Re: [Videolib] help! what would a video librarian superhero look like?

2010-03-19 Thread Meghann Matwichuk
One of my favorite examples of innovative librarian outreach allowed librarians at Carleton College to identify their own superpowers for a set of trading cards: http://apps.carleton.edu/campus/library/help/help/liaisons/cards/cardsarchive/ You might find some ideas by looking at the

Re: [Videolib] help! what would a video librarian superhero look like?

2010-03-19 Thread Meghann Matwichuk
I've heard from a few folks who've enjoyed them, so I thought I'd send a link to the current 'collection', too: http://apps.carleton.edu/campus/library/help/help/liaisons/cards/ Cheers, Meghann John Streepy wrote: Those trading cards are a hoot. John H. Streepy Media Services Supervisor

Re: [Videolib] help! what would a video librarian superhero look like?

2010-03-18 Thread Dennis Doros
When I'm asked what an archivist is, I say that it's a librarian with a fedora and bullwhip, but the adventurer/explorer really is a decent description of a good librarian as well. I just spent ten minutes trying to paste Gary H's face on an Indiana Jones poster (though Gary would probably prefer

Re: [Videolib] help! what would a video librarian superhero look like?

2010-03-18 Thread John Streepy
A librarian superhero would always know exactly where to go to find how to defeat the villian, but leave the actual fighting to someone else. Not because we could not do the fighting, but because that is not their role. (unless it is that Japanese Manga where all the fighting is done by

[Videolib] help! what would a video librarian superhero look like?

2010-03-17 Thread Maureen Tripp
I need to come up with attributes for one! Ideas on super-powers, etc. welcome! Maureen Tripp Media Librarian Iwasaki Library 120 Boylston Street Boston, MA 02116 maureen_tr...@emerson.edu (617)824-8407 VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues

Re: [Videolib] help! what would a video librarian superhero look like?

2010-03-17 Thread Chuck McCann
This might help. Back in the early 80's friends and I used to play a game called Villains and Vigilantes. List of Superpowers -- http://www.superheronation.com/2007/12/30/list-of-superpowers/ Chuck On Wed, Mar 17, 2010 at 10:32 PM, Maureen Tripp maureen_tr...@emerson.eduwrote: I need to come

Re: [Videolib] help! what would a video librarian superhero look like?

2010-03-17 Thread Chuck McCann
Oh and also, once you have the characteristics, if you need an illustrator let me know :) On Wed, Mar 17, 2010 at 11:09 PM, Chuck McCann cmcc...@fsu.edu wrote: This might help. Back in the early 80's friends and I used to play a game called Villains and Vigilantes. List of Superpowers --