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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Giving and Taking
Oh Meredith, why can't you just write a nice, short, concise post? I really don't know what happens! I start writing and my fingers just seem to take over. This…
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My book is available through Amazon!
My book is available through Amazon! Originally uploaded by librarianmer I'm almost afraid to mention this for fear that I'll jinx it, but it looks like my book is finally…
My Top Technology Trends for 2007
When I was asked to be one of the Top Tech Trend experts, I knew I wasn't going to be able to attend the actual panel session this year, because…
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BIGWIG Social Software Showcase
I'm kicking myself for having turned down the opportunity to take part in this, but I was (and am) way too swamped to take on anything else. My delightfully subversive…
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My developing ALA Schedule
I'm really excited about ALA and I can't believe it's coming up so soon! I'm giving three talks and have to do signings and appearances at the exhibits on Saturday,…
Posted ininstruction our digital future social software
Respect my Authority
When I read Michael Gorman's two-part blog post (yes, I said blog post; if that isn't the height of irony...) to respect the wisdom of the expert over the wisdom…
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Is the book out? Good question.
A couple of weeks ago, I finally received copies of my re-printed book. The laminate is on nice and tight as it should be and the cover colors are a…
Posted inlibrarianship
Being Transparent Isn’t Enough
We talk a great deal about the importance of being more transparent to our patrons. Things like blogs, flickr, etc. can help put a human face on the library, make…
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Eight random things
Rachel tagged me with a new meme and challenged me to come up with eight random things about myself. I feel like I've disclosed a lot on this blog, so…
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You too could have a Walt Crawford!
I'm sure you've all heard that our dear Walt Crawford will be free of his job at OCLC at the end of September 2007 (if you don't recognize the name,…
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Couldn’t have said it better…
I have to remember to give Sarah Houghton-Jan a big pat on the back next time I see her for her post on social networking software. In it she risks…
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The journey home
I'm back from my whirlwind vacation. I returned Monday night, but I've been so exhausted since then that I haven't had the energy to post (and yesterday was my birthday,…
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Yes, another update on Social Software in Libraries
I'm at the airport right now heading off to the second part of my 2-week vacation. However, I've gotten a bunch of panicked e-mails from people who have ordered their…
