Posts filed under ‘academic libraries’
"Berlin Wall" separating east and west sides of campus
“Berlin Wall” separating east and west campus. Tutt Library tunnel, Colorado College, November 2009. http://www.flickr.com/photos/tuttlibrary/4075063709/
Avoid the Zombie Horde
How to Print a Document at the COD Library While Avoiding the Zombie Horde. College of Dupage Library, Glen Ellyn, Illinois. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w68doU1SxbY (Thanks, Marianne!)
Study Hard
Student-made mockumentary, Penrose Library, Whitman College, 2008. http://forkeepingtime.blogspot.com/2008/10/library-as-placearound-1-am.html (Thanks, Michael Paulus!)
Relay race
Relay race in Mudd Library, Oberlin College, 2008. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0b0owBZEOg (Thanks, Ed Vermue!)
The Resourcerer’s Apprentice
The Resourcerer’s Apprentice. Mudd Library, Oberlin College, 2008. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9k8tYano3bs “Behind the scenes”: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXYjpwb8mBI (Thanks, Ed Vermue!)
Slow day at the library
Tutt Library, Colorado College, January 2009. (Thanks, Steve Lawson!)
Flash mob rave
Undergraduate Library, UNC-Chapel Hill, December 9, 2008. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruEMaDZWRcs Another one, College of Charleston, fall 2008: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTKSnSrLkU4, and lots more here.
Head Over Heels
Literal video version of “Head Over Heels” by Tears for Fears. Emmanual College Library, Toronto, Canada, original video mid-1980s, literal version 2008. http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/6342db2270/head-over-heels-literal-video-version-from-dustfilms “I’m looking for a specific book…”
Shelving of Doom
Various libraries, including the University of Washington library. http://vitallibrary.blogspot.com/2008/07/shelving-of-doom.html Martha Hardy’s blog, The Vital Library, brings together some movable shelving shenanigans. (Thanks, Steve Lawson!)
Crazy carpet
Northern Illinois University Library, ca. 2000. Students claim that the old library carpet, with its gold, orange, and black stripes, causes seizures. Some students enter the library in an “altered state” and stare at it. More information here. (Thanks, Lynne Thomas!)
Library Shenanigans 