oh yeah, it’s a library “science” November 17, 2008
Posted by Jenica Rogers in Growly, Libraries, The Profession, annoyed librarian, library blogs, scholarship.9 comments
Because in the sciences it’s totally okay to blow the concept of peer review out of the water in service of being trendy, right? I roll my eyes. For those not yet following along at home, some links:
The problem:
Journal of Access Services 5:4
The blowback, and only the parts that show up in my FriendFeed as of 3:20pm. I’m certain there’s more:
Apparently Annoyed Anonymous Bloggers can get published in peer-reviewed journals
Being Annoyed with out Being Annoying
Professionally Annoyed
Ridiculous. Frustrating. Stupid. I want it to be some kind of joke that we just missed the punchline on. Barring that, I can’t wait to hear what Haworth has to say for themselves; I hope they have some excuse for their blatant disregard of their own editorial policies other than “don’t people love the AL? Now they’ll love us, too!”
Yes, you’ve found me out November 12, 2007
Posted by Jenica Rogers in I amuse myself, Libraries, annoyed librarian, farce, library blogs.7 comments
It’s true. That big chaotic shift I did six months ago wasn’t actually caused by a conflict with a senior librarian. It wasn’t because I wanted to refocus my public identity. It wasn’t to protect some personal data from my professional world.
No, it was because I was covering up for my big secret.
I hope no one is disappointed by the revelation, but I’m the Annoyed Librarian. The AL isn’t Meredith (as if she could be that cranky), or a disgruntled ALA Councilor, or Michael Gorman, or a group of anonymous librarians laughing at us all. It’s me. All this time, just little nearly-anonymous- anyway-because-no- one-knows-who-I-am me.
What, you want proof? You think I can’t be that blunt in my opinions? You think I don’t have that kind of anti-group-think fire in my nature? You think I can’t be that sarcastic that constantly? Then you, my friends, haven’t talked to my husband lately. He’ll tell you. I am not a nice girl. (Except when I am, obviously.) And I’m only revealing this because, given the url of this blog and the thoroughness of the About and Bio pages, pseudonymous blogging goes against everything I believe in, and the headaches caused by that internal conflict were driving me to abuse Sudafed and Excedrine. And that’s kind of upper-induced hysteria is just not good for anyone.
Now that we’ve gotten that out of the way, I’m going to get back to my real work, intently studying the inner workings of the ALA and mocking the next-big-thing zealots and staunch the-old-way-is-perfect supporters among us while pretending to just be a hard-working collections librarian at a small college in upstate New York.
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Now playing: Counting Crows – Hanginaround
via FoxyTunes
Further commentary here, here, here, here, and here. And elsewhere. We are legion, and even fictional.
Jenica Rogers
