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Book trumps blogging
My book is due in just over a month. This is a fact that is causing me a fair amount of anxiety. I know I'll get it done in time,…
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On ALA 2.0 Bootcamp and free access to online learning
It's been thrilling to see the growth of online educational opportunities for librarians. From OPAL, to SirsiDynix, to HigherEd BlogCon, to WebJunction, to podcasts, screencasts and countless blogs... there's a…
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Internet Librarian — Hoorah!
I know everyone has already written about Internet Librarian, but I took two days off for my birthday, which I ended up spending getting mauled by lambs. Yes, you heard…
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Facebook at Bennington’s Crossett Library
Since posting about social networking software almost 2 weeks ago, I have been corresponding with Oceana Wilson of the Crossett Library at Bennington College. They are the library that has…
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Request from a friend
Doug Geiger, a reader of Information Wants to be Free whom I've been IM-ing with since last year, IM-ed and asked if I would post this request my blog. While…
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You may not be the person you think you are
We all have a story of our life in our heads that informs who we think we are and what we think we are capable of. This story is based…
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My first podcast
I'm not sure why I didn't mention this earlier (probably out of sheer embarassment - I hate my voice), but I recorded my first podcast last week. Jenny Levine and…
Posted inlibrarianship libraries our digital future
Libraries in Social Networking Software
I've been listening and quietly taking in all of the talk about social networking software and the library's place (if any) in that software. I've raised a few questions on…
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John Iliff (1953-2006) – an inspiration
This morning when I saw Karen's post that John Iliff had passed away, my first thought was "it has to be some other John Iliff." The John Iliff I know…
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Casey Bisson speaks! We all should listen.
As I was working on the book and it started getting longer and longer... and longer, it became clear to me that I was going to have to cut some…
Information Literacy Online: If you build it… will they come?
Before I started my job, there were no instructional materials provided to online students on how to use the library resources (there also was no distance learning librarian to create…
