- Marie Kennedy is the Serials & Electronic Resources Librarian at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, CA. This blog is about organization, librarianship, and sometimes monkeys and/or bananas.
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kind regards
i sign off on emails to vendors & publishers with the valediction, “kind regards,” and then type my name. i used to use “sincerely,” but that didn’t seem quite right for professional communication. i considered the simple, “regards,” but that … Continue reading
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organization empathy
finally i have proof that there are others like me out there, crazy about organizing things. i mentioned a while back that i hang my clothes in rainbow color. now i’ve come to learn that others do this also. check … Continue reading
Addendum, not Amendment
In revising the file for my Amendment to Publication Agreement I decided to change the title to be an addendum rather than an amendment. An “amendment” suggests to me that the terms of an already-executed agreement are changed as a … Continue reading
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Scholar’s Copyright Addendum Engine
how cool is that? simple, direct, and clear. i like their clause 5, which states that if the publisher doesn’t return a countersigned copy and publishes the work it means that they agree to the terms in the addendum. now … Continue reading
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