Author Archives: Marie Kennedy

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Putting everything into neat piles.

Sparklines (and a depressing trend)

Posted on August 7, 2017 by Marie Kennedy

Last year I was lucky enough to take a one-day class with Edward Tufte, about presenting data and information. The course itself was wonderful and I got to chat with him for a little bit about challenges in presenting social … Continue reading →

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Rolling with the punches while doing research

Posted on August 2, 2017 by Marie Kennedy

I recently picked up Allison‘s journal article because I was excited to read about the completed research project of one of the IRDL Scholars. Her project used the mechanism of vignettes to solicit feedback from library patrons about the words … Continue reading →

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Assessing our library’s database collection through the lens of diversity

Posted on July 25, 2017 by Marie Kennedy

A team I put together at our library was lucky enough to snag a small grant from the university’s Office of Intercultural Affairs to support our work on assessing the diversity of our e-collection, a phased project. We were inspired … Continue reading →

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Creating Quiet

Posted on July 18, 2017 by Marie Kennedy

When I do deep thinking or writing I have to have a certain environment for myself, or it’s just not gonna happen. I’m not one of those people who can have the radio on in the background, or be in … Continue reading →

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Celebratory organization looks a little different these days

Posted on May 20, 2017 by Marie Kennedy

The other day in the office I opened the wrong file cabinet and was confronted with so many hanging folders. I hadn’t been in that file cabinet in a while and looking at those folders reminded me of the way … Continue reading →

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Need some e-resource marketing inspiration?

Posted on May 16, 2017 by Marie Kennedy

Over at Scoop.it I’ve been curating a collection of examples of how libraries are marketing their electronic collections. Do you need some inspiration for how to market e-resources at your own library? Take a look at http://www.scoop.it/t/marketing-electronic-resources/. The content there … Continue reading →

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