Category Archives: organization tips

to read: an article on personal data organization

Posted on October 5, 2007 by Marie Kennedy

Title: Order from chaos: The poetics and pragmatics of scientific recordkeeping Author(s): Shankar K Source: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR INFORMATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, 58 (10): 1457-1466 AUG 2007 Abstract: Although the production of laboratory and field records is … Continue reading →

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social software and organization

Posted on September 10, 2007 by Marie Kennedy

you probably know by reading this blog that i am a bit of an organization nut. i like things organized my way. at work my idea of ‘organized’ is to have nothing on my desk. visit me in my office … Continue reading →

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keeping current with what’s published in our field

Posted on August 22, 2007 by Marie Kennedy

there are lots of gaps in information organization-related research, with topics just waiting to be tackled. how do i know? i read like crazy. here’s how i stay current with what is being published. i subscribe to several blogs through … Continue reading →

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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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if you use pubmed, check out this new article organizational program

Posted on April 1, 2007 by Marie Kennedy

i just downloaded the preview version of “papers” on my mac at home. wow, what a cool program. it opens like itunes, organizes like itunes, but instead of organizing music it organizes articles you retrieve from pubmed. you can read … Continue reading →

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russian nesting bags

Posted on January 28, 2007 by Marie Kennedy

it seems that there are two ways to store your plastic grocery bags: all jammed inside a bin or the russian nesting bag way (one bag inside another, inside another, ad infinitum). i prefer the every-bag-for-itself way because when i … Continue reading →

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