Author Archives: Marie Kennedy

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banana dance

Posted on October 5, 2012 by Marie Kennedy

this work week has been full of good things, but a little too full. my brain is tired. luckily, the internet is also full of good things to take my mind off of work. here’s the “banana dance”: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FG8cbZL44VM&feature=youtube_gdata_player

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stats gathered for no reason?

Posted on October 4, 2012 by Marie Kennedy

every month, for the last five years, someone on our library staff has been charged with logging into our library management system and downloading a monthly report about the patron types that have used their library account to log in … Continue reading →

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skateboard lockers in the library

Posted on October 4, 2012 by Marie Kennedy

my library is in on a university campus in southern california. some of our students get around campus on skateboards. the library has day-use lockers tall enough to store them, but most people just lean their skateboards up against the … Continue reading →

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thinking (again) about trust and online resources

Posted on September 20, 2012 by Marie Kennedy

It seems like this year all content providers have decided to rethink their user interfaces, and since June we’ve managed the migration of five (Five! Count ’em!). Any migration is a pretty serious undertaking for us because I make sure … Continue reading →

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e-resource librarian job requirement: social omnipresence

Posted on September 17, 2012 by Marie Kennedy

the following scenario has happened enough in the past year for me to know that while i’m at work i have open the following social platforms all day: twitter; facebook; friendfeed. while having coffee this morning i scrolled through my … Continue reading →

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our C&RL article is published!

Posted on September 17, 2012 by Marie Kennedy

Kennedy, Marie R. and Kristine R. Brancolini. 2012. “Academic Librarian Research: A Survey of Attitudes, Involvement, and Perceived Capabilities.” College & Research Libraries 73(5): 431-448. Abstract: This article reports on the development and results of a recent survey of academic … Continue reading →

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