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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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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…
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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Through her eyes
I have always enjoyed reading books and articles about certain places written by foreigners. Whether it is the British writer Jonathan Raban writing about America, the early 20th century British…
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Well, I said yes.
Last night, I got an e-mail asking if I'd like to join the LITA Top Technology Trends panel as one of their experts. And it didn't take me more than…
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What about Library Association 2.0?
One thing I have loved about the whole Library 2.0 movement is the push to stamp out the "but we've always done it this way" attitude. I am a strong…
Five Weeks to a Social Library: Highlights from Week 4
Wow! I can't believe we've just finished Week 4. It's definitely a bittersweet feeling. I can't imagine waking up in a little over a week and not finding new posts…
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Lead, follow or get out of the way
I always tease Roy Tennant about how so many geek girls (me included) -- and probably geek boys too -- are totally crushing on him. He doesn't really "get it".…
CIL 2007 Wiki (like you weren’t expecting it!)
I just wanted to give people a head's up that the wiki for this year's Computers in Libraries conference is up and people are already starting to add content. I've…
Now it can be told!
I'm so happy to finally be able to publicly congratulate Dorothea Salo on her new job as Digital Repository Librarian at the University of Wisconsin in Madison. I knew Dorothea…
A new (and needed) blog
On a happy note, a friend of mine has recently started a blog in an area of librarianship that doesn't get enough discussion in the blogosphere: access services. Mary Chimato…
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‘Age’-old hangups
I have received many e-mails in regards to the first article in my tenure as a columnist for American Libraries, "Balancing the Online Life" (wish I could link to it,…
Encouraging participation in the wiki world
David King is in the middle of a terrific series on his blog about inviting participation in Web 2.0/social software tools. Here are the ones he's come out with so…
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It’s not just the OPACs that suck
I have a confession to make: I do not use my local public library. I have been in there twice. The first time I went in to get a library…
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Loyalty, user experience and things that just work
Loyalty, foolish consistency or whatever you wish to call it I am an incredibly loyal person. When I find a product, person or service I like, I will stick with…
A day in the life of a distance learning librarian
This morning, I received an e-mail from a librarian who is applying for a position as a distance learning librarian. She asked me what a distance learning librarian does. I…
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Genre Fiction ID System
My dad (Jody Gorran) is a crazy entrepreneur. He has had more businesses (and business ideas) since I was born than years that I've been alive. From a hair salon,…
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Why transparency is important (or, how to lose your customers)
Let me preface this by saying that when I first started my job over a year ago, I was a big fan of EBSCO. Students found their interface easy to…
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Things I wish I’d known about before I finished my book
I must apologize for not writing much lately. I really believed that when I finished my book I would have lots and lots of spare time, but then the speaking…
