Edited to remove link to blog post.

And here is more on the debate about MLS vs. non-MLS. Some excellent points are raised in this blog post. Until we have a MLS that is not just a jump-through-hoops, training-in-answering-questions-well, everyone-thinks-it’s-a-joke, there is absolutely no reason to expect that having that piece of paper makes anyone better than those without. Maybe this is a rather strong stance to take, but if we aren’t offering a rigorous educational program based on theory, then the MLS doesn’t really mean much.

For more about libraries who may have to cut staff, read this. The loss that seems the worst is that of the children’s librarian. Not that I’m saying reference librarians aren’t valuable, but it seems like most people have their first library experience in the children’s room.

While I don’t know about the whole gaming in libraries thing (although the possibilities are interesting), I do agree that librarians and library staff need to get out into the community. That’s one thing that I’m exploring where I work.

There you go. Just a few highlights of stuff floating around out there on the interwebs.