http://thepinakes.com from papyrus to pdf Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:35:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en What's the ultimate library geek accessory (well, aside from a tattoo)? Your very own card catalog, of course! It carries all the retro-chic of vinyl record players, 35mm cameras, and typewriters, plus that something extra-special that reveals your affinity for books and the Dewey Decimal System. Holy Names University in Oakland ... http://thepinakes.com/2010/03/cataloging-at-home/ Just as my first contribution to this project, my photo for this week's diptych was taken at my current place of work, the California Academy of Sciences. However, unlike that abstract image (which was an underwater angle of the penguin tank), this one is immediately recognizable to anyone who's been ... http://thepinakes.com/2010/03/diptych-shine/ To be fair, the recent Salon.com interview with writer Marilyn Johnson about her new tome, This Book is Overdue: How Librarians and Cybrarians Can Save Us All, is not the first place I've seen the "librarians can be hip! Librarians can have tattoos!" theme. In fact, that's part of the ... http://thepinakes.com/2010/03/on-tattoed-librarians/ Tour other takes on this week's theme here. Next week will be "Shine". http://thepinakes.com/2010/03/diptych-rough/ Due to a series of factors, our regularly appearing Diptych series has been a little irregular. Here are the past two to catch us up. Expect the next in the series ("Rough") on Wednesday, and take a look at other entries for these categories via the links on Miss Grace's ... http://thepinakes.com/2010/02/diptychs-cold-and-bold/ Last week David Lee King wrote an excellent blog post on academic libraries and Facebook, and it forced me to rethink some of the assumptions I made a year ago in a blog post on the same subject. At that time, I felt that Facebook was far more useful for ... http://thepinakes.com/2010/02/revisiting-libraries-on-facebook/ Normally, a photo should be able to stand on its own merits, without need for explanation. But I do think that this week's diptych -- or at least my half of it -- benefits from a bit of explanation. I was reminded again this morning of the interesting things you ... http://thepinakes.com/2010/02/diptych-sad/ I've made another contribution to the California Academy of Sciences library blog From the Stacks. It's about pioneering ichthyologist and first Superintendent of the Steinhart Aquarium Alvin Seale and his adventure memoir Quest for the Golden Cloak. The book is the account of his turn of the century exploration of ... http://thepinakes.com/2010/02/on-feather-cloaks-and-cannibals/ As always, original credit for this project is due Kellee Pigeon and Miss Grace. Check out their rendition of "Fresh" yonder. Here is my collaboration with @uncola: http://thepinakes.com/2010/02/diptych-fresh/ Unfortunately the posting of last Wednesday's "Diptych" was delayed due to some interminable computer hardware issues. But! Here it is in all of its playful(?) glory, thanks to some timely help from my partner in photography @uncola. Enjoy, and peruse other offerings on the subject via Miss Grace. Hopefully our next ... http://thepinakes.com/2010/02/diptych-play/