http://odeo.com/channels/16251-The-Laughing-Librarian no en 40 Wed, 11 Jun 2008 06:05:25 -0700 Wed, 11 Jun 2008 06:05:25 -0700 Music http://odeo.com/episodes/23302404-Barbara-Tuchman-Needs-Your-Vote Our favorite finalist in the Gale Librareo music video contest is unfortunately getting votes of Kucinichesque proportions. But voting is open through Friday! Go, and vote for "Barbara Tuchman". We entered the contest, but didn't make the cut. Our video is about John Scalzi's Old Man's War. Our favorite finalist in the Gale Librareo music video contest is unfortunately getting votes of Kucinichesque proportions. But voting is open through Friday! Go, and vote for "Barbara Tuchman". We entered the contest, but didn't make the cut. Our video is about John Scalzi's Old Man's War. Our favorite finalist in the Gale Librareo music video contest is unfortunately getting votes of Kucinichesque proportions. But voting is open through Friday! Go, and vote for "Barbara Tuchman". We entered the contest, but didn't make the cut. Our video is about John Scalzi's Old Man's War. tag:odeo.com,2008-06-11,23302404 Wed, 11 Jun 2008 06:05:25 -0700 no The Laughing Librarian http://odeo.com/episodes/23302416-I-ll-call-you-a-cab The cast of Spongebob Squarepants dubs scenes from Casablanca, Singin' in the Rain, and The Godfather. They mostly stick to the scripts. Mostly. Update 2/13: Different YouTube link. The cast of Spongebob Squarepants dubs scenes from Casablanca, Singin' in the Rain, and The Godfather. They mostly stick to the scripts. Mostly. Update 2/13: Different YouTube link. The cast of Spongebob Squarepants dubs scenes from Casablanca, Singin' in the Rain, and The Godfather. They mostly stick to the scripts. Mostly. Update 2/13: Different YouTube link. tag:odeo.com,2008-02-13,23302416 Wed, 13 Feb 2008 19:19:53 -0800 no The Laughing Librarian http://odeo.com/episodes/23302418-New-song-in-BibDitties Bad: Driving a bookmobile while drunk. Worse: Recording a country song about a bookmobile while drunk. New from Marc Record and the Good Ol' PACs: The Bookmobile Ran Over My Dog. (mp3) Possibly the only song ever that mentions Christopher Hitchens. Lyric sheet. More BibDitties. Bad: Driving a bookmobile while drunk. Worse: Recording a country song about a bookmobile while drunk. New from Marc Record and the Good Ol' PACs: The Bookmobile Ran Over My Dog. (mp3) Possibly the only song ever that mentions Christopher Hitchens. Lyric sheet. More BibDitties. Bad: Driving a bookmobile while drunk. Worse: Recording a country song about a bookmobile while drunk. New from Marc Record and the Good Ol' PACs: The Bookmobile Ran Over My Dog. (mp3) Possibly the only song ever that mentions Christopher Hitchens. Lyric sheet. More BibDitties. tag:odeo.com,2008-02-09,23302418 Sat, 09 Feb 2008 07:53:12 -0800 no The Laughing Librarian http://odeo.com/episodes/23302456-The-Gift-of-Song We keep hearing that homemade gifts are the best, so jingle bells, deck the halls, and all that: BTW, The Roches were in town this past weekend. For the encore, they invited the audience up on stage, so we were among the 50 or so folks who went up and sang "Silver Bells" and "Silent Night" with them. Fun evening. We keep hearing that homemade gifts are the best, so jingle bells, deck the halls, and all that: BTW, The Roches were in town this past weekend. For the encore, they invited the audience up on stage, so we were among the 50 or so folks who went up and sang "Silver Bells" and "Silent Night" with them. Fun evening. We keep hearing that homemade gifts are the best, so jingle bells, deck the halls, and all that: BTW, The Roches were in town this past weekend. For the encore, they invited the audience up on stage, so we were among the 50 or so folks who went up and sang "Silver Bells" and "Silent Night" with them. Fun evening. tag:odeo.com,2007-12-17,23302456 Mon, 17 Dec 2007 19:03:22 -0800 no The Laughing Librarian http://odeo.com/episodes/23302486-Memo-to-SirsiDynix Before issuing a press release, it's probably a good idea to do some fact-checking. “Think about an individual seeking information from a library catalog on a popular topic like, say, 401(k) retirement plans, “ explains Talin Bingham, SirsiDynix chief technology officer. “Today, that search is limited by the reality that the library’s MARC data probably does not include the term ‘401(k).’ So how does the person get to 401(k) information available in the library catalog?” asks Bingham.'Cuz we get plenty o' useful hits in our SirsiDynix iBistro catalog when we enter 401(k) as our search term. Get results for 401k or 401 k, too. Before issuing a press release, it's probably a good idea to do some fact-checking. “Think about an individual seeking information from a library catalog on a popular topic like, say, 401(k) retirement plans, “ explains Talin Bingham, SirsiDynix chief technology officer. “Today, that search is limited by the reality that the library’s MARC data probably does not include the term ‘401(k).’ So how does the person get to 401(k) information available in the library catalog?” asks Bingham.'Cuz we get plenty o' useful hits in our SirsiDynix iBistro catalog when we enter 401(k) as our search term. Get results for 401k or 401 k, too. Before issuing a press release, it's probably a good idea to do some fact-checking. “Think about an individual seeking information from a library catalog on a popular topic like, say, 401(k) retirement plans, “ explains Talin Bingham, SirsiDynix chief technology officer. “Today, that search is limited by the reality that the library’s MARC data probably does not include the term ‘401(k).’ So how does the person get to 401(k) information available in the library catalog?” asks Bingham.'Cuz we get plenty o' useful hits in our SirsiDynix iBistro catalog when we enter 401(k) as our search term. Get results for 401k or 401 k, too. tag:odeo.com,2007-11-09,23302486 Fri, 09 Nov 2007 06:12:39 -0800 no The Laughing Librarian http://odeo.com/episodes/23302491-Can-t-fool-Sexytime-Sofiya At around the 2:15 mark (update: around 2:53 on the reverse timer), Sofiya starts talking about her local library's fiendish ways. "I know what you're doing, Santa Monica Library. I've got tabs on you." Oh, there's a good Vonnegut reference later in the vlog. At around the 2:15 mark (update: around 2:53 on the reverse timer), Sofiya starts talking about her local library's fiendish ways. "I know what you're doing, Santa Monica Library. I've got tabs on you." Oh, there's a good Vonnegut reference later in the vlog. At around the 2:15 mark (update: around 2:53 on the reverse timer), Sofiya starts talking about her local library's fiendish ways. "I know what you're doing, Santa Monica Library. I've got tabs on you." Oh, there's a good Vonnegut reference later in the vlog. tag:odeo.com,2007-09-28,23302491 Fri, 28 Sep 2007 15:22:36 -0700 no The Laughing Librarian http://odeo.com/episodes/3252923-New-song-The-OPAC-Sucks tag:odeo.com,2006-11-26,3252923 Sun, 26 Nov 2006 20:52:45 -0800 no The Laughing Librarian http://odeo.com/episodes/2199863-Teen-Read-Week-song-and-video tag:odeo.com,2006-10-19,2199863 Thu, 19 Oct 2006 17:51:15 -0700 no The Laughing Librarian http://odeo.com/episodes/1795151-A-library-song-for-the-dog-days-of-August tag:odeo.com,2006-08-05,1795151 Sat, 05 Aug 2006 17:27:00 -0700 no The Laughing Librarian http://odeo.com/episodes/1537432-The-rhythm-of-reference tag:odeo.com,2006-07-20,1537432 Thu, 20 Jul 2006 15:27:00 -0700 no The Laughing Librarian http://odeo.com/episodes/1089206-Is-it-too-late-for-an-April-Fool-s-joke tag:odeo.com,2006-04-26,1089206 Wed, 26 Apr 2006 04:32:00 -0700 no The Laughing Librarian http://odeo.com/episodes/1011226-Library-2-0-is-evil tag:odeo.com,2006-03-17,1011226 Fri, 17 Mar 2006 13:14:00 -0800 no The Laughing Librarian http://odeo.com/episodes/775899-Farinaceous-dude tag:odeo.com,2006-02-23,775899 Thu, 23 Feb 2006 08:10:00 -0800 no The Laughing Librarian http://odeo.com/episodes/501774-Happy-O-Reillydays tag:odeo.com,2005-12-10,501774 Sat, 10 Dec 2005 19:49:00 -0800 no The Laughing Librarian http://odeo.com/episodes/153813-New-song-in-BibDitties tag:odeo.com,2005-08-13,153813 Sat, 13 Aug 2005 08:55:00 -0700 no The Laughing Librarian