April Fool’s Day Retrospective

-- Library Journal, 4/1/2005

Did you hear that Michael Gorman was fleeing from the "blog people," that ALA was moving its summer conference to Dallas, and that the Maricopa County Public Library was installing RFID chips as library cards in patron foreheads? In case you missed the spoof stories posted April 1, here are all the headlines and links to the full articles (where they existed):

Gorman Abdicates, ALA Leadership in Disarray
Degree in "Google Science" Offered by Syracuse I School
ALA To Move Annual Conference to Dallas, Midwinter Meeting to Chicago
Bar Opens in Library, Circulation Triples
Reference Desk Installs Tip Bucket
Nancy Pearl Confesses: "I Always Prefer the Movie Version"

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FEATURES

RFID Implants: The New Library Card
Speedier service! The Maricopa County Public Library, AZ, has begun a pilot program that implants an RFID chip--loaded with personal information--into patron foreheads.

2005 Salary Survey: Welcome to the Poorhouse
“Do you want fries with that?” might not seem like the best use of your MLIS, but that fast food job is great practice for that part-time reference job you might get in a year—and, hey, it even pays more.

Dewey or Don't We? The Cataloging Conundrum
As technology advances, is traditional cataloging still necessary or can we just let search engines take over the whole mess?

Marketing Your Library 101
Staff laid off? Books sold? Here’s how to get the most money for that empty building.

NEWS
BOOK NEWS: Winfrey Launches Online Bookseller Oprazon.com
Library Schools To Present Shawls with MLS Diplomas
Dozens Die of Boredom at ALA Midwinter

INFOTECH
ALA Conference Show Floor Divided on 18 Levels
ILS Vendors Admit: "None of Our Systems Will Ever Work Together"