- 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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e-resources usage stats dashboard
“A dashboard is a visual display of the most important information needed to achieve one or more objectives: consolidated and arranged on a single screen so the information can be monitored at a glance” (Few, p.34). Wow, there are some … Continue reading
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One good thing about asking the question
…is that you’re gonna get an answer! Librarians who serve our patrons at service points are THE people to stay in touch with if you’re thinking about how to improve your library’s electronic resources. I stopped by the Info Desk … Continue reading
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Proxy server anxiety dreams
On August 1 we will go live with a new proxy server, giving more reliable off-campus access to our licensed electronic resources. This means that during the month of July we’ll be changing every one of the URLs in our … Continue reading
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qualitative AND quantitative
I recently attended the Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries conference in Rome, Italy, and had a blast. What a treat to see librarians and library researchers from across the globe present the results of their mixed methods research. It … Continue reading
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Announcing a photo contest where you win stuff: “You with our book”
Because it’s summer! Because contests are fun! Because making photographs is a blast! You have several options for how to submit your photo for consideration: Take a picture of yourself with our book, Marketing Your Library’s Electronic Resources: A How-To-Do-It … Continue reading
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slow, quick, quick
Classes are over for this academic semester, grades are in, and now it’s time to … WORK FAST. During the semester we try to keep our e-resources as stable as possible, so that students have the same experience every time … Continue reading
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