- Marie Kennedy is the Serials & Electronic Resources Librarian at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, CA. This blog is about organization, librarianship, and sometimes monkeys and/or bananas.
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white boards: evolution
in our new library the group study room walls are called “wall talkers.” the white walls have a coating which can be written on with special markers. it’s perfect for taking notes for a group meeting, or working through an … Continue reading
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what I’m reading: Speaking of Books
http://southernlibrarianship.icaap.org/content/v10n01/hackman_t01.html Timothy Hackman Speaking of Books… Connecting with Faculty through a Campus Author Series Electronic Journal of Academic and Special Librarianship v.10 no.1 (Spring 2009)
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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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