In the spirit…

A funny and poignant video about SOPA/PIPA:

The Day The LOLcats Died: The Ultimate SOPA Protest Song [Video]

Also check out Google’s homepage and Wikipedia today; they have petitions and contact information for your reps!

Why not a book?

As much as I like the thought of a tablet or ereader, Doghouse has it right.

http://thedoghousediaries.com/3362

SCALA Speaker

Each year, SCALA invites a prominent librarian to come speak to the SLIM student body about current issues and topics in librarianship. And the 2011-12 year speaking event is nearly upon us! This year SCALA will be welcoming Katie Anderson, Youth Services Consultant for the Oregon State Library and Emporia SLIM alumna. She’ll be speaking on a variety of topics including youth services, skills “beyond the basics,” intellectual freedom, and The Bunny Suicides. It’ll be a great opportunity to meet and hear from one of our own, so pick up some lunch and come by Cramer 401 to hang out with Katie and SCALA!

When: January 21, 2012
12:45 PM – 1:15 PM, followed by a Q&A

Where: Cramer Hall room 401
Portland State University

Bring lunch!

The Joy of Books: Bookshelf Porn

From the website: “Porn for book lovers. A photo blog collection of all the best bookshelf photos from around the world for people who *heart* bookshelves.”

This new one is particularly good. Enjoy.

http://bookshelfporn.com/post/15616680170

Upcoming Conferences

A few upcoming conferences that any young up and coming librarian might be interested in attending. For those of us who might not have a firm grasp of the field its a great way to start!

InfoCamp PDX 2012 is happening February 4th at the Q Center. This “unconference” is driven by the attendees, so jump in! http://portland.infocamp.org/index.html

Online Northwest is happening February 10th at the CH2M Hill Alumni Center in Corvallis. http://www.ous.edu/onlinenw/

Oregon Library Association Annual Conferance is happening April 25-27th in Bend. http://web.memberclicks.com/mc/page.do?sitePageId=129361&orgId=ola

Drop a line if their are any others I missed.

Next Meeting

Our next meeting is January 20th at 5:30pm in the Portland State University Student Union. We will meet in the area of the food court. All are welcome to attend.

Save time job searching

Avoid time wasters with some great advice!

http://blog.cachinko.com/2011/12/23/time-saver-6-ways-to-avoid-time-wasters-in-your-job-search/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=time-saver-6-ways-to-avoid-time-wasters-in-your-job-search&utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

Its gone!

It seems the Nike Design Library is no longer in existence for a tour. What a shame! We’ll keep you up to date about an alternate tour.

Funny and poignant

Occupy #portland, #eugene and the original #occupywallstreet have some librarians thinking.

Google Transparency Report

Check it out.