Author Archives: Marie Kennedy

About Marie Kennedy

Putting everything into neat piles.

what great managers know

Posted on March 18, 2011 by Marie Kennedy

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 →

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What Are We Really Doing to Market Electronic Resources?

Posted on March 10, 2011 by Marie Kennedy

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 →

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my hands are bananas

Posted on February 23, 2011 by Marie Kennedy

Jenny R is awesome.

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the panic, it sets in

Posted on February 22, 2011 by Marie Kennedy

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 →

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QuickCite app

Posted on February 15, 2011 by Marie Kennedy

screen captures of the new iphone app, QuickCite, and a summary of results. Citation samples: The app worked quickly but the citations it sent me (regardless of style, regardless of book) were missing the location, a key piece for each … Continue reading →

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