Author Archives: Marie Kennedy

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twitter lists or: i need to diversify my interests

Posted on November 30, 2009 by Marie Kennedy

twitter now lets you create lists of the tweeple you follow, which allows you to group together your friends. here’s a better explanation of twitter lists: http://mashable.com/2009/11/02/twitter-lists-guide/ i just checked out the number of lists i’m on and chuckled at … Continue reading →

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is the IRB optional for library-related research?

Posted on November 29, 2009 by Marie Kennedy

I just browsed a peer-reviewed article about marketing a specific library resource and was surprised by what I read in the Assessment section. In that section the author noted that he developed a survey to gather feedback from students on … Continue reading →

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The natural landscape metaphor in information visualization

Posted on November 17, 2009 by Marie Kennedy

this article is not what i was intending to find during today’s browse of journal tables of contents, but i’ll take it! i’ve often wondered about how people respond spatially to all those network graphs that are popular these days. … Continue reading →

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culs-de-sac and librarianship

Posted on November 15, 2009 by Marie Kennedy

when i was 19 i had my palm read and was informed that i have a very short life line. i would die, the palm reader told me, “tragically young.” it’s no wonder, then, why i am the way i … Continue reading →

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