Category Archives: library

stepping back for a moment to take a breath

Posted on June 13, 2008 by Marie Kennedy

there’s been a lot of emphasis lately on communicating with library patrons by using social technologies like blogs, wikis, and rss. i am all for exploring new communication styles with our patrons, especially if they employ technology (geek alert). one … Continue reading →

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to read: Groundswell: Winning in a World Transformed by Social Technologies

Posted on June 10, 2008 by Marie Kennedy

my library has recently been discussing the wealth of social technology possibilities, wondering how to effectively use them to communicate with our users. i’m pleased to be part of an organization that is thinking about this and have been doing … Continue reading →

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AMA goes crazy, digitizes everything

Posted on May 20, 2008 by Marie Kennedy

The digitization of JAMA and the Archives backfiles is soon to be completed, to be released by the end of 2008. They’ll be available for a one-time purchase and an annual maintenance fee for having them hosted through Highwire. 2 … Continue reading →

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gopubmed

Posted on May 14, 2008 by Marie Kennedy

playing around with gopubmed for the first time (i know, i know!) today. i put in my favorite search term, “gastroesophageal reflux,” and waited to see what happened. a lot of resulting information was displayed, looking not like any search … Continue reading →

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today is Virtual Library Legislative Day

Posted on May 13, 2008 by Marie Kennedy

I’m the chair of the Government Relations & Bylaws committee for the Medical Library Group of Southern California & Arizona and am on a few e-mail lists as a result, keeping me informed of what’s going on in our government … Continue reading →

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voluminous

Posted on April 27, 2008 by Marie Kennedy

hmm…voluminous is a rather nice tool for reading books in the public domain. it’s a downloadable app for macs. i downloaded the free trial and already found 6 books that look entertaining: a history of art for beginners and students … Continue reading →

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