#reference section

[thedrarrylibrarian]

this doesnt need a response or anything, just wanted to say how cool your guys reference section is !! when i was first getting into fanfic years ago that wouldve been SO helpful, and its so cool u guys made that for new fans :)) awesome stuff!! <3

I DO need to respond because I'm absolutely thrilled that the Reference Section is getting some use! Thank you so much for reaching out and bringing attention to one of the lesser known parts of the library.

If you're new to the blog (hi! welcome!) or have somehow just missed the Reference Section (that Card Catalog got you first), then you are in for a treat!

Have you ever wondered about how to tag your fic? Or where you can find other rec blogs? Maybe you want to link your AO3 to your tumblr, or your tumblr to your AO3! Maybe you just love reading fanfic, but feel nervous about leaving comments. Information on all this and more can be found in the Reference Section!

Basically, if I come across something that I think would be helpful to the fanfic community, I add a link to it in the Reference Section. Some of the tips are written by me, and some of them are written by the @wolfstarlibrarian (who has their own awesome Reference Section as well!) and some are written by other blogs that I just happened across that had really good information. If you haven't used it before, I hope that you'll at least check it out in the future and see if it's something that might be useful going forward!

Truly, I'm so excited that you found it and found it helpful. I always love hearing from Library Patrons and appreciate that you took the time to send this.

❤️ Lots of Love and Happy Referencing! ❤️

-- The Drarry Librarian

#fanfic references #fanfic resources #drarry fanfic resources #fanfic tips and tricks #fanfic help #the drarry library #the drarry library reference section #reference section #tdl reference section #you made the librarian's heart happy!

[wolfstarlibrarian]

How to: AO3 History & Marked for Later

Do you ever find a fic that you’re not ready to dive into? And then something happens and the tab closes! The fic is gone!

Well, if you were logged into AO3 when you opened it, then it’s in your history!

The History section keeps track of every fic you’ve ever viewed. Although, it does lack search ability. So, if you’re opening tens of fics a day like the Librarian, you’ll want to make sure and specifically save any fics you might want to read later.

At the top of each fic (again, you must be signed in), there’s a option to Mark For Later.

Tap that button and go back to your history section. Next to it will be a button for you to see just the fics you’ve saved.

Now you can distinguish between fics you opened, fics you want to read and fics you want to save (bookmarks).

Once you finish reading a fic you can remove it from your list at the top of the fic.

And that’s it! Hope a few people find this helpful.

Lots of Love,

The Wolfstar Librarian ⭐️🌙

#wolfstar #remus x sirius #fanfic #ao3 #reference section

[librarytiem]

Digital versus print reference

The other day I went to check out the reference section of my school’s library, because I don’t think I ever had before, and I wanted to see how practice met theory with the small sample set of my own elementary school. The reference section is one bookshelf wide, with a single set of encyclopedia, some atlases, some themed reference book sets, and assorted other non-fiction resources. The teacher librarian mentioned that it had been steadily shrinking over the years, as old books get weeded out. She also mentioned that it gets very little use from students compared to other parts of the library. We also have, in our district, access to a variety of online websites, apps, and periodicals.

All the theory we’ve read so far encourages a balanced approach to library reference, with both hard copy and digital tools available. Riedling and Houston call this “maximization of information sources in all formats.” This seems right to me. I would take this as the main test for making decisions on what resources to include in a “reference section.” Or to put it another way, the best resource should get the job. An atlas in print and an atlas online have different strengths. Google Earth or Google Maps can convey information that no book could ever do. But a good print atlas can also be browsable and curated in a way that Google apps are not. They both have merit, and would have a place in my library (when I have a library). A general encyclopedia set, however, has a much harder time bringing something to the table that an online encyclopedia can’t do better. World Book in print, especially an out of date edition of World Book, isn’t necessarily more accurate than Wikipedia. And while Wikipedia isn’t written at an elementary student reading level, we also have multiple online encyclopedia (including World Book) that are. Dictionaries and thesauruses might still get use, and I can see value in spending the time to train students in how to navigate them. But at the same time, I don’t expect them to get as much use as free online alternatives.

If my primary motivation is utility, I can’t see a reason to actively dismantle a library’s reference section. We have profession-wide criteria for judging the utility of any given resource, such as MUSTIE or the recommended shelf-life of resources suggested in Achieving Information Literacy. A reference section can be held to the same standard as the rest of the library’s resources. But reference sections as a concept are highly vulnerable to replaceability by digital resources, simply by the nature of the kinds of material they contain. That is, large collections of quick and up-to-date facts.

Other sections of the library hold up much better when compared with digital media. Most of the libraries I’ve seen do not have as many non-fiction books (or digital equivalents) as the Canadian Association for School Libraries recommends (they recommend 70-85% non-fiction or reference). CASL also recommends an array of audio and visual resources that we don’t have, and I worry that in the rush to move to audio and video sources online, we’ve lost an opportunity. Our school library doesn’t have any DVDs or CDs, for example. Meanwhile, Netflix is blocked in our district (upon the request of Netflix, over public performance rights), as teachers we are not provided with access to online music resources that we haven’t subscribed to ourselves, and moreover streaming services have gotten into the habit of pulling content on a whim. We have no librarian-curated audio or video resources at all, in media where hard copies suddenly seem like the longer-lasting option.

In the end the biggest threat to a print reference section in my future library is more likely to be the need to allocate resources to fill out the gaps in the rest of the library, rather than the utility of the reference section on its own merits.

Sources:

Asselin, M., Branch, J.L., Berg, D. (2006) Achieving Information Literacy: Standards for School Library Programs in Canada. Canadian Association for School Libraries.

Riedling, Ann Marlow; and Houston, Cynthia. (2019) Reference Skills for the School Librarian: Tools and Tips (Fourth Edition). Libraries Unlimited.

#library #reference section

[shoomlah]

after eight years, I finally updated my huge Historical Fashion Reference & Resources Doc! Now in the form of a MUCH more easily updated Google Doc with better organization, refreshed links, and five more pages of books and online resources.

I know tumblr hates links, but it’s worth it for a doc that I can now update with far more regularity going forward! RIP to the original, you did your duty for far longer than you should have. 😔🙏🏼

#historical fashion #period fashion #reference #resources #cannot believe it took me this long but I'm glad it's done #FOR NOW anyway #I swear I will finish adding pretty headers to the sections when I have the time

[hadrianblackwaters]

If Tumblr gets shut down we should take this party to the comment sections of Warrior Cats books on www.barnesandnobles.com

#specific ass reference to one of my fav internet things that i did not myself participate in #i have never read #warrior cats #but barnes and nobles cannot ban us all #alternatively we start posting in the comment section of those is tumblr down check it websites :) #the way everyone does when ao3 is down haha

[cheers-mdears]

hiii I'm so excited that you're giving ed EDS it genuinely means the world to me!!!! just as far as personal experience goes, my fingers don't fully lock up as much as they do.. not bend right? I can't hold stuff sometimes, I can't shuffle cards, typing gets funky, they won't bend individually, stuff like that. I just have to flex them and bend em a bunch. but anyway I can't wait to read ur fic, feel free to send it to me when you publish it 🥰✨💕

💖💕💗

Thank you for the details!! And I'll do that 🙈💜

#indrid answers #indrid talks #reference section

[cheeriochat]

GUYS GUYS LOOK AT WHAT I SAW AT MY LOCAL DANGERFIELD

'ASTARION APPROVES' 😭😭😭

Omg I was so gonna buy the necklace but I thought to leave it on the mannequin for the next bg3 fan.

#it was 19 dollars so that was super good #especially for dangerfield iykyk #but cool reference lol #i love it when chain buisnesses let their employees customise the store #it just brings more life and personality into what would just be another branch of the store #god knows my workplace would never #lets go megacorp buisness #i was gonna suggest making a book reccomend thing for our book section but then again im literally the only one who cleans there #anyways yeah dangerfield is great!! #bg3 #baldurs gate 3 #astarion

[theonekierce]

Christmas just wouldn't be christmas!

(some closeup details and version without text under the cut >.<)

#doctor who #big finish #chimes of midnight #big finish dw #dw #this was funnn i lov filling a scene with littol details/references #and playing around with really stupid typography u cant get away with on most graphic design jobs now skdfkdf #also im not a music guy so if i misunderstood wat that symbol is nvm #but as i understand it #the -//- symbol by the name is a kind of “repeat this section” mark #>:)

[letsmcfreackingloseit]

And for the holidays I give you memes! Memes everywhere!

I hope that all of you are having a wonderful time, but if not, I at least hope these silly doodles brought you a little joy!

I'm going to keep this short and sweet today, so to round this of: These doodles are based off of the fanfic Apex Polarity, which is written by the lovely @naffeclipse and Eclipse' design is based off of @themeeplord 's fantastic design!

And as a bonus, you will find an alteration and a bunch of Yeti slogans/puns under the cut:

and if you're wondering why I made so many gd yeti puns, it was for michael's mug. You gotta have some fitting and funny slogan for all mugs. Btw If any of you know some good yeti slogans and/or puns, please call me, I've been struggling.

Michael; local cryptid believer, but not cryptid enjoyer

Vanessa; POLAR BEARS

Eclipse; I'm having the best time of my life! :D

Y/n; I'm having A TIME :')

#apex polarity #polar!y/n #polar!vanessa #polar!michael #polar!eclipse #orca!eclipse #dca #dca au #OK! Here comes the obligatory extra thoughts section- from top to bottom order- GO!!! #BEHOLD!: is the will smith meme- but it's also kind of a reference to the “BEHOLD- a man!” joke but- you know- in reverse :P #also if you wondering why Y/n is kind of T-posing- it's the 'I have too many layers of clothes so I'm sort of T-posing' pose #I love drawing them like that XD #and also I'm giving them a little sass- you know- as a treat 💅❇️ #NDA: I love michael. He's been through shit and is trying so hard to keep everyone safe- #and for that I want to give him a break and a hug :') #POLAR BEARS: I know and you know and SHE knows *nods knowingly* polar bears XD #Me and the bad bitch: this fits so well with polar!y/n but it would be an even better fit for hare!y/n XD #my pronouns: Sorry Y/n- eclipse will like you no matter the gender- so you're stuck! Good luck! XD #Yeti puns: OK so Michael knows sirens exists right? #So I was thinking that he's probably a cryptid believer- but not so much a cryptid enjoyer #So I was trying to make a mug slogan that was kind of both #but that was HARD- so in the end I picked just a pure and very simple yeti pun for his mug #the 'Yeti? Not on my watch!' ties back to michael believeing in cryptids- but not liking them #so yes- my headcanon is he will send cryptids to Uno hell if possible #at 'yeti spagetti!' I was grasping at straws- NOTHING RHYMES WITH YETI EXCEPT SPAGETTI!! Also yes- #spagetti is misspelled and I'm going to keep misspelling it because why tf is there an H in the word spagetti? NAY I SAY!! *GASP* ok done! #again I hope all of you are doing well in these times #and I'm sorry for being so late in saying this naff (got caught up in the holiday prep)- but I hope you're feeling better now! Ik how #stressful it can be around the holidays- but I hope this cheered you up and that you'll get to relax after chirstmas! #NOW I NEED TO STOP BECAUSE I'VE REACHED THE TAG LIMIT- happy holidays everyone and hope you have a good one!

[sonknuxadow]

sorry not to be negative or anything i think a lot of the jokes about maria dying are funny but am i the only one who thinks that its taking it a liiiittle too far to flood the comments of the live action actors posts with stuff about how shes gonna get shot or you cant wait to see her die (and yes this is actually happening im not making up a guy to get mad at)

#i KNOW its in reference to the character not the actor in real life but its still weird? #like even if youre talking about the character youre still directing it at a real person. who is also a child . which just makes it worse #i feel like if i was in her position id be a bit freaked out #especially if i didnt know much about sonic and how important/iconic maria dying is #like the top comment on her isntagram post confirming her role is just ''LMAO SHES IN A BODY BAG '' #and theres a bunch of other jokes under that about her dying. most of the comments section is just jokes about her dying actually #with a few people congratulating her and stuff but mostly jokes about her dying .... its weird #and about waht she was wearing maybe she Was making a joke there #but i feel like its just as likely that she was on set in costume at the time #and isnt allowed to show what maria looks like yet and thats why she had her face and body covered #theres not really anything wrong with these jokes on their own but why are hundreds if not thousands of people #insistent on making sure the actor herself knows how much you wanna see her die . its so weird

[q-uzi]

giggles and kicks my feet

#this COULD be a reference to objectified #please PLEASE read objectified its so good #art #roblox #digital art #fan art #fanart #roblox art #slingshot phighting #skateboard phighting #skateshot phighting #slingboard phighting #skateshot #slingboard #phighting #phighting fanart #phighting! #sorry to that one guy who told me not to ship them in a youtube comment section #crap i forgot to color his sleeve but i fixed that now

[jonasiegenthaler]

#mentioned this to t but i need this here for future reference #something something night changes something something it's the same picture #nico hischier #taylor hall #luke hughes #devils #.gif #shoutout to the random guy in some instagram comment section that decided to devastate me at 2 am

[itsabouttimex2]

Ok, ok, HEAR ME OUT-

How about lmk Monkeifam and Bullfam with a Y/N who isn't afraid to throw hands —

Like i mean in a response to trauma or manipulation, becouse i fell it isn't explore enough in this situation -

Sure, your loved that you belived was a friend trapped /kidnapped/gaslight you is heartbreaking and of course you are gonna be sad and more incline to behave butttt-

There is always the other way of absolute rage that comes in once you realized you have been trapped/kidnapped /gaslight ecc- like i don't care anymore, i wanna throw hands, those people are death to me.(even thought this isn't the smarter choice considering the strenght of some of the people here) like them breaking Y/N down so they can comfort them to manipulate them, but then unsurprisingly the get the biggest smack/punch of their life . Just- wow the audacity.

Throwing Hands

Bullfam & Monkiefam

“…is this some sort of pathetic attempt at ‘rebellion’, Y/N? I am not impressed.”

Your hands straight bounce. Like punching a bag of wet cement, the Demon Bull King’s skin just shifts around under your fists, never breaking or bruising. You only shatter yourself against it, leaving you worn and looking foolish.

He might not even punish you, given that it’s likely that you break a wrist on impact.

“Now, look what you’ve done to yourself, foolish child. Did you truly think your mortal flesh could stand a demon king’s might? Well, now you know better.”

You lost your temper and struck him. Immediately, you learn better than to do that ever again, and he considers it lesson enough.

Surprisingly merciful, all things considered. (Partially because he finds it somewhat funny.)

I once said in my yandere alphabet that: “Red Son doesn’t want to waste his time doing something like caning or whipping you”. And though I think that viewpoint is usually true…

This changes that. It’s maybe the only situation where he would actively engage in any form of normalized torture “corporal punishment”.

Being physically attacked switches Red from ‘mildly reasonable, if a bit hair-trigger’ to ‘vicious and cruel’. Through brute force alone does he wrestle you into submission, binding your arms behind your back with a pair of metal cuffs.

He tosses you onto the nearest bed and couch before burning the lower half of your clothing off. He then takes up a thin metal rod to utilize in “disciplining” you, sharply lashing it down against your now unprotected skin. He’ll leave puffy, bleeding welts from the top of your rear to the bottom of your thighs, ensuring that you won’t even be able to think about walking for at least a week.

Problem is that not only does it not solve the problem of you being scared and angry, it also just… makes him feel bad afterwards. It breaks him, seeing you weep brokenly over his bed. Blood sluggishly trickles from the skin he’s lashed open, and you scream your lungs out into the sheets as you try to adjust to the pain.

And then he “has to” (wants to, in truth) settle in for some awkward form of aftercare, offering lotion and bandages. When you don’t accept, he forces you to drink a cup of honeyed tea loaded with sedatives because you won’t stop shrieking.

Antiseptic while you’re asleep, a few stitches here and there, then the lotion and bandages he tried earlier. And then a few cautious back rubs, trying to calm your fitful slumber.

“Gods, Y/N… what have I done to you? I… I was just… I was… no, I… I’m sorry.”

An outright dodge. Princess Iron Fan has no time for your nonsense. For trying, she’ll lock you into whatever room has been set aside for you, barring the door with powerful magic.

One shallowly-filled bowl of food every two days, adding just a little bit more to it each day. One ceramic cup of room temperature water every four hours. A change of clothes every three days. Instead of brute force, Iron Fan teaches you through deprivation.

After a month of this, she might see fit you allow you back out of your room, letting you mingle with the family you have been forced to adopt.

After writing her a letter of apology, of course. Two pages. Pray you have the mind to keep your pencil steady.

So very many tears to deal with, probably on both ends. MK knows that he’s doing isn’t all that great, sure… but it’s because he loves you!

Can’t you love him back, please? Ok, he’s been manipulating you! Maybe he’s been driving some friends away! Maybe he’s sent a few clones to tail you around the city! But, please, please- you can’t stop loving him! He just can’t risk having you hurt!

“Please, Y/N! You don’t understand! I’m just trying to keep you safe! You can hit me again, hit me as many times as you want! Just- please, Y/N… I need you. Please…”

His last resort is stuffing you in Shuilian Cave, given that you can’t escape with his or Sun Wukong’s help. Maybe a few ropes to keep you in place. He’ll cry with each knot tied, begging you not to hate him.

Sun Wukong tanks your punch and gives your head a little pat, frowning at the display. “Sorry, bud. Trust me, I know I’m not exactly the good guy here. Go ahead and let it out. I… kinda deserve it, huh?”

The Great Sage knows you have every reason to be upset. Really, you do. All there’s only so much waylaying of emotions to be done, unfortunately. You were going to crack eventually.

He stands firmly in place, one hand rubbing your back while you break your fists against his body, watching you scream and cry. The man is just… unsurprised? He’s starting to realize that he messes up a lot of things.. So just letting you whale on him seems fair, gently trying to shush your angry tears while your skin grinds to bloody pulp against his shredded abdomen.

“How about I make us some tea,” he offers afterwards, surveying your destroyed hands. “And I’ll patch you up. Then… I think you’ve earned yourself an early bedtime for the rest of the week, bud.”

“Oh, kiddo. Do you know what “screwing up” is? After this, they’re gonna put your picture in the dictionary as an example.”

Macaque does not tolerate having hands laid on him. Not by friends, not by enemies. And certainly not by his little student, who is supposed to be wide-eyed and placid, in awe of his every move and strike.

You are supposed to be sweet and respectful. You are supposed to be kind and loving.

And he’s sure that with a little bit of “training”, he’ll get you back to that disposition.

He’ll snap his fingers with an angry snarl, shadows springing all around you like cold wires. You are gagged with a cold ebon muzzle, both your hands locked inside a cuff of swirling black and purple. You want to act like an animal? Macaque will chain you to the wall by your new muzzle and treat you like an animal.

Maybe a few days spent so on a chain so short you can’t lay down will teach you better than to raise a hand against “the only person who even loves you, Y/N!” ever again.

#Platonic Yandere #Yandere Lego Monkie Kid #Yandere LMK #Yandere Demon Bull King #Yandere Red Son #Yandere Princess Iron Fan #Yandere MK #Yandere Sun Wukong #Yandere Macaque #TW: Abuse #TW: Physical Abuse #Macaque’s final section is a reference to how ‘pet’ and ‘circus’ monkeys are taught to stand up

[night-lie]

swan lake (taylor's version)

#i was gonna call this dying swan or something but i figure swan lake is easier to for non ballet folks as a reference #eras tour cincinnati #eras tour ohio #cincinnati night 2 #ohio night 2 #song: enchanted #speak now section #tswiftcreatorsnet #network13 #networkthirteen #tswiftgif #the eras tour #night-lie #speak now #taylor swift #eras tour #eras gif

[zimmbzon]

Things that happened in ONE episode of Fanatasy High (s1e7):

- Captain Bill Seacaster got the bad kids drunk and high, them made them skip school so Brennan/Bill could meta teach the players about DnD party strategy

- “Lunch Lad” - Emily

- Fig and the Sexy rat

- “It’s like Michael Cera talking to Michael Cera” - Ally

-“Are you my freakin’ dad?” - Gorgug to the grave keeper (is this the first “are you my dad?)

- The “I used a corn to masterbate the other night” inspiring speech

- “We’re thinking about starting a streetwear company and we’re wanting like real people to model for it” - Ally

And finally: “Jazzy Jeff” apropos of ???? - Ally

#dimension 20 #d20 #fantasy high #ally beardsley #emily axford #brennan lee mulligan #Bill (I’m sorry - your healer dropped TWICE!) Seacaster #Bill (you left your wizard alone? all my themself?!) Seacaster #Ally (of the pop culture references) Beardsley #Jazzy Jeff!!! #not me walking through the supermarket giggling in the fresh produce section #not me having to stop at the fridges knowing the Sexy Rat™️ was about to be born

[copepods]

ehhhh ok im posting this one because i spent too much time drawing all those waves but im not super happy with it

#i didnt check any references so the shoreline tower thingies are probably super innacurate lol #rain world #art #fish makes art #fun fact i know this took almost exactly 50 minutes because it took the entire length of my discussion section class