About Me
I am a librarian at Cal Poly Pomona. I have an M.S. in library and information science and an M.A. in English. This weblog reflects my interests in library & information science, literature, language, culture, and the arts. Click for my full profile.
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julieshen (at) gmail (dot) com
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Books I Like
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Also, I'm currently reading
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Book Review (4/29/2004) Yesterday I sped through Ed Humes' School of Dreams, a page turner about my old high school. Here is the review I submitted to Amazon.com. |
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National Library Week (4/22/2004) Shame on me, National Library Week ends April 24 and I almost let it go by without a mention. Did you know that the United States has more public libraries than McDonald's? Here are more surprising facts about libraries. |
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Man returns library book 42 years late (4/22/2004) Former British Royal Air Force serviceman Ernie Roscouet finally returned an overdue book to the Malta public library. Instead of a fine, he was given a cup of tea (according to British news sources like BBC and Ananova) or coffee (according to Yahoo, Reuters, and all other non-British sources). |
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David Sobel receives ALA Award (4/12/2004) The American Library Association presented the 2004 James Madison Award to David Sobel, General Counsel for the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC). The award, named for President James Madison, recognizes those who work to keep government agencies accountable to the public. Most recently Sobel exposed the misuse of JetBlue and Northwest air passenger data. |
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