#library studies

[hurglewurm]

in 2024, i was asked to design a tote bag for my school !!! super super cool opportunity, and i've been seeing my classmates and professors carrying around my drawings of furries which is a huge win

[di-0n]

guys did you know, that an antelope can be a document? crazy stuff is happening in the information science lectures.

[siccvitaest]

Etterath

n. the feeling of emptiness after a long and arduous process is finally complete—having finished school, recovered from surgery, or gone home at the end of your wedding—which leaves you relieved that it’s over but missing the stress that organized your life into a mission.

[wolves-willow]

Does the world realize how crucial librarians are?

I am so sick of hearing people shit on libraries and books because “””no one uses them””” but you would be fucking floored to see how important a public library or even a high school library is.

We don’t just hoard books!!! There are computers!! Many, many sources of information!!! There are people there to help you with whatever you need!! Programs for children!! And teens!!!! And adults!!! Printers, faxes, movies, audio books, etc etc etc

THERE IS SO MUCH STUFF OTHER THAN BOOKS!

It makes my heart hurt to know the average person doesn’t value a library because there is so much going on in your local library, you don’t even know. Not to mention, without librarians, all that information that is so readily available would be gone. You wouldn’t be able to access shit without librarians actively taking care of it.

The survival and preservation of information is so crucial. Without librarians, you bet your ass that everything in your history book, biographies, legal documents, etc would not exist. If it weren’t for the Library of Congress, our government would fall apart. Seriously.

Next time you hear some sour ass bitch talking about how unimportant reading is, or how worthless the library is, I want you to slap them and tell them it’s from me and it’s personal.

[gostudybaby]

switched over from a bullet journal to notion. this is my college page, which took two semesters to perfect, and i’m so proud and happy with how i’ve been able to use it to keep me on track!

1. i have a bad habit of not going to class so being able to check off the classes as i attend them makes me feel more accomplished and encourages me to go to class. anything for a little serotonin.

2. i like to visually see my upcoming due dates, just so it feels more real and lights a fire under my butt to get my work done.

3. i also like organizing my assignments and listing what class they are for, how much they’re worth, and what marks i got.

4. i made separate pages to keep track of all of my class which then contains all my notes, documents, and online resources (such as e-books and websites relevant/required for the class). it also has contact information for the professor and individual assignment lists.

[stardust-and-inksplots]

Hahaha we are such a good student not completing a resubmission last minute because brain wouldn't let us work (and still won't) and the only reason you have to resubmit it because you didn't use enough references

Everything is going great. This is just 1 of 3 assignments I have left of this library degree to go

I'll post an actual update later, hopefully

[zoo-studies]

Studyblr 2020 quarantine challenge

w1 q6: Where in your house is your favourite place to study?

I am not isolating in my house, but while I'm here I prefer studying in the library. Sadly, it's usually occupied on weekdays, but today I had the chance to use it!

[historybizarre]

Remembering the Howard University Librarian Who Decolonized the Way Books Were Catalogued

Dorothy Porter challenged the racial bias in the Dewey Decimal System, putting black scholars alongside white colleagues

As some librarians today contemplate ways to decolonize libraries—for example, to make them less reflective of Eurocentric ways of organizing knowledge—it is instructive to look to Porter as a progenitor of the movement. Starting with little, she used her tenacious curiosity to build one of the world’s leading repositories for black history and culture: Howard’s Moorland-Spingarn Research Center. But she also brought critical acumen to bear on the way the center’s materials were cataloged, rejecting commonly taught methods as too reflective of the way whites thought of the world.