Librarian Way

Over the last six weeks I have been attacked by Web perverts. They were posting vile content to every open comment on my Web site. I get mail every time a comment is posted, so I deleted them as fast as I could. I could see the IP addresses that they were coming in from, but there was no point in following up. They are without shame or self-esteem. They are Internet bullies. I closed some comments, but they started searching for very old open postings. In the end, I had to close all of the comments. It is sad that these people value others so little that they must spend their time trying to trash other people’s lives.

I hope those of you who read my weblog were not subjected to viewing any of their foul verbiage.

I really enjoyed reading the comments that my future library colleagues posted to my site. Not being able to let others respond takes away some of the delight in running a Weblog.

I have not abandoned this weblog. I started school again and between a full-time job and two very demanding classes—Cataloging and Web site design—I have no extra time. In fact, I hardly have time to do grocery shopping and I have given up reading anything that doesn’t have to do with classes.

Library 248, cataloging, and I are not a good match. I spend hour upon hour reading the code (Anglo-American Cataloging Rules 2002 Revision) and still feel uncertain of my cataloging decisions.

At least Dr. Main’s Web design is a good match. I do that one for fun, though it is time-consuming. We are now studying cultural issues, like the use of color or symbols when designing for an international audience. We read about Edward T. Hall and his model of high-context versus low-context cultures. This is very interesting.