- 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.
Archives
Categories
Author Archives: Marie Kennedy
this is my relieved face: *_*
This weekend I tested authentication access to all of our databases from outside the campus IP range, using the new proxy server. It went surprisingly well. I uncovered eleventy subscription/title problems, but the new proxy server seems to work very … Continue reading
Posted in e-resource mgmt
1 Comment
e-resources usage stats dashboard
“A dashboard is a visual display of the most important information needed to achieve one or more objectives: consolidated and arranged on a single screen so the information can be monitored at a glance” (Few, p.34). Wow, there are some … Continue reading
Posted in e-resource mgmt
3 Comments
One good thing about asking the question
…is that you’re gonna get an answer! Librarians who serve our patrons at service points are THE people to stay in touch with if you’re thinking about how to improve your library’s electronic resources. I stopped by the Info Desk … Continue reading
Posted in e-resource mgmt
Comments Off on One good thing about asking the question
Proxy server anxiety dreams
On August 1 we will go live with a new proxy server, giving more reliable off-campus access to our licensed electronic resources. This means that during the month of July we’ll be changing every one of the URLs in our … Continue reading
Posted in comic, e-resource mgmt
3 Comments
The door’s locked
The door’s locked. — Ofelia In that case, create your own door. — The faun Pan’s Labyrinth
Posted in writing
Comments Off on The door’s locked
ikea monkey air freshener
oh dear. lingonberry scented? i can’t even. http://www.neatoshop.com/product/Runaway-Monkey-Air-Freshener related blog post about the ikea monkey: http://orgmonkey.net/?p=1591
Posted in monkeys/bananas
Comments Off on ikea monkey air freshener