Author Archives: Marie Kennedy

About Marie Kennedy

Putting everything into neat piles.

Mickey Smith’s journal photographs

Posted on January 9, 2008 by Marie Kennedy

a photographer is doing a series on the spines of bound journals. her statement on this work: “Volume is an ongoing project documenting bound periodicals and professional journals in public libraries. Most of these publications are being replaced by their … Continue reading →

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one item counted two different ways

Posted on January 3, 2008 by Marie Kennedy

we had a meeting today in my department to talk about how we’ve each been counting cataloging statistics. the meeting was spurred by the e-book cell on our spreadsheet, which had been curiously empty for a whole year though we’ve … Continue reading →

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2008 arrives!

Posted on January 1, 2008 by Marie Kennedy

dear readers, i hope you are not feeling green or purple today, like the monkeys in this image. enjoy your own altered photo at the warholizer.

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photographs as a serial

Posted on December 30, 2007 by Marie Kennedy

Five years ago I heard Joel Meyerowitz speak about his photographic project dealing with the destroyed World Trade Center. When asked what it was like at the site where all of the pieces of the Center were being sorted and … Continue reading →

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what my job title means

Posted on December 27, 2007 by Marie Kennedy

when i introduce myself professionally, i tell people that i am the head of metadata and content management at our library, which usually draws an, “i’m impressed” facial expression, and then the inevitable question, “what is that?” have you been … Continue reading →