Get Your Knit On! The Knitting and Knitblog Collection in the IPL.
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Transcript of Get Your Knit On! The Knitting and Knitblog Collection in the IPL.
How did I get here?
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What kind of math is that?Knitting brought me to library school; its perfect that it will be part of my last project.
The chaos of two kids made me long for
• Order• Minimalism• Bulldozer
At the turn of the millennium I found myself as a stay-at-home mom, with 2 small kids and a very limited budget.
ONWARD! To the library! And library school…
The library has it all• Books• Toys• Movies• PEACE and QUIET
I turned to the library for my brain and to knitting for my sanity.
One of my knitting friends told me about FSU’s distance program.
Three years later, I am ready to graduate!
What does all this have to do with the IPL?
• In August the IPL had TWO resources about knitting
• In August the IPL had ZERO knitblogs.
• New knitters need good resources.This is my chance to help them!
Collection Guidelines: Resources
• Free• Authoritative • Popular • Unique • Reliable • Fast load • Navigable
Knitting Resources• How to knit http://
www.knittinghelp.com/
• What to knit http://knitty.com
• What to knit with http://knittersreview.com/
• Who to knit for http://www.fireprojects.org/dulaan.htm
• Where on the IPL http://ipl.org/div/subject/browse/ent05.45.00/
Collection Guide: Blogs• Focus on knitting• High rank (Alexa)• Long life• Other media• Many comments • Influential
Getting your knit on with othersThe Knitting Community and the Knitblog World
• Fashion http://www.chicknits.com/rambles/
• Collaboration http://www.masondixonknitting.com/
• Knit-a-longs http://alison.knitsmiths.us/
• Photographs http://brooklyntweed.blogspot.com/
• Humor http://www.yarnharlot.ca/blog/
• IPL http://ipl.org/div/subject/browse/ent05.45.10/
References• Slide 1: Photo “Ester” from flickr by BetsyJean79.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/betsyjean79/388876498/in/set-72157600209207503/ Available for use with a Creative Commons License.
• Slide 3: Photo “.Bulldozer_” from flickr by Diana Madrigal http://www.flickr.com/photos/dianamadrigal/409646545/ Available for use with a Creative Commons License.
• Slide 5: Photo “pomatomus / color week” from flickr by Megan McCarthy http://flickr.com/photos/meganmccarthy/756013917/in/set-72157600085441758/ Available for use with a Creative Commons License.
• Slide 6: Photo “zig zag scarf, finished!” from flickr by bitsandbobbins. http://flickr.com/photos/pintuck/445484333/ Available for use with a Creative Commons License.
• Slide 8: Crazy Aunt Purl book cover image from http://www.barnesandnoble.com/ • Slide 7: Photo of Lou Bolster “Happy Stasher” from the Knitter’s Review
http://www.knittersreview.com/article_event.asp?article=/review/profile/071115_a.asp • Slide 9: Photo of Baby Surprise Jacket by Jared Flood from
http://brooklyntweed.blogspot.com/ • All other media from Microsoft.