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DIY vs. Startup, or false dichotomies and labels

ACRL was a terrific conference experience for me. Not only did I get to see a lot of good friends and have a lot of deep conversations with other instruction…
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The entrepreneurial library

Years ago, I visited the libraries at University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign. After lots of conversations, the one word that stuck with me was entrepreneurial. The library faculty there…
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Behavior vs. belief and changing culture

At LOEX of the West this summer (a fantastic conference, btw), Joan Kaplowitz did a session where she started by asking attendees what words they associate with assessment. I won't…
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Inspiring stuff to read, Take 1

Between work, my son and the class I'm teaching at SJSU (which is about to start), I rarely have time these days to blog. It's certainly not that I'm uninspired…
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