- 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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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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What usage statistics can’t tell us
Because sometimes usage statistics of e-content brings about more questions than they answer. http://stripgenerator.com/strip/737211/what-usage-statistics-cant-tell-us
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journal article layout is worth a million
I don’t know if it’s because I’ve just been through the book publishing process and am extra sensitive to page design, but I think the layout of my new article at Collaborative Librarianship is really nice. Take a look? Shout … Continue reading
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Gantt chartin’
When we put our electronic resource management program into action there were a lot of details to keep organized, tracked, and scheduled. As it turns out, our little experiment of using Gantt software to help us has been wonderful. We’ve … Continue reading
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