Author Archives: Marie Kennedy

About Marie Kennedy

Putting everything into neat piles.

dance, monkey, dance

i’m on a deadline to get our e-journal usage stats pulled into a report and this video keeps popping into my head as i’m quickly analyzing data:

Posted in monkeys/bananas, titter, usage statistics, video | 1 Comment

your future is organized, and your calendar agrees!

a while ago i told you about how i use the last 15 minutes of my friday to set my schedule for monday (memory refresher), but i haven’t told you about how i manage past monday. my calendar is my … Continue reading

Posted in organization tips, organizational tools | 1 Comment

what great managers know

Resonating with me today is an excerpt from the book, First, break all the rules: People don’t change that much. Don’t waste time trying to put in what was left out. Try to draw out what was left in. That … Continue reading

Posted in articles i'm reading, management | Comments Off on what great managers know

What Are We Really Doing to Market Electronic Resources?

my latest article has been published! it is available via library management (for a nice, typeset PDF) or via my institution’s repository (for a less nice, word-processed PDF). Marie R. Kennedy. 2011. “What Are We Really Doing to Market Electronic … Continue reading

Posted in articles i'm reading, writing | 2 Comments

my hands are bananas

Jenny R is awesome.

Posted in monkeys/bananas, titter | Comments Off on my hands are bananas

the panic, it sets in

i’m sitting here at my desk popping wasabi peas and trying to talk myself off the ledge. here’s the thing. as the serials & electronic resources librarian it’s up to me to tell my university which print journals they can … Continue reading

Posted in e-resource mgmt, food, library, license agreements | 3 Comments