Author Archives: Marie Kennedy

About Marie Kennedy

Putting everything into neat piles.

What usage statistics can’t tell us

Because sometimes usage statistics of e-content brings about more questions than they answer. http://stripgenerator.com/strip/737211/what-usage-statistics-cant-tell-us

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journal article layout is worth a million

I don’t know if it’s because I’ve just been through the book publishing process and am extra sensitive to page design, but I think the layout of my new article at Collaborative Librarianship is really nice. Take a look? Shout … Continue reading

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a reminder

The assessment of library activities within the context of a communication model results in assessments focused on how libraries can help people inform themselves, create their own orders, and establish their own understandings. p. 29 Dervin, Brenda. 1977. Useful Theory … Continue reading

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Well hello, number 5

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Gantt chartin’

When we put our electronic resource management program into action there were a lot of details to keep organized, tracked, and scheduled. As it turns out, our little experiment of using Gantt software to help us has been wonderful. We’ve … Continue reading

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Our book is released

Cue the disco ball drop and pop open the champagne, our book is published. Here’s a link to the official press release: http://www.americanlibrariesmagazine.org/news/ala/how-do-it-manual-marketing-libraries-electronic-resources. It’s out there in the wild now! Kennedy, Marie R., and Cheryl LaGuardia. 2013. Marketing Your Library’s … Continue reading

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