If you were in a band with a bunch of other librarians, what would you call it? Would you refer to your profession in the title?
Personally, if I were to be in a rock band with fellow librarians, I would go with:
The Dewey Decibel System
If it were an alternative band, I think it would favor:
Mending Potter's Spine
So, let's have a little fun this Friday; what are some great band names you can come up for the profession?
I work in a health sciences library, so I'd have to go with The PubMedliners or The MeSH Browsers (cuz The EMTREE Tools just doesn't have the same ring to it!)
ReplyDeleteMy Guitar Hero band name is The Velmas. Works for an all girl band.
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How about these?
ReplyDeleteThe Weeding Shelvers
Data Managers
Answered Questions
How about a real librarian rock band? The Bearded Pigs--www.beardedpigs.org. Naturally. We usually hang out at MLA.
ReplyDeleteI'd go with Shhhhh!
ReplyDeleteI like the Dewey Decimators -- or just Decimators for short.
ReplyDeleteIf it was an all girl band I would go with The Info Divas or Info Supremes.
Okay, so I am not that original. I gotta give this some more thought.
MY TOP TEN...
ReplyDeleteTweenie Pop Band: The Lifesavers
Country/Western: Rocakabibbly
DIY Punk: Serial Control
Adult Pop: The Carnegies
Emo: Moon (for Eric Moon)
Tweenie Pop Punk: Juvenile Fiction
Alternative: No Dialog
Christian Rock: Renew
Heavy Metal: Spine out
Pop Metal: Bad Circulation
Cover Band: The Plastic Covers
Dewey Do It?
ReplyDeleteOh, I love Serial Control. I gotta get dh to consider that for his next project if his current band splits up.
ReplyDeleteThe Book Covers (A cover band)
ReplyDeleteThe Library Police (heavy metal)
The Story Tellers (a folk band)
Oh, it would have to be an acronym! R.E.A.D - Rock, Emo and Dance!
ReplyDeleteOoooh, I love Juvenile Fiction--so perfect on so many levels.
ReplyDeleteMy choice would have to be 781.66 RAM, in honor of the greatest band to ever exist.....
Don't forget:
ReplyDeleteElectronica: Bibliotechno
Hip-Hop/Rap: OPAC Shakur
Of course, all of these acts would be signed to the label "Bib Records"...
ReplyDeleteDewey and the Page Turners
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YA YA
No Index
The Paperbacks
Search Engine
Lost in the Bookdrop
I Did Not Go to Grad School to Help You Use the Photocopier
ReplyDelete(Maybe that would be a better album name,lol!)
The WebJunction staff actually participated in a street caroling competition as the Dewey Decibels.
ReplyDeleteThe Hysterical Librarians, of course :)
ReplyDeleteI'm thinking, especially for vintage library rockers: 'The Bring 'em Backs'. Of course this makes me think of the all-author band 'The Rock Bottom Remainders'. Oooh! I have it: "The Know-it-Alls". Or, still more playing to stereotype: "Hairbun".
ReplyDeleteA couple of librarian friends of mine had a band in the 1980s called "The 050s." I occasionally sang with them. Post-punk garage band in New Jersey.
ReplyDeleteI love "I did not go to grad school to help you with the photocopier." That's just brilliant.
ReplyDeleteBut I would probably go with one of my favorite library terms: Subfield Delimiter. It kind of has that weird indie-rock what-the-heck-does-that-mean ring to it.
Punk: Authority File
ReplyDeleteAlternative: Mylar
Christian Rock: Challenge or PABBIS et al
Heavy Metal: MetaData
Drum and Bass ect: RDF - Radical Dance Faction
so many acronyms, so little time . . .
What about "The Call Numbers"?
ReplyDeleteOr is that a bit too risque?
I didn't see this one yet, so I thought I'd add "The Shelveits."
ReplyDeleteI'm not a musician, but several people here at the Brooklyn Public Library are. Some of them have a band called Lost in the Stacks.
ReplyDeleteSusan Levy, Brooklyn, NY
http://www.iamthearchivist.com/music.htm
ReplyDeleteThere's already a band out there.
Here's another band that fits: Data Rock
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Playlist for liberyluvr99
ReplyDeleteOh See Elsie! - "Straight outta Dublin (OHIO-HIO-HIO-HIO)"
Ref Riders - "Look me up in your Index of Love"
The Five Laws - "Rock Me Ranganathan"
These are all great! I'll go with Checked Out
ReplyDeleteI've always dreamed of being the front man for Marc Tag and the Subfields.
ReplyDeleteBand Names:
ReplyDeleteThe Donations
The Withdrawals
The Discards
The Overdues
The Renewals
The Laminates
The Book Supports
The Shelf Ends
Snags for a AAA band, they'd sound a lot like Bright Eyes, I think.
ReplyDeleteOn a related topic, I always wanted our library to join the local softball league. We'd call ourselves The Overdues.
BlöödHag play short heavy metal songs about science fiction and fantasy authors.
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I totally forgot The Bookdrops in my post.
ReplyDeleteHow about the Way Overdues?
ReplyDeleteOur mythical grad school band was called Dublin Core. Or maybe we'd have spelled it Dublin Corps.
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ReplyDeleteloose pages...
How about:
ReplyDeleteThe Bound Periodicals
or
Overdue
ISBNettes for my girl group.
ReplyDeleteAnnoTation for my metal group.
Barcode for my electronica.
And I'd love to throw in something with the word "Boolean" in it...
Of course!
ReplyDeleteThe Boolean Operators.
As a cataloger, I would have to go with Subfield Delimiters--but a great garage band name--The OverDudes!
ReplyDeleteI work at an American art museum library, and I give credit to an old colleague who came up with a perfect band name: The ND237s.
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Credited with Return Revival
The Overduebee Brothers???
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