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Well… duh!
I just started a blog at work to communicate with my distance students and faculty. For a long time people kept telling me "we have a really old version of…
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So who’s going to Computers in Libraries?
I am!!!! I'm so excited! This will be my first Information Today conference and I can't wait to meet all the people I've only known online and hang out with…
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I’ve been tagged: four things.
Wow! I think this is the first time I've ever been tagged for a meme. You like me! You really like me! Thanks Nicole! ;) Four jobs I’ve had: 1.…
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Working on the book: lessons learned so far
For those who don't know, I am currently writing a book on libraries and technology. At this point, I can't even imagine what life would be like if I didn't…
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HigherEd BlogCon Call for Presenters Closing Jan 31
January 31st is the deadline for submissions to HigherEd BlogCon. If you have some great ideas about how to implement social tools in libraries or are doing cool things at…
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On being vague in the online medium, with no apology
"There's something that's really bothering me that I want to tell you about... but I can't..." "There's someone I think is an egotistical jerk. I'm sure you all know who…
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Making assumptions in the online medium and a mea culpa
I got my library science degree through distance learning, which was definitely an interesting experience. It's fascinating to never meet most of your classmates and yet form definite opinions about…
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2.0, the book and podcasting: what I’ve been up to
This may be the longest I've gone without writing in my blog since I started it. Sorry 'bout that. All the craziness that went on in the comments section of…
Patience and staff buy-in
I'm not the most patient person in the world (I can just imagine my husband snickering when he reads this). Ok, I'm really impatient. I have a lot of ideas…
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Let’s make libraries better, ok?
Since the fall, I've pretty much been processing my thoughts about Library 2.0 on this blog in real-time. If one is going for ideological consistency, it's probably not the best…
Label 2.0
It's a bird. It's a plane. No! It's Library 2.0! What is Library 2.0? Is it all about technology? It is new? Is it just old? If Library 2.0 were…
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CFP: HigherEd BlogCon
As you may know, I'm chairing the Library and Information Resources Track of HigherEd BlogCon, a totally online conference exploring the new technologies being used in higher education. Michelle Boule…
Edward Vielmetti: Superpatron
Yesterday, Edward Vielmetti, a very committed patron at the Ann Arbor District Library e-mailed me about an amazing idea he has for improving the Library Success Wiki (stay tuned for…
The book: progress report
Writing is going well in terms of quantity. I'm nearly halfway done in terms of words written, which I can hardly believe myself. However, given my ineptitude when it comes…
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Folksonomies and a new librarian blogger
Early this week, a new librarian named Ellyssa Kroski wrote me to ask my advice on how to get started on the road to professional writing. I'd say she's already…
Cool things I found this week2
Here are some of the great things I've found this week: Roy Tennant's brilliant What I Wish I Had Known, a reflection on the things he would have been better…
Technology Implementation: My Brilliant Failures
I'm never afraid to try something and have it fail. I'd rather learn from a mistake than learn nothing because I was afraid to make a mistake. I don't know…
Cool things I found this week
The unsinkable Rachel Singer Gordon's column about the role Gen-X'ers can play as a bridge between the boomers and the millennials. She's dead-on and this is an article you should…
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HigherEd BlogCon
HigherEd BlogCon is a totally online conference exploring the new technologies being used in higher education. I am thrilled to announce that I am going to be chairing the Library…
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My year in blog
Today is the anniversary of my blog (Adam laughed at me when I used the word "blogiversary"). Part of me can't believe it's already been a year since I first…
