Category Archives: writing

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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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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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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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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open clip art

Posted on April 7, 2007 by Marie Kennedy

i’m working on my poster for the upcoming medical library association conference and came across a free clip art site.  it’s called “open clip art,” and every image there is in the public domain.  i found a very nice magnifying … Continue reading →

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RefShare my references on electronic resource management systems

Posted on February 21, 2007 by Marie Kennedy

One of the dreadful things when beginning a literature review is dumping your citations into your reference manager. If your topic happens to be electronic resource management systems, however, your life just got a lot easier. I’ve compiled the resources … Continue reading →

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