Author Archives: Marie Kennedy

About Marie Kennedy

Putting everything into neat piles.

advertising a new book series

we’ve launched a new series in our library to celebrate major publications or creative works by university faculty.  other universities have had similar kinds of author series (1), but this is a first for our library.  i put out a … Continue reading

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starting a research project with a structured abstract

have you ever gotten a fantastic idea for a research project and were then immediately stumped about what to do next?  if so, starting your research with the magical four key points of a structured abstract may help you make … Continue reading

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the virtuous circle

i was just introduced to the term virtuous circle. it means, according to dictionary.com, “a beneficial cycle of events or incidents, each having a positive effect on the next.”  how nice is that!

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small kindnesses along the way

i’ve been listening to outliers by malcolm gladwell and am at the part in which he’s discussing how people get to different places in life even though they have similar beginnings. he notes that the people around us either lift … Continue reading

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monkey birthday card

dave gave me a birthday card last month that is still cracking me up. the outside says: you neither look nor smell like a monkey. the inside has a note from dave that says: you only organize like one. he’s … Continue reading

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Faculty Pub Night

if you’d like to print one of these for your office, grab the PDF version here: Faculty Pub Night flyer.

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