Greater Victoria PL, BC, Librarian Lockout Over Norman Oder - 04/02/2008
A pay equity deal welcomed by library workers has ended months of labor unrest at the Greater Victoria Public Library, BC, where workers at the nine branches have been locked out since February 17 and had conducted various job actions since September.
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Tulare County Supervisors Back Library in Firing of Probationary Staffer Norman Oder - 03/19/2008
Despite a probationary library assistant's contention that the loss of her job was connected to an unauthorized report to police that a library patron was looking at child pornography, the Tulare County Board of Supervisors, Visalia, CA, said an internal review determined that decision was not connected to that report.
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Was Probationary Tulare County Staffer Fired for Reporting Child Porn? Norman Oder - 03/17/2008
A probationary library assistant who went around official channels to report a man viewing child pornography to the police has been fired, and that has local residents and officials jumping to her defense. A library law expert reminds us that child porn is always illegal.
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Librarian Downgrading at Marathon County PL Sparks National Debate Lynn Blumenstein & Norman Oder - 03/05/2008
As expenses rise faster than budget increases, and some traditional work for librarians like reference decreases, the Marathon County Public Library, WI, has downgraded three of its four MLS positions, provoking heated discussions among librarians nationwide.
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As Labor War Escalates, Victoria, BC, Library To Close Indefinitely Norman Oder - 02/15/2008
The five-month labor dispute between Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 410 and the nine-branch Greater Victoria Public Library, BC, has escalated to the point where management has chosen a forceful countermeasure, announcing a lockout to take effect on Sunday.
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LJ Series "Job Satisfaction": Take This Job and Love It By Andrew Richard Albanese - 02/01/2008
“You don't get rich,” says one librarian from a large university in the Pacific Northwest about her work, “but you are rewarded in so many ways.” Another, from the Northeast, says she enjoys “creating order out of chaos.” Many say they are book lovers. Others love the intellectual atmosphere.
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Blatant Berry Blog John N. Berry III, Editor-at-Large, Library Journal April 17, 2008 We Are All Iraqis
Every librarian must read Rebecca Lossin’s “Iraq’s Ruined Library S... More
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