A phrenological analysis of

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A phrenological analysis of
LIBR 500Foundations ofInformation Technology!
Randi Robin
rrobin_at_interchange.ubc.ca
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The last time I had my head examined
the phrenologist told me that three of my
faculties are overdeveloped.
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The faculty for mastermindingthemed events
The faculty for mastermindingthemed events
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Like the Sock MonkeySelf-Portraiture Party
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And the Partly PotluckPirate Picnic
To name just two
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The faculty for finding photo opportunities
underfoot
The faculty for finding photo opportunities
underfoot
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Denali National Park,Alaska

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Sicamous, BC

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William RandolphHearsts swimming pool

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Some campgroundin Montana

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The faculty for formulating tongue twisters
The faculty for formulating tongue twisters

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Melvil dwells on metadata
Melvil dwells on metadata
Melvil dwells on metadata
Melvil dwells on metadata
Melvil dwells on metadata

Melvil dwells onmetadata
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She shirked sixteen shifts of shelving
She shirked sixteen shifts of shelving
She shirked sixteen shifts of shelving
She shirked sixteen shifts of shelving
She shirked sixteen shifts of shelving

She shirked sixteen shiftsof shelving
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SLAIS lacks space
SLAIS lacks space
SLAIS lacks space
SLAIS lacks space
SLAIS lacks space

SLAIS lacks space
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I can only wonder.
What will two
years in an MLIS program do to my faculties?
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Image Sources

• Photographs
• Sock monkey portraits by Randi Robin
• Pirate picnic photos by Flora Gordon used with
  permission
• Illustrations
• Forehead Sutphen, D. (Ed.). (1965). Old
  Engravings Illustrations, Vol. 1.
  Minneapolis, MN The Dick Sutphen Studio.
• Phrenological head Websters Dictionary. (Circa
  1900). Retrieved September 29, 2006, from
  Wikipedia Commons
• Hands Hornung, C. (Ed.). (1995). 2000 Early
  Advertising Cuts. New York, NY Dover
  Publications.