 10 things Microsoft's "Ms. Dewey" used to say -- The Seattle book examiner's top 20 things librarians in public libraries wish patrons knew or did -- The Swiss Army librarian's top 10 pet peeves about patrons -- 10 commandments for borrowers of books -- 6 birds that make library-related sounds -- Larry Nix's top 10 libraries on postage stamps -- 15 favorite library postcards -- Top 10 library blogs -- Top 16 book blogs -- Top 60 subject blogs and news sources -- Norman Stevens's 10 best children's picture books that feature libraries and librarians -- 10 librarians in adult fiction -- 25 offbeat book titles -- Martha Spear's top 10 reasons to be a librarian -- Scott Douglas's 10 reasons to be (and not to be) a librarian -- Top 10 ways to make sure potential applicants for your library job are turned off by your ad -- 10 recruitment vows for librarians -- Roy Tennant's top 10 things library administrators should know about technology -- Leigh Anne Vrabel's 10 things to do when you are a library director -- Jenny Levine's mindset list for library school students -- Sean Fitzpatrick's 7 cool tools that librarians should know about -- Key dates in American library history -- 5 movies with the worst librarian stereotypes -- 5 movies with librarian role models -- 3 TV shows with librarians -- 12 librarians who came back to haunt -- Top 15 books about real librarians -- 12 librarians who were poets -- 14 ways public libraries are good for the country -- Ranganathan's 5 laws of library science (updated) -- Michael Gorman's revised laws of library science -- John Cotton Dana's 12 rules for reading -- Top 25 largest libraries in North America -- Ten unusual rare-book genres -- 10 book curses -- 10 intriguing paper defects -- Stephen Leary's top 10 ways to exit a library -- Booklist editors' best American fiction, 1980-2005 -- Top 10 challenged books, 1990-2000 -- Other challenged books, 2001-2009 -- Top 12 silly reasons to ban a book -- 10 most popular ALA celebrity READ posters -- What to do when the media calls -- How to say "where is the library?" in 50 different languages -- Top 10 library music videos.

ISBN:

0838910637 (alk. paper)
9780838910634 (alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)496595556

LCCN:

2009053561

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

IAOX771 -- State Library of Iowa (Des Moines)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)