Showing posts with label jargon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label jargon. Show all posts

Monday, May 17, 2010

Jargon, Avoiding

Librarians should avoid library jargon at all costs.  Using outdated words like patrons, library, catalog, books, circulation, and reading is a surefire way to alienate people who come to your information building to use a findy thing to look for words on paper that they can then take home and view with their eyes.

Tuesday, October 07, 2008

Webinars, Library

Every time a librarian uses the word webinar, a little piece of his or her soul dies.