Category Archives: library

E-resource life

Posted on May 10, 2020 by Marie Kennedy

We were goofing around on the site that generates meme captions from an artificial neural network, https://imgflip.com/ai-meme, and this one came up. It’s too perfect. Being an e-resources librarian right now is a busy time, supporting the patrons that would … Continue reading →

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A brief summary of our recent work: An Exploratory Study of Accomplished Librarian-Researchers

Posted on April 14, 2020 by Marie Kennedy

In our latest study we explore potential factors that may contribute to a librarian becoming a highly productive researcher. Our study is the first to explore the factors from the perspective of the profession’s most accomplished librarian-researchers. Librarians at the … Continue reading →

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Sparklines (and a depressing trend)

Posted on August 7, 2017 by Marie Kennedy

Last year I was lucky enough to take a one-day class with Edward Tufte, about presenting data and information. The course itself was wonderful and I got to chat with him for a little bit about challenges in presenting social … Continue reading →

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Assessing our library’s database collection through the lens of diversity

Posted on July 25, 2017 by Marie Kennedy

A team I put together at our library was lucky enough to snag a small grant from the university’s Office of Intercultural Affairs to support our work on assessing the diversity of our e-collection, a phased project. We were inspired … Continue reading →

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Need some e-resource marketing inspiration?

Posted on May 16, 2017 by Marie Kennedy

Over at Scoop.it I’ve been curating a collection of examples of how libraries are marketing their electronic collections. Do you need some inspiration for how to market e-resources at your own library? Take a look at http://www.scoop.it/t/marketing-electronic-resources/. The content there … Continue reading →

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The editor of the Journal of Academic Librarianship says “we can’t do research”

Posted on November 16, 2016 by Marie Kennedy

In a confusing turn of events, there’s an editorial scheduled for the next issue (pre-print is available now) of a well-known library journal, the Journal of Academic Librarianship, about why practicing librarians can’t do research. It’s confusing because it leads … Continue reading →

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