Author Archives: Marie Kennedy

About Marie Kennedy

Putting everything into neat piles.

time for reflection speeds by

Posted on May 9, 2007 by Marie Kennedy

dealing with a frantic med student today reminded me to schedule more time for myself; quality quiet time. i’ve been writing notes to myself of topics to consider for writing a new article, but haven’t given myself the opportunity to … Continue reading →

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mentoring

Posted on May 3, 2007 by Marie Kennedy

i’ll soon be attending my first medical library conference (medical library association) and was assigned a conference mentor, one who has been to an mla conference before and is willing to guide a newbie. i have been to conferences before … Continue reading →

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i write like a man?

Posted on May 2, 2007 by Marie Kennedy

i dumped my blog post commenting on expertise in pictorial perception into the “gender genie,” and it thinks i am a man. what is surprising about this, you ask? i am a woman. here’s the metadata it logged from the … Continue reading →

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increase the n

Posted on April 27, 2007 by Marie Kennedy

oh boy, i have just the thing to perk you up this friday.  here’s a snippet of lyrics from the song by hefe, “increase the ‘n’”: there’s a trend but the error is big increase the N the rat’s no … Continue reading →

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“open data” = “data, laying around somewhere”?

Posted on April 24, 2007 by Marie Kennedy

i’m still processing the position paper on “open data,” but so far i’m having a difficult time with the practicality of the concept.  the argument falls flat for me because it calls for no restrictions on (certain) scientific data at … Continue reading →

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my first amendment to publication agreement

Posted on April 19, 2007 by Marie Kennedy

i got a chapter accepted for publication (yay!) and am preparing the packet of materials to send to the editors, including the publication agreement.  i will be attaching the amendment to the publication agreement that i made.  a particularly disagreeable … Continue reading →

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