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2007 Survey of the Biblioblogosphere
In August of 2005, I conducted a survey of people in the library and information science profession who blog to get some sense of the demographic characteristics of bibliobloggers. The…
Career advice from the “To Blog” folder
I've found a lot of great career and work-related posts over the past month or so that I've wanted to share with others. Being a librarian requires much more than…
Posted inlibraries
Good library publicity for all the right reasons
Way to go Gary Price for getting the electronic and non-book resources libraries offer the attention they deserve in the mainstream tech media! "Steal This Book? Don't Bother": Libraries are…
From the “to blog” folder
When I find a post or article interesting and think I might want to comment on it, it goes into the "to blog" folder. That folder is getting pretty darn…
Upcoming Presentations for Fall
I had a nice, sparse, mellow speaking schedule all set for Fall, and then I got a few offers I couldn't refuse, which turned my Fall into another disaster. Add…
Posted inGeneral
At least I’m not “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.”
You're A People's History of the United States! by Howard Zinn After years of listening to other peoples' lies, you decided you've had enough. Now you're out to tell it…
No more f2f meetings… EVER!
Whenever I go on Twitter, it seems like Michelle is at a meeting or on her way to another meeting. It's amazing the girl gets anything done with all those…
Posted incareer
Be careful what you wish for…
Remember last week when I posted about wanting to teach a class on social software for library school students? Well, it looks like I may have gotten my wish. More…
Posted incareer librarianship speaking writing
Risk-taking for fraidy cats
Adam and I have gotten into a new show on A&E called Confessions of a Matchmaker, which follows a matchmaker in Buffalo, NY in her attempts to find love for…
Posted inALA our digital future social software
Libraries using Flickr
Over the next week, I need to write my column for September's American Libraries magazine. I've already decided that I want to write something about libraries and Flickr, but I'm…
Posted inlibrarianship
Breaking news: Librarians can be hip
About a week ago, I was interviewed by Kara Jesella who was writing a story for the New York Times. She told me she was writing about how librarians are…
Posted inblogging social software
The boundaries of disclosure
I answered an e-mail from a reader of my blog today who asked a question that I think is one of the most difficult to answer: I work for a…
