i always like to learn how people actually do their jobs, so it is a real treat to read how an author i admire organizes his writing process. check out steven johnson’s blog post in which he describes his process using a software program called devonthink ($). devonthink software reminds me of evernote (free).
the important takeaway from the blog post for me is that his writing is a continual, fluid process that is spurred and energized from his own experiences and readings. he’s what i would characterize as a life-long learner, one that pursues scholarship for the love of learning something new. that in itself is a great motivator for his type of work. it was just a bonus to learn how he actually does it.
Marie Kennedy has joined the Charles Von der Ahe Library as the new Serials & Electronic Resources Librarian.
Marie holds a B.F.A. (cum laude) in Printmaking, with a minor in Italian, from Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame, Indiana; an M.F.A. in Photography from the University of Texas, Austin; and an M.S.I.S. in Library and Information Science from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Prior to coming to LMU, Marie managed electronic resources and cataloged print materials at the USC Norris Medical Library and earlier worked with serials and electronic resources at the University of Florida Smathers Libraries. Marie has authored a number of publications on electronic resource management and other aspects of technical services.
Here at LMU, Marie has been charged with integrating serials and electronic resources workflows, with the goal of enhancing access to and utilization of electronic resources.
Have you heard about the Digging Into Data Challenge?
Grabbed from the international grant competition site, Digging Into Data: “The idea behind the Digging into Data Challenge is to answer the question ‘what do you do with a million books?’ Or a million pages of newspaper? Or a million photographs of artwork? That is, how does the notion of scale affect humanities and social science research? Now that scholars have access to huge repositories of digitized data — far more than they could read in a lifetime — what does that mean for research?”
If you are a data nerd, you are no doubt excited by all the possibilities. But wait, there’s more! Check out the list of repositories willing to open their data sets to you: JSTOR?! Project MUSE?! ICPSR!
the cheeky magpie has an adorable downloadable heart template (life-sized, naturally) that you can use to make your own valentine’s day cards. this one’s for you, my medical librarian friends!
i remember taking the myers-briggs years ago, and i remember that it took a long time to get through. i tried this one at mypersonality.info and found it to be quick and easy. i’m an enfj, what are you? post a link to your results in the comments.
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.
