now available for pre-sale in the ala store at http://www.alastore.ala.org/detail.aspx?ID=4224.
yes, i’m pretty excited about our book getting published soon. this “academic coach taylor” tumblr is keeping me in check, though. i love the internet.
http://academiccoachtaylor.tumblr.com/image/29126011824
Friday Night Lights (http://www.nbc.com/friday-night-lights/) was a super show about high school football in Texas. A lead character in the series is Coach Taylor, the coach of the football team and a no-nonsense, I-don’t-care-about-your-feelings kind of guy. I can hear him in my head saying this to me.
Thanks to @kaijsa for pointing me to the tumblr.
i sharpened a bunch of pencils today because i like a crisp point. i have blogged about my pencil sharpening method before: http://orgmonkey.net/?p=1079. i was surprised to hear from others just how much they appreciate a sharp pencil point as well. it seems like such a small thing but apparently makes a big difference. may your 2013 be full of pointy tips!
you know that scene in “the jerk” when the new phonebook arrives and navin johnson sees his name in print for the first time? i just had that kind of a moment here in my office when i discovered that i have an entry in the library of congress’s name authority file. doesn’t get much library geekier than that!
Ooh, lookit! I just got this alert in my e-mail and I’m excited to share with you that I’m presenting a Springer Lunch & Learn session at the upcoming ALA Midwinter conference, in Seattle, WA. I’ll be talking about the basics of marketing for e-content, what I’ve seen libraries do to market their electronic resources, and get you all PUMPED UP to develop your own marketing plan. Join us? Register at http://www.regonline.com/Register/Checkin.aspx?EventID=1182070.
Many thanks to Springer for giving me the opportunity to talk about a topic I really love.
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 institutions achieve their mission and goals.” I’m in a group of five fellows, and paired with our Senior VP mentors, we total ten. We’ll be meeting and traveling together throughout the year, reading quite a bit. There are a couple of mini-retreats each month, with themes like “inclusive colleges and universities,” “leadership epistemology.” I’m honored to be part of this group and will enjoy working with my mentor, the university’s CFO. I’ll be doing this in addition to my regular duties at the library. Time management, FTW!
At my eye exam yesterday I mentioned that I’ve started to hold my phone at a little bit of a distance now when I text, so I was instructed to get a pair of glasses to use when I read (“cheaters”). That should really come in handy with all the reading I’m about to embark on with this fellowship program. Our first mini-retreat is at the end of January; required reading is four articles and two book chapters.
