Author Archives: Marie Kennedy

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Putting everything into neat piles.

new photograph

Posted on November 1, 2007 by Marie Kennedy

if you were on the marie-kennedy.com email list you would have already received a special offer in your inbox, regarding the image i’ve posted here. if you sign up for the email list by november 4 i will forward the … Continue reading →

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information aesthetics

Posted on October 30, 2007 by Marie Kennedy

when i look at my bloglines account i see that i’ve saved many posts from information aesthetics. it’s the most interesting blog i’ve looked at recently. so much of what researchers do is look for effective ways to convey what … Continue reading →

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batch deleting holdings is efficient

Posted on October 25, 2007 by Marie Kennedy

we’re weeding the collection here at the library, withdrawing lots of old books. this is great because we keep buying new books. soon the shelves will be full and we will begin this process anew. this is the delicate balancing … Continue reading →

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here’s what i love about blogs…

Posted on October 24, 2007 by Marie Kennedy

i was just sifting through my bloglines account, a web-based software program which very neatly organizes the latest posts on all the blogs i like to read. i got to the posts at open access news and saw a link … Continue reading →

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visual medical dictionary

Posted on October 23, 2007 by Marie Kennedy

http://www.curehunter.com/public/dictionary.do check this out! type in a disease in the search box and hit ‘enter’ on your keyboard. select the disease by clicking on it. in the middle frame you’ll get a hierarchical view of your search term in tree … Continue reading →

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google image labeler

Posted on October 18, 2007 by Marie Kennedy

for a few years now i’ve been interested in how everyday people describe images as opposed to how image experts describe them, and how the difference in vocabulary may affect the way search engines for images are constructed. i did … Continue reading →