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life in a glass house (the ebooks part) #bclc2014

Posted by jjackunrau ⋅ April 5, 2014 ⋅ 1 Comment

This is the text for my half of a session at the 2014 BC Library Conference. The first half belonged to Myron Groover and can be found here. Before I get started I have to make clear that though I work in a public library and a lot of what I’m saying today is informed … Continue reading →

#precarityis what happens to the best minds of my generation

Posted by jjackunrau ⋅ January 3, 2014 ⋅ 2 Comments

My fellow librarian (and Tolkien nerd-king) Myron (of Bibliocracy fame) is tweeting about precarious work under the #precarityis hashtag. It’s an important issue that goes far beyond libraryland, but that’s what I know because that’s the kind of job I’ve looked for recently, so that’s where this post pretty much mucks about. #precarityis, for many … Continue reading →

i left my heart at the refdesk

Posted by jjackunrau ⋅ January 9, 2013 ⋅ Leave a comment

The last in a short series of posts where I talk about what exactly I do in my new job as a Children’s and Youth Librarian. The best part of my job isn’t telling stories to preschoolers, surprisingly. It’s sitting at the information desk for people to ask me questions. As I see it my … Continue reading →

your friendly neighbourhood wretched hive of scum & villainy – a presentation

Posted by jjackunrau ⋅ September 19, 2012 ⋅ 3 Comments

This is a slightly modified version of the text (and slides) from my talk at Oh, the Places You’ll Know, a part of SFU’s Public Square on September 19, 2012. We were encouraged to put practical considerations aside, hence the “damn the lawyers; full speed ahead!” approach advocated within. My big idea for public libraries … Continue reading →

book trailer for the dust of 100 dogs

Posted by jjackunrau ⋅ March 15, 2012 ⋅ 1 Comment

I had far too much fun making this book trailer for A.S. King’s The Dust of 100 Dogs (which I reviewed back when I first read it). The Dust of 100 Dogs – Book Trailer from J Unrau on Vimeo. I thought about doing it as a full-on stop-motion project, but decided the technical demands … Continue reading →

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