retrobacklore.net » talks http://retrobacklore.net comic books, the preservation of history, and white hot data-on-data action Wed, 30 Jun 2010 16:43:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Everything you wanted to know about public records access and archival methods in 15 minutes or less! http://retrobacklore.net/2009/06/everything-you-wanted-to-know-about-access-to-public-records-and-archival-methods-in-15-minutes-or-less/ http://retrobacklore.net/2009/06/everything-you-wanted-to-know-about-access-to-public-records-and-archival-methods-in-15-minutes-or-less/#comments Mon, 01 Jun 2009 22:48:41 +0000 Renee http://retrobacklore.net/?p=137 Interested in copyright issues, information access, public records, and seeing my face turn 30 shades of red? Then you may be interested in the Rad Ref Collective’s “What is fair, free, and available, and how to make sure it lasts” talk Saturday, June 6th @10a at the Portland Anarchist Bookfair…

Flyer courtesy of Axiom Infoshop

]]> http://retrobacklore.net/2009/06/everything-you-wanted-to-know-about-access-to-public-records-and-archival-methods-in-15-minutes-or-less/feed/ 1 So you want to become a librarian? http://retrobacklore.net/2009/01/so-you-want-to-become-a-librarian/ http://retrobacklore.net/2009/01/so-you-want-to-become-a-librarian/#comments Wed, 07 Jan 2009 21:55:35 +0000 Renee http://retrobacklore.net/?p=81 Next month myself and a few other very awesome librarians from the Portland Rad [so rad, on so many levels] Ref Collective will be taking part in the ‘So You Want to become a Librarian’ panel hosted by the Independent Publishing Resource Center. We will discuss the librarian’s journey, beginning with our own stories as once innocent, starry-eyed Lib Sci students thrust into the sobering world of unemployment, particularly in Portland, and how we learned to cope and eventually emerge triumphant. So don’t worry! I promise the panel will have a happy ending.

Blurb + Deets:
Wed Feb 4, 7pm
How To Become A Librarian (at IPRC)
Cost: Free
Do you love getting lost in a maze of book stacks? Are you passionate about community outreach, intellectual freedom, and the dissemination of information? Do you meticulously organize your personal library and what’s more – enjoy it? If so, you may want to consider the field of library science! Join four local librarians as they discuss librarianship in every shape and form – from what it means to be a librarian in the new millennium [and in Portland] to choosing the right school and landing employment afterwards. Q&A session to follow – all are welcome!

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