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Reader survey results
I think I've gotten enough responses to close the survey and report my findings. 72 people filled it out, and that figure blew my mind! I thought I'd probably get…
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Surveying the biblioblogosphere: Take two
Lisle wrote that she would like to know more about the age distribution of librarians who write blogs. I wish Walt could somehow have done a breakdown by blogger age,…
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Loving the long tail
Everyone is all a-twitter about Walt Crawford's investigation of the biblioblogosphere where he measured the "reach" of blogs and highlighted the top 50 librarian blogs. And I hate to play…
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Wikimania hits WebJunction
Next month, WebJunction's editorial focus will be on Online Community for Public Libraries and I was asked to serve as guest editor for this segment. I know I don't work…
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Hiatus
I don't know how much I'll be able to post during the month of August. Between the move and the probability of Internet access issues, I can't promise anything. I'm…
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Designing my blog for you: A survey
Early Wednesday morning, I'll be leaving for Vermont, my new job and new home. Since this is a transitional time in my life, I thought it would only be appropriate…
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Online communities in a “locked down” society
I've never understood librarians who are afraid of change. Maybe it's because I'm young, but I doubt it, because I'm probably a bigger fan of routine than the average person.…
Of wikis, communities, and moving
I've been feeling very guilty about my lack of posts this week, especially since they will probably become even more sparse during the month of August. My mind is truly…
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The “kept-up” distance learning librarian
I have gotten several emails from library students who feel that their programs are not teaching them enough about technology. The student I heard from a few days ago expressed…
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To the Lighthouse
Thanks to Steven Cohen, I just learned that Stephen Abram has a new blog, entitled Stephen's Lighthouse. What an exciting new addition to the biblioblogosphere. He's already written an insightful…
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Safe blogging
Now that I have a job, I've started thinking about how my work will affect my blog. I was even asked by a soon-to-be colleague how I would handle blogging…
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ALA Wrapup: Days 3-4
OCLC Blogger Salon This has been covered by a lot of people, so if you want more details, the posts were all pulled together at the ALA Chicago Wiki. I,…
ALA Day 1: Starstruck
My day didn't really get started until mid-afternoon, but boy was the latter half of the day fabulous! You know when you're around people who just "get it"? People you…
ALA Conference Schedule (revised)
Whew! We're finally back in Chicago after being out of town for almost the entire month of June. Can't say I missed the traffic (Vermont is really nice that way).…
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Life is good
I've been wanting to blog about this for a while... I got a job. :) I was offered the position about 11 days ago, but was nervous about blogging about…
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Road trip!
I won't be posting much (if anything) over the next week since tomorrow I'll be starting a major road trip with my hubby and Internet access may be sporadic at…
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The “voice” of academic librarianship
In this article from Inside Higher Ed, Steven Bell, apparently the authority on academic blogging (perhaps because of the title of his blog?), says: “I can’t say any individual has…
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Cites and Insights June 2005 is here!
The June issue of Walt Crawford's Cite & Insights is out with some interesting articles, particularly those about the open access movement and the broadcast flag. What surprised me was…
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Fanning a flamer’s fire
Why do people like Michael Gorman and Blaise Cronin (and note that I will not link to any of their articles, but you can find critiques at Free Range Librarian…
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Community at work
I just want to thank everyone who wrote me with insights and suggestions for my presentation. I have received so many wonderful emails over the past week from my colleagues.…
