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Do we need library ombudsmen?
I recently had a not-so-fun experience with our local hospital which reminded me of how important it is to ensure one's front-line staff are empowered to question things. During our…
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Didn’t know I needed to be a salesperson
Yes, I knew I'd have to teach people how to use email. And unjam printers. And help people use copiers. But I don't think I ever understood in library school…
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Turn that org chart upside-down!
A while back, I read an excerpt from Aaron Swartz's blog post about management in the post Upside Down Org Chart: Better Way to Support Employees? by Stewart Mader (his…
Looking beyond the technolust
Let me preface this post with the statement that I hate the term Luddite. I think it's often used to dismiss people and ideas that differ from our own. It's…
LIS Publications Wiki
Now this is a great project to come from an LIS class! LIS Publications Wiki Welcome to the Library and Information Science (LIS) Publications wiki. This wiki gathers information about…
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I’ve been provoked!
Steven Bell commented in a recent ACRLog post that there hasn't been much reaction to the Taiga Forum Provocative Statements. I've seen a few reactions online and here's mine --…
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A sight I haven’t seen in years
I've been trying to clean up my email, aggregator and life to some extent before the baby arrives, and it's kind of pathetic how liberated I feel looking at this…
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Congrats to the 2009 Shovers and Makers!
In case you haven't heard about the coolest new award in librarianship, I wanted to add my congratulations to all of the Library Society of the World Shovers and Makers…
Congrats to the 2009 Movers and Shakers!
Take a look at this truly amazing group of people that Library Journal chose to recognize this year. I've never known more folks on the list and so many are…
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It’s not all about the tech – why 2.0 tech fails
Yesterday, I gave a talk for the ACRL Virtual Conference entitled Can't Get There From Here: Achieving Organization 2.0. If you're registered for the Virtual Conference or the regular ACRL…
Why not?
I have been so touched by the kind words people have written about me with respect to my winning the LITA/Library Hi Tech Award for Outstanding Communication in Library and…
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Online conferences – the future is now
I've been lucky to have had some recent involvement with two online conference models -- one that recently happened and one that will be happening soon. I'm really pleased to…
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ALA Annual Unconference
For the past year and a half, I've had the pleasure of serving on Jim Rettig's Presidential Advisory Committee. I honestly had no idea at the time what it would…
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25 Random Things You Probably Didn’t Want to Know About Me
It's easy to ignore a meme that you get tagged for once. When you find yourself having been tagged a half dozen times though, it becomes more difficult to ignore.…
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Customer service problems with Pottery Barn Kids – Part Deux
Be sure to see the update to this post at the bottom of the post. Close to a month ago, I wrote about the awful experience I had with Pottery…
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Libraries in tough times – what about librarians?
Yesterday I received the ALDirect (from American Libraries) Special Issue on the Tough Economy in my Inbox. It contained great information about library advocacy during tough times. What I found…
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Want to come work for me?
We are sadly losing our beloved Distance Learning Librarian to her family (but good for her!), so we are again in the position of looking for a new Distance Learning…
Separate but not equal?
When I read David King's post about Ask-a-Librarian services last week, I didn't have a strong emotional response to it. That was, until he wrote a follow up which brought…
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Making progress on library instruction
Last April, I started in my new position as Head of Instructional Initiatives, though for the first four months, I was also still doing the job of Distance Learning Librarian.…