Whatever the Library Society of the World is/was/will be, there’s one thing I am sure of: we like nerdy t-shirts.

Introducing the latest: The Library Society of the World Cod of Ethics T-Shirt and Related Merchandise.

Yes, now you can show everyone that you aren’t merely common rabble: you live by a Cod. Right now, I have men’s and women’s shirts for sale, plus mugs and mousepads. I can add other products if there is demand.

I think it’s fair to ask where the money goes in cases like this. About 10% of the purchase price is my profit, though it looks like Zazzle takes some fees out of that profit, too. If that bugs you, download the full-resolution image (2.12MB PNG image) and make your own shirt.

Since librarians are likely to care about this, the cod image is in the public domain. It’s from The Fisheries and Fisheries Industries of the United States, a publication from the 1880′s. I first found it on the Wikipedia page for cod, then followed up the documentation to find a higher-resolution image on the NOAA Photo Library – Historical Fisheries Collection. Dorothea Salo cleaned up the source image.

Word is that Dorothea will be sporting her Cod shirt at ALA this summer. Don’t be left out.

Note: the LSW CafePress site is still up and running, so you can get your LSW logo shirt or Shovers and Makers shirt there.

[Cross-posted to Humbug! The LSW Blog.]