Category Archives: writing

e-lis, the open archive for library and information science

Posted on June 15, 2007 by Marie Kennedy

you all probably already know about e-lis, right? it’s an open archive for library and information science. a simple search at the site for the term metadata retrieved 335 results. bliss. i chuckled at the directions on the complicated-looking advanced … Continue reading →

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Addendum, not Amendment

Posted on June 7, 2007 by Marie Kennedy

In revising the file for my Amendment to Publication Agreement I decided to change the title to be an addendum rather than an amendment. An “amendment” suggests to me that the terms of an already-executed agreement are changed as a … Continue reading →

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Scholar’s Copyright Addendum Engine

Posted on June 5, 2007 by Marie Kennedy

how cool is that? simple, direct, and clear. i like their clause 5, which states that if the publisher doesn’t return a countersigned copy and publishes the work it means that they agree to the terms in the addendum. now … Continue reading →

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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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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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