Do we need a translator here?
I'm starting to feel like I'm witnessing the blogospheric version of the Tower of Babel story. There are a lot of people talking about Library 2.0 and I think there…
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When you wish upon a blog
Remember a few weeks ago when I wrote that I really wanted to be an online adjunct instructor at a library school so I could teach social software to LIS…
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Interesting facts from the Survey of the Biblioblogosphere 2007
Between my headache issues and a crazy speaking/writing/teaching schedule, it is unlikely that I will be able to publish a comprehensive list of results for the 2007 Survey of the…
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Free online learning… from ALA?
Speaking of libraries doing 2.0 things just to look cool, there is an organization that I've criticized about that in the past. I've been concerned that many of the hip,…
Divisions, dogma, and just doing a good job
I have to admit that the Annoyed Librarian is one of my guilty pleasures. I love to laugh and she makes me laugh like crazy, even though she's probably insulted…
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Be the first lab!
I absolutely loved Jill Stover's post about the library as a lab for creative exploration (by the way, if you don't read her blog, subscribe! It's a gem!): This "community…
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Survey of the Biblioblogosphere Update
When I put the survey out, I hoped to get more responses than last time. Two years ago, I got somewhere in the neighborhood of 150 responses. I've been amazed…
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Library school 0.5?
How can a library school teach their students to be user-focused if they model the exact opposite behaviors? Check out the assertive (and admirable) way that Jennifer tried to confront…
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On success and motivation
I read Emily Clasper's post yesterday about overachievers, underachievers and motivation and found that some of what she wrote made me very uncomfortable. I wasn't quite sure how to articulate…
