Category Archives: library

a missed branding opportunity

when a researcher is in literature review mode, she is downloading tens of documents at a time to read later. the usual organizational scheme at the beginning of a research project -for me at least- is to save all those … Continue reading

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LOLform

if i were looking for a project to work on and wanted to identify a form or process that may benefit from some revision, this would be it.  this is a scan of an interlibrary loan request i put in … Continue reading

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it’s over. now we may exhale.

our first semester in the new library is complete. if you need a group study room today, the reservation system has many available for you! all week these have been completely blocked with red, showing that the rooms were reserved … Continue reading

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twitter lists or: i need to diversify my interests

twitter now lets you create lists of the tweeple you follow, which allows you to group together your friends.  here’s a better explanation of twitter lists: http://mashable.com/2009/11/02/twitter-lists-guide/ i just checked out the number of lists i’m on and chuckled at … Continue reading

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culs-de-sac and librarianship

when i was 19 i had my palm read and was informed that i have a very short life line. i would die, the palm reader told me, “tragically young.” it’s no wonder, then, why i am the way i … Continue reading

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Ira Glass quote

“The more idealistic your mission, the more cunning you have to be to get it across.” — Ira Glass from his 2009 ACRL keynote address

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