Author Archives: Marie Kennedy

About Marie Kennedy

Putting everything into neat piles.

my office, where the e-magic happens

Posted on June 28, 2012 by Marie Kennedy

At my first professional librarian position I sat in a cubicle in the basement, near the loading dock. The office had a megaphone in case we needed it for an earthquake emergency. The office I’m in at LMU is much, … Continue reading →

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Y U NO

Posted on June 20, 2012 by Marie Kennedy

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our e-resource management system turns 2

Posted on June 15, 2012 by Marie Kennedy

Happy birthday, ERM! Two years ago today we met our trainer from Innovative Interfaces to set up the new module that would help us manage our growing collection of electronic resources. Here we are, two years later, with a fully … Continue reading →

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tracking access fees

Posted on June 12, 2012 by Marie Kennedy

Sometimes my job is all about the small things. For example, I am sometimes asked how much we spend annually in access fees for e-content. Access fees (or “hosting fees”) are charged by a vendor once you have purchased e-content … Continue reading →

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the library unicorn

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Marie Kennedy

inspired by the conversation on friendfeed about the nearly impossible qualities a library is looking for in a new hire: http://friendfeed.com/lsw/8c3f8c41/my-kingdom-for-e-resources-librarian

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thinking beyond the technicalities: what happens next in e-resource management?

Posted on May 17, 2012 by Marie Kennedy

in the last 3 years of my work experience i’ve brought an e-resources management system to fruition, started a perpetual access inventory project, am in the middle of a thorough review of license agreements, tried a new usage statistics reporting … Continue reading →

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