- 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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first-time book author humility
yes, i’m pretty excited about our book getting published soon. this “academic coach taylor” tumblr is keeping me in check, though. i love the internet. http://academiccoachtaylor.tumblr.com/image/29126011824 Friday Night Lights (http://www.nbc.com/friday-night-lights/) was a super show about high school football in Texas. … Continue reading
sharp, pointy
i sharpened a bunch of pencils today because i like a crisp point. i have blogged about my pencil sharpening method before: http://orgmonkey.net/?p=1079. i was surprised to hear from others just how much they appreciate a sharp pencil point as … Continue reading
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i’m somebody now!
you know that scene in “the jerk” when the new phonebook arrives and navin johnson sees his name in print for the first time? i just had that kind of a moment here in my office when i discovered that … Continue reading
Upcoming Lunch & Learn, at ALA MW
Ooh, lookit! I just got this alert in my e-mail and I’m excited to share with you that I’m presenting a Springer Lunch & Learn session at the upcoming ALA Midwinter conference, in Seattle, WA. I’ll be talking about the … Continue reading
Posted in book, e-resource mgmt, library, marketing
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Getting older, better
I was delighted to find out that I have been named one of the 2013 cohort of LMU’s Senior Vice President Fellows Program. It’s designed to let us “explore how leaders in colleges and universities exercise constructive influence to help … Continue reading
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staying current without being overwhelmed: my approach to reading the library literature
RSS has enabled me to read more widely than ever, allowing me to view tables of contents of all different kinds of scholarly journals and blogs. i’ve added a bunch to my RSS feeds about management and leadership in the … Continue reading
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