Tag Archives: Unshelved

Publisher Confidential

Publisher Confidential is a creation by the Unshelved crew that strives to convey to publishers what libraries wish they would know.  It consists of brief statements illustrated with the familiar Mallville Public Library staff.  The booklet is being distributed to … Continue reading

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Seven Years of Unshelved

Unshelved turned seven last week. Here’s to seven more great years, Gene and Bill!

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Upgrades Big and Small

A post on the Unshelved Blog reminds me of the varying philosophies towards upgrading web sites. In the post, Bill discusses how much easier it is to make incremental changes to their site fairly often, rather than a major overhaul … Continue reading

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By Any Other Name

By any other name is the title of a blog post/essay by Mandy Brown which encapsulates the history of stored writing in just a few paragraphs.  Take a short few moments and read it… you will be glad you did. … Continue reading

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Transcribe Dewey and the Gang

Unshelved is having a transcription party, and we all are invited! Bill and Gene have installed the ohnorobot comic search engine, and all that remains to make every Unshelved comic searchable by character, quote, or topic is for everyone to … Continue reading

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Been There, Done That

Male library assistants, you are probably familiar with this experience… (I was announced this way when I attended a (non-library) administrative assistant workshop as the only male participant, once… memories!)

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