Otters
otterdidact.bsky.social
Otters
@otterdidact.bsky.social
Systems Librarian and occasional cataloger in Maine.
Everything is ridiculous and I don't like it!!
December 5, 2025 at 9:29 PM
This year has been a parade of obviously wrong actions, performed with the knowledge that nobody is going to do anything about it.
December 5, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Makes sense, librarians *love* food trucks!
December 4, 2025 at 9:54 PM
The most frustrating serial I cataloged didn't have a stable title (or, at times, any title) and only had numbering sometimes, but it was clearly meant to be a continuous publication. It was put out by a single person and I love it, it has so much anarchic energy
December 4, 2025 at 8:16 PM
The two criteria for determining if something is a serial are (1) intended to be released indefinitely and (2) have some kind of numbering; (1) is invalidated by newspapers released for the duration of a conference, and (2) is invalidated by so many tiny newsletters
December 4, 2025 at 8:13 PM
the worst thing you can teach a serials cataloger is that serials follow rules
December 4, 2025 at 8:01 PM