Information Wants To Be Free – Page 13 – A librarian, writer and educator reflecting on the profession and the tools we use to serve our patrons

Future of LIS education?

In October, I'm speaking at a conference in Reykjavik, Iceland entitled The Future is here: Are we prepared? New thinking in education for public librarians. (PDF). My talk is entitled…

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Consistency or effectiveness in instruction and assessment

The part of my still new-ish job that causes my the most worry is assessment. I'd hoped to have time this summer to do some serious research on information literacy…

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PALINET Leadership Network

Walt Crawford started his work on the PALINET Leadership Network site less than a year ago, but already, he has made it a terrific resource for people in our profession.…

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Reinventing the Rook Tour

Last week was one of the most stressful, but also most satisfying, weeks I've had at work. That week, we did our "rook tours" which are orientations to the library…

It just keeps getting better

Breaking the glass Originally uploaded by librarianmer Four years ago today, Adam and I stood up on a mountain overlooking the Napa Valley and promised to spend the rest of…

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The best laid plans of mice and Meredith

It's amazing how I manage to delude myself year after year. Every spring I make a list of projects I want to get done in the summer when I "have…

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Love for sale

Seriously, I just don't get it. So, Google used to have a blog just for librarians called Librarian Central. I remember hearing about it from lots of folks way back…

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Value in the online world

I've been thinking a lot about how we value online things in light of a few interesting posts I've read recently. The first was Walt Crawford's post about some negative…

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Want an awesome job?

There is a very small, select list of people who I really see as role models in this profession. One of them is Mary Chimato, Head of Access Services at…

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Me in a cloud

Wordle is a fun little tool! You can put in your del.icio.us username or paste in some text and get a pretty neat-looking word cloud. Here's my CV as a…

LISjobs.com Logo Contest

Would you like your creative work to be immortalized on a major website in our profession? Here's your chance! LISjobs.com LOGO CONTEST LISjobs.com is seeking submissions for a new logo…

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Anaheim-bound

Oh Thursday I'll be heading to ALA Annual. I wish I could muster up more excitement about going to Anaheim, but the location doesn't exactly thrill me (nor does the…

How I spent my vacation

Belly rubbing Originally uploaded by librarianmer Adam on the dock Originally uploaded by librarianmer I have to say that this was one of the best vacations I've ever been on.…

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Quiet time

Friends Lake Originally uploaded by ftzdomino Tomorrow morning, Adam and I are leaving for a vacation in the Adirondacks. This is the first time in AGES that our vacations haven't…