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…
Blogging ALA on a wiki!
When the wiki was first created, I put up a page for people who are blogging the conference so that people would know where they could find conference reports. Well,…
Very snarfy
I must apologize for the lack of posts this week. I've come down with a horrible cold (bordering on the flu) and I just haven't felt up to doing much…
Ooo baby, baby it’s a wiki world
What I love best about wikis is that their content is not limited to the imagination of just a few people (like most websites are). Anyone can add new sections…
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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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Your screencasting experience?
The Indian Blogger recently posted an excellent survey of screencasting and the software that can be used to create screencasts. People tend to talk about Qarbon Viewlet Builder, Macromedia Captivate,…
No room at the inn?
So, I've heard from several sources that there are no rooms left for the ALA Conference at the hotels suggested on the ALA's website. Yikes! I live in Chicago, but…
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What’s happening in social bookmarking
I have been wanting to write more about social bookmarking for a long time, but I had two job interviews last week and an all-day marathon interview to prepare for…
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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…
Wiki Etiquette
It has been interesting to observe how people have approached the wiki I created. I've been thrilled to see that people are contributing to it and have added some great…
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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.…
technology in information literacy: an appeal
I'm going to be doing a presentation on information literacy in a few weeks, and I'm planning on looking at how new technologies can be used in information literacy instruction.…
Movers and Shakers!
Two bloggers from whose writing I get a great deal of food for thought were just named "movers and shakers" by Library Journal. Congratulations Aaron Schmidt and Michael Stephens! You…
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The highlight of my weekend
My husband and I were having dinner with the new librarian friend I met at the conference last week and her fiancee (who is also a librarian). He said that…
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Email lists in my bloglines?
Over at The Blog Driver's Waltz, Geoff has offered up a step-by-step way of subscribing to email lists via Bloglines. The amazing thing is that you can still use traditional…
