- Marie Kennedy is the Serials & Electronic Resources Librarian at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, CA. This blog is about organization, librarianship, and sometimes monkeys and/or bananas.
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there’s an anthropologist in my office!
“uh huh, i see.” “and then what?” “what do you do when that window pops up?” “and what does she do with it once you put it on her desk?” it recently occurred to me that i’ve been an anthropologist … Continue reading
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oranges and peaches
if you’re a librarian, chances are you’ve seen the movie “party girl.” in one scene the main character misunderstands a woman asking for darwin’s book “on the origin of species,” thinking instead that she’s asked for “oranges and peaches,” and … Continue reading
elmer fudd abstract
you remember elmer fudd, right? he’s the cartoon character that was always chasing bugs bunny. he has a little speech disorder that makes most of what he wants to say utterly adorable. here’s how he would read the abstract of … Continue reading
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mindfulness versus the resolution
i’m thinking of the idea of a new year resolution a little differently this year. instead of deciding to do/not do something in 2009 i am choosing to be mindful, of my water use, in particular. by choosing to be … Continue reading
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topic index of the program of the AAA
a quick look at the american anthropological association’s (aaa) topic index for their latest annual conference presentations has me on the floor laughing. a topic index usually organizes key words in alphabetical order and points the reader to the pages … Continue reading
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