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This is my blog on library and information science.
Christina K. Pikas is a science and engineering librarian in a special library as well as a doctoral student in information studies.
Any opinions expressed here may not even be her own and certainly do not represent those of any organization willing to be affiliated with her.
Where am I?
Category: librarians
Let me start by quoting an e-mail Dawn Pointer McCleskey sent to the SLA-DC listserv today (I have her permission). This is in reply to an e-mail from a younger member who mentioned how teachers and nurses have reclaimed their...
Posted by Christina Pikas at 8:32 PM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: librarians
A couple colleagues (Joe and Sara) wondered if support for the new name is divided between corporate and academic members. Actually, I've heard from folks from research labs (gov't, private, and corporate) really who really hate the name, too. My...
Posted by Christina Pikas at 9:57 PM • 10 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: librarians
My primary professional society, SLA, has been going through this big "align in 2009" business. They've decided we need a new name because CEOs of corporations don't understand what librarians do. So here it is: Association for Strategic Knowledge Professionalswhich...
Posted by Christina Pikas at 10:34 PM • 8 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: librarians
Dr. Free-Ride answers the question about what credentials are needed to become a philosopher. It's interesting to note, actually, that in library schools - places where one goes to study to become a librarian - folks might have a PhD...
Posted by Christina Pikas at 1:26 AM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Information Science
In a recent post I mentioned giving real feedback to vendors and people designing systems and services for us. Sue left a comment that the vendor basically acts like she's alone in this - and they say that to me,...
Posted by Christina Pikas at 11:53 PM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: librarians
This is the first in a series discussing things that librarians do. Stephanie Willen Brown pointed me to this hilarious video from UT Arlington. Actually, the other librarian's reference interview isn't the model of perfection, either, but we'll talk about...
Posted by Christina Pikas at 10:51 PM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Conferences
SLA is the Special Libraries Association - it's really my home professional organization. I often go to basically 3 conferences in my profession: SLA, ASIS&T, and Computers In Libraries. You come back from SLA and you want to buy something....
Posted by Christina Pikas at 8:40 AM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: librarians
Is that all our vendors hear when they ask us to try out their new interfaces? A couple of us were kvetching on friendfeed about this. Lemme tell you a little story. A little while ago a really important...
Posted by Christina Pikas at 10:23 PM • 6 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: librarians
Then I have the job for you. If you are a scientist, but you want to get out of the lab, want to have a little more variety in your life, like helping people and finding information, but still want...
Posted by Christina Pikas at 10:46 PM • 19 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Admin
I believe in libraries and librarians. I think it was Dana Roth who posted this quote to a listserv: "To ask why we need libraries at all, when there is so much information available elsewhere, is about as sensible as...
Posted by Christina Pikas at 12:00 PM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
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