Author Archives: Marie Kennedy

About Marie Kennedy

Putting everything into neat piles.

#WomenInScience

Posted on May 27, 2020 by Marie Kennedy

At LMU, I am the library liaison to the departments of Physics and Chemistry & Biochemistry. Last year I worked through a review of Physics and Chemistry monograph titles for possible withdrawal from the library collection, as part of our … Continue reading →

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E-resource life

Posted on May 10, 2020 by Marie Kennedy

We were goofing around on the site that generates meme captions from an artificial neural network, https://imgflip.com/ai-meme, and this one came up. It’s too perfect. Being an e-resources librarian right now is a busy time, supporting the patrons that would … Continue reading →

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A brief summary of our recent work: An Exploratory Study of Accomplished Librarian-Researchers

Posted on April 14, 2020 by Marie Kennedy

In our latest study we explore potential factors that may contribute to a librarian becoming a highly productive researcher. Our study is the first to explore the factors from the perspective of the profession’s most accomplished librarian-researchers. Librarians at the … Continue reading →

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Writing and its calming effect

Posted on March 31, 2020 by Marie Kennedy

Since we’ve been working from home due to the COVID-19 crisis I have been having difficulty focusing on things that require long periods of attention. I’ve been good at working through tasks in short, fast bursts, responding in emergency mode. … Continue reading →

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A sweet memory

Posted on June 7, 2019 by Marie Kennedy

My grade school and related church building were recently renovated for a new purpose, as a resources and crisis center. Yesterday when I heard the news it reminded me of when we were kids and annually celebrated the feast day … Continue reading →

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The new normal: running buddy

Posted on May 26, 2019 by Marie Kennedy

I’ve lived in the same house now for more than 10 years and have used the same jogging path for that time. It’s a perfect 4-mile loop from my house to the end of the marina, with awesome views along … Continue reading →