Has EBSCO become the new evil empire?
Absolutely. I was less than thrilled with the way EBSCO has dealt with some of its customers vis-à-vis Harvard Business Review. I thought it was pretty evil that they signed…
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Baby steps in promoting information literacy
In the Fall, I wrote a post about my own thoughts on who should teach information literacy in academic libraries. In theory, I don't care who teaches information literacy as…
Finding the work/family/fun balance and identity as a librarian/parent
This is a post mainly for those professionals who are passionate about their careers and are considering having children but wonder/worry what impact it might have on their life and…
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A Working Mom’s Library Day in the Life: Thursday – awesome day
This will be my last Day in the Life, as Reed and I got sick with RSV (and him with bronchiolitis as well) so I'm feverish, wiped out, and confined…
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A working mom’s library day in the life: Wednesday
This morning I felt really sick to my stomach and dizzy, so after helping to get Reed dressed, Adam ended up taking him to daycare. I spent 20 minutes lying…
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A Working Mom’s Library Day in the Life: Tuesday
My day started at 6:00 am when my husband and I got Reed fed, dressed, and ready for daycare. Adam drove him to daycare today since I was nearly out…
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A Working Mom’s Library Day in the Life: Monday
This week’s "days in the life" are very different from the ones I did back in July. In July, I was still in the midst of maternity leave and was…
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A rant about men (like Clay Shirky)
A lot of people have written about Clay Shirky's post "A rant about women" and I'm here to give my two cents FWIW. First of all, who in their right…
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Teaching Web 2.0 with Web 2.0
After a year off from teaching to take care of baby Reed, I'm getting back up on the horse. I'll be teaching a class on Web 2.0 and Social Networking…
Posted insocial software writing
Community-generated children’s book for charity
For the holidays, I bought Reed an awesome personalized book. While I still have the personalized book my dad made me when I was 3, I must admit that the…
Posted inabout me librarianship speaking writing
Big things I’ve learned 2000-2009
Going into a new decade (I know technically it's not a new decade until 2011, but don't be such a kill-joy!) is a good time for reflection. After seeing all…
Posted inblogging
Edublog Award Nominations
In this post I'm just registering my nominations for the 2009 Edublog Awards. My Nominations for The 2009 Edublog Awards are: Best New Blog - In the Library with the…
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This is not my blogosphere
One of the things I always loved most about social media was the transparency it created. If a product, service, hotel, etc. was terrible, you could be sure that you'd…
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Constructive criticism
Let this be a lesson to you -- never write a comment on a blog post while you have a baby on your lap who is simultaneously grabbing at your…
Shades of gray
Ever since the news of LibLime's enterprise version of Koha and whether or not their actions consisted a fork of the code, I've been thinking about how black and white…
Posted ininstruction librarianship libraries
Who should teach library instruction?
Don't worry, Walt, I won't apologize for being away and I won't promise that I'm going to post more often (though I have a lot of ideas for posts, something…
Posted inlibraries our digital future social software
Roles and responsibilities for 2.0 technologies
I get asked a lot of things via email from librarians, but very few actually make it to this blog. This question was so interesting and probably better answered by…
Posted inlibraries our digital future Work
It’s not about us (or more ramblings on possessiveness)
I know Jenica wondered if her blog post, Rambling about possessiveness, really had a point, but it was right in line with things I've been thinking a lot about lately.…
Posted inlibraries
Help the Louisville Free Public Library!
I know a number of people in the Louisville area, so I've heard all about the horrible weather they've been having this year. But the flooding of the Louisville Free…
Why I participated in Library Day in the Life
Sarah Cohen wonders what motivated people to participate in Library Day in the Life and who we are writing these for. I can't speak for everyone else, but I wanted…