Category Archives: library

Getting older, better

Posted on January 6, 2013 by Marie Kennedy

I was delighted to find out that I have been named one of the 2013 cohort of LMU’s Senior Vice President Fellows Program. It’s designed to let us “explore how leaders in colleges and universities exercise constructive influence to help … Continue reading →

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Monkey Day 2012

Posted on December 14, 2012 by Marie Kennedy

Since one can celebrate Monkey Day however she wishes, you may want to consider celebrating by organizing your office! Giving gifts is also nice; I hear that monkeys who work in libraries especially like chocolates. See my previous Monkey Day … Continue reading →

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fog on the bluff

Posted on December 7, 2012 by Marie Kennedy

Loyola Marymount University sits up on a bluff near the ocean, permitting beautiful views of the basin of Los Angeles. Since it’s so close to the ocean we often get fog in the morning and wind in the afternoon. Here’s … Continue reading →

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known problems with e-resources/e-services, no longer a secret

Posted on December 3, 2012 by Marie Kennedy

in an effort to be more proactively communicative about e-resources and e-services with our library patrons we have moved the previously password-protected contents of our internal wiki page, “technology issues/updates (databases)” to a publicly-available website, http://library.lmu.edu/gethelp/e-resourceknownproblems/. there aren’t many issues, … Continue reading →

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job-related tasks in gantt format, update

Posted on November 28, 2012 by Marie Kennedy

Four months ago I shared an abbreviated Gantt chart I made for myself at work, to keep my too-many tasks from getting out of control this year. Sure, I could have decided to try to do less, which would negate … Continue reading →