Category Archives: writing

one year of blogging

Posted on November 9, 2007 by Marie Kennedy

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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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join the discussion on blogging about scholarship

Posted on August 8, 2007 by Marie Kennedy

over at the cognitive daily blog they’re trying to come up with a way for bloggers to distinguish their “scholarly” posts from the normal mix of blog posts (pictures, personal comments, what’s going on at work, etc.). their aim is … Continue reading →

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a guide to choosing a metadata schema

Posted on July 30, 2007 by Marie Kennedy

i’ve been working on an article that is meant to guide digital collection developers to consider particular aspects of how he/she intends the collection to be used, in order to choose an appropriate metadata schema. i’ve seen in real life, … Continue reading →

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Is Our CD/DVD Collection Worth All This? A Cost-per-use Study of Accompanying Materials

Posted on July 2, 2007 by Marie Kennedy

the corrected proof is up and ready to read at the journal of academic librarianship. if you don’t subscribe to the journal but would like to read, send me an email. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.acalib.2007.05.007

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kind regards

Posted on June 26, 2007 by Marie Kennedy

i sign off on emails to vendors & publishers with the valediction, “kind regards,” and then type my name. i used to use “sincerely,” but that didn’t seem quite right for professional communication. i considered the simple, “regards,” but that … Continue reading →