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This blog, written by Marie R. Kennedy, is about organization, librarianship, and sometimes monkeys and/or bananas.
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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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Monkey Day 2012
Since one can celebrate Monkey Day however she wishes, you may want to consider celebrating by organizing your office! Giving gifts is also nice; I hear that monkeys who work in libraries especially like chocolates. See my previous Monkey Day … Continue reading
@IkeaMonkey
Yep, he’s for real and he’s adorable: @IkeaMonkey http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/crime/article/1299804–monkey-found-on-the-loose-at-north-york-ikea-store UPDATE 12/10/2012: memes collide at http://www.buzzfeed.com/lyapalater/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-ikea-monkey
fog on the bluff
Loyola Marymount University sits up on a bluff near the ocean, permitting beautiful views of the basin of Los Angeles. Since it’s so close to the ocean we often get fog in the morning and wind in the afternoon. Here’s … Continue reading
known problems with e-resources/e-services, no longer a secret
in an effort to be more proactively communicative about e-resources and e-services with our library patrons we have moved the previously password-protected contents of our internal wiki page, “technology issues/updates (databases)” to a publicly-available website, http://library.lmu.edu/gethelp/e-resourceknownproblems/. there aren’t many issues, … Continue reading
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