Author Archives: Marie Kennedy

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metadata, not crap

Posted on May 30, 2007 by Marie Kennedy

i’m working on an article about assigning metadata and happened upon the old corey doctorow comment, “metacrap.” i bump into this work every once in a while when googling something metadata-ish. it’s a humorous piece in which doctorow points out … Continue reading →

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tagcrowd

Posted on May 27, 2007 by Marie Kennedy

jeff pomerantz’s blog pointed me to a site called tagcrowd. i pasted in the text of my forthcoming chapter, The impact of locally developed electronic resource management systems (in the book Electronic Resource Management in Libraries: Research and Practice). Here … Continue reading →

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are you a colourlover?

Posted on May 25, 2007 by Marie Kennedy

i came across an inventive website a while ago called “colourlovers”. it’s an interactive space where people that work with or enjoy thinking about color can write about it. it’s creative as well, and allows registered users (lovers?) to create … Continue reading →

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is our cd/dvd collection worth all this? a cost-per-use analysis of accompanying materials

Posted on May 24, 2007 by Marie Kennedy

i presented some research results during a poster session at the recent medical library association conference in philadelphia. mla has linked to a pdf of the poster: http://www.mlanet.org/am/am2007/e-present/20070520_03_kennedy.pdf poster title: is our cd/dvd collection worth all this? a cost-per-use analysis … Continue reading →

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my weekend to-do list

Posted on May 24, 2007 by Marie Kennedy

1. review cdwa-lite 2. take survey on said schema to offer feedback and suggestions 3. grill a hotdog 4. drink a beer it is a long weekend due to the memorial day holiday, after all.

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the danglebirds are back!

Posted on May 16, 2007 by Marie Kennedy

have you seen these around l.a.? i spied one yesterday at 4th and rose, in venice, and thought my eyes were deceiving me; it’s orange! but then this morning, at westminster and abbot kinney, i saw another one; a red … Continue reading →

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