library science is truly interdisciplinary...

per our [overly plentiful?] discussions about porn (in class during the Cohort on-campus visit), an article on the deviant use of free laptops given to schoolchildren.

bigtime CEOs' personal libraries

Fancy schmancy personal/private libraries of big CEOs; article in NYT

quote:
“As head of a global company, everything attracts me as a reader, books about different cultures, countries, problems. I read for pleasure and to find other perspectives on how to think or solve a problem..."

NYT article, "A Hipper Crowd of Shushers," on the "new librarian"

article quotes: "Ms. Campbell added that she became a librarian because it 'combined a geeky intellectualism' with information technology skills and social activism." ... "And though many librarians say that they, like nurses or priests, are called to the profession, they also say the job is stable, intellectually stimulating and can have reasonable hours — perfect for creative types who want to pursue their passions outside of work and don’t want to finance their pursuits by waiting tables. (The median salary for librarians was about $51,000 in 2006, according to the American Library Association-Allied Professional Organization.)"