Being a Librarian is Like... so Zen, Don't You Know?

Over at AttentionSpan, there's a link to a Yahoo!Education fluff piece about 8 low-stress careers. Included are preschool teacher, nursing assistant, and IT support. WTF?!? Though equally shocking in the AttentionSpan blurb is mention of librarian as an actual low-stress career. Yeah, right. There must be some other reason for the accelerated graying of hairs, the mean disposition, the loathing and unhappiness each and every shitty morning (or afternoon) before work. At least in Britain they know better. According to the BBC, librarians are some of the most unhappy worker-bees in that fair country. Beers and cheers to that!

Book Bag Blog? Why?

In an obviously desperate attempt for attention - but perhaps more so a cry for help - the Unviersity College of Dublin's library has created a blog dedicated solely to posting pictures of its common-looking book bag in locations all over the world. As if anyone gives a toss where their rather plain looking book bag (mercifully produced under ideal labour conditions using organic cotton) has been or where it's going. Honestly, why don't librarians spend their time on improving library systems and the delivery of service to its users rather than these wasteful exercises in meaningless self-promotion? Show me a single university kid who cares about these book bags and I'll show you... well, a disingenuous librarian in the making,