Author Archives: Marie Kennedy

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mla is in chicago this year

Posted on March 9, 2008 by Marie Kennedy

the annual meeting of the medical library association is in chicago this year. i’m wondering what chicago will be like with a bunch of medical librarians running through it, if this is what it looks like now. look out, chicago.

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pre-internet blogging

Posted on March 8, 2008 by Marie Kennedy

i sort of half-laughed at today’s non-sequitur comic. it’s odd to think of someone standing on the front stoop of his house, reading his writings aloud through a megaphone.(*) blogging, or writing down what’s important to you in a public … Continue reading →

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80 million tiny images

Posted on February 21, 2008 by Marie Kennedy

i’ve saved this link in my blog feed reader for a while now, unsure how to make practical use of 80 million tiny images, described as “a visualization of all the nouns in the English language arranged by semantic meaning.” … Continue reading →

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e-journal usage stats are killing me

Posted on February 18, 2008 by Marie Kennedy

2006 was the first year that my library gathered usage statistics, thanks to project counter (counter). counter is a cooperative initiative that provides librarians with usage statistics for the electronic journals to which they subscribe. the list of vendors providing … Continue reading →

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happy valentine’s day

Posted on February 14, 2008 by Marie Kennedy

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ScienceDebate moves forward

Posted on February 12, 2008 by Marie Kennedy

in an earlier post i mentioned a grass roots effort that seems to be growing roots quickly, sciencedebate 2008. it is getting all kinds of press and discussion, which is excellent. the presidential candidates have now been invited to a … Continue reading →

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