keeping current with what’s published in our field

there are lots of gaps in information organization-related research, with topics just waiting to be tackled. how do i know? i read like crazy. here’s how i stay current with what is being published.

i subscribe to several blogs through my bloglines account:

i also put a recurring (every two weeks) appointment (30 min.) with myself in my calendar to check out what’s been published in the last two weeks, indexed at the Web of Knowledge’s Current Contents Connect. i choose the Social & Behavioral Sciences edition, and then choose the Library & Information Sciences discipline. if i have time left over i check out other disciplines. there’s often good, relevant stuff that informs me there too.

so now you know my secrets to staying current. how do you stay on top of the literature? would you suggest i add something to my list?

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google maps keeps it real

i tried google maps for the first time today, a switch from mapquest.  i plugged in my destination address and google maps tells me the trip should take “about 28 mins, up to 1 hour 20 mins in traffic.”  mapquest teases you by telling you that your 16 mile trip will take about 20 minutes.  mapquest doesn’t live in l.a.

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readership poll

p.s. i should note here that this poll is not intended to gather hard data. it is just for fun. i’ve not used polldaddy before and wanted to try it out.

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DailyLit in my RSS feeder

i just signed up to receive “italian journeys,” by william dean howell, delivered via rss feed.  dailylit delivers books in the public domain (or under creative commons license) to you in chunks, via email or rss feed.  what a fun idea!  my first installment will be fed to me later tonight.

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