PRIME MINISTER TO GREET "TRICK OR TREATERS"

PRIME MINISTER TO GREET "TRICK OR TREATERS"

I wished Ilived in Ottawa and had kids!

Library Journal - Placements and Salaries 2003

Library Journal - Placements and Salaries 2003: Jobs! (Eventually): "The average job search took 4.5 months after graduation, almost three times as long as the average for the class of 2002."

I'm going to start really soon job searching - really I am. I did fill out one online application on Tuesday. Yesterday I saw a great opening, application due November 19th. I finally went online and got the phone number for the Free Trade Specialists so I can see if a letter from the university or transcripts will suffice as "proof of necessary educational background".

I'm thinking of just mass mailing a bunch of libraries - you know checking out the directory and sending out letters. Not sure if that's appropriate or not, but I guess it's worked for people before.

Suggestions always welcome.

Librarian for a Day

Lakeside Leader has a note about the Slave Lake Municipal Library in AB that's runnign a contest.
Want to be a librarian for a day? Just write a 700 word essay on what the library means to you!

(story from lisnews.com)

Google desktop search tool deemed a privacy risk

Google desktop search tool deemed a privacy risk

"People who use public or workplace computers for e-mail, instant messaging and web searching have a new privacy risk to worry about"

A story from Canada.com with the thoughts of several persons, including ALA president Carol Brey-Casiano.

TheStar.com - Ontario shelves move of archives

TheStar.com - Ontario shelves move of archives: "The provincial government has quietly killed the move of the Archives of Ontario to a badly needed new facility, putting at risk millions of historical documents"

I think it's a shame that a project like this is cut. I guess the government just can't afford it, but I'm sure not many people, including politicians, really appreciate the value of archival materials.

The Internet Courses: Weblogs

The Internet Courses: Weblogs

I found this site through librarian.net. It seems to be a really comprehensive guide to Weblogs including links to definitions and articles about blogs, weblog software and resources, examples of LIS blogs and weblogs about blogging.

Giller Prize Shortlist

The Globe and Mail

Macleans.ca: Canada's Top 100 Employers

Macleans.ca | Top Stories | Business

always good to know who's on top!

CBC News: Globe and Mail loses copyright case

CBC News: Globe and Mail loses copyright case

"The Ontario Court of Appeal has ruled that the Globe and Mail violated copyright law when it republished articles by a freelancer in its electronic databases."

interesting.

Wired News: SpaceShipOne Wins the X Prize

Wired News: SpaceShipOne Wins the X Prize

We have a winner!

Well, Canada may have it's eye on the prize, but it seems the prize is gone. Oh well. maybe next time.

Government of Canada Supports the Salon du livre de Toronto

Government of Canada Supports the Salon du livre de Toronto

Why do I find out about cool stuff going on only after it's over?

Wired News: Canada Still Has Eyes on X Prize

Wired News: Canada Still Has Eyes on X Prize

Government of Canada supports Capitol Theatre and Arts Centre in Windsor

Government of Canada supports Capitol Theatre and Arts Centre in Windsor

A media alert from the Government of Canada for something I actually care about.

Don't you love how they add that last line "funding announced today was provided for in teh March 2004 federal budget" ?

Entertainment: Vancouver hookers run book club

Vancouver hookers run book club
by Amy Carmichael.

I found this article by way of BookSlut about Vancouver prostitutes forming a book club.

"Life on the streets feeds people's desire to escape and books are as comforting to hookers, addicts and homeless people as they are to Oprah Winfrey."

North American Transportation Statistics

North American Transportation Statistics

This a new database that "presents information on transportation and transportation-related activities among Canada, the United States and Mexico, both within individual countries and between the countries. This database, presented in French, English, and Spanish is, accessible in table and time series formats, and covers twelve thematic areas, including transportation and the economy, transportation safety, transportation’s impact on energy and the environment, passenger and freight activity, and transportation and trade."

I have no use for it at the moment - but I'm sure there will come a time when knowing this exists will come in handy.