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i’m somebody now!

you know that scene in “the jerk” when the new phonebook arrives and navin johnson sees his name in print for the first time? i just had that kind of a moment here in my office when i discovered that … Continue reading

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our C&RL article is published!

Kennedy, Marie R. and Kristine R. Brancolini. 2012. “Academic Librarian Research: A Survey of Attitudes, Involvement, and Perceived Capabilities.” College & Research Libraries 73(5): 431-448. Abstract: This article reports on the development and results of a recent survey of academic … Continue reading

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editorial queries about URLs

This week I’m responding to editorial queries about our upcoming book. The copy editor has done a fantastic job cleaning up awkward phrasing and correcting citations. The copy editor noted that several of the URLs we cited in the book … Continue reading

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Melancholy : a depression of spirits

The cycle of mounting and executing and moving on to the next project has skidded to a halt, and he cannot say why. It does not make sense to him. Not this night or any other, not at any level … Continue reading

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book status: nearing completion

in june i started writing a book with cheryl laguardia, a how-to manual for marketing electronic resources in libraries. it’s not done yet, there’s still writing to do, but today is the first day i printed it out. i’ve worked … Continue reading

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