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Monterey and Berkeley here I come!
Oh boy, this is going to be quite a week! On Saturday, I'm leaving for Monterey, California and Internet Librarian. IL is one of my favorite conferences, mainly because I…
The long road towards subject guide 2.0
When I finally got control over the library's Web presence last year (a long process better discussed in a post of its own), the first thing I did was take…
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Online learning and its impact on public libraries
I've been wanting to comment on this thought-provoking post by Carleen at Woodsy + Wired (a pretty new blog) for a few weeks now and just haven't had the time.…
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Survey of the Biblioblogosphere: Results
Pfew! All done publishing the results of the 2007 Survey of the Biblioblosophere! To refresh your memory, here are all of the posts about this year's survey: 2007 Survey of…
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2007 Survey of the Biblioblogosphere: Results from Various Filters
Before I lost my Survey Monkey pro account, I created a bunch of results filters and exported them as PDF files. They allow you to see how a group who…
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2007 Survey of the Biblioblogosphere: Attitudes and Behaviors
For comparison to the 2005 results (though some questions are new) visit Survey of the Biblioblogosphere: Attitudes and Behaviors 23. What is the primary way that you read blog content?ResponsePercentResponseCount I…
Welcoming my friend and colleague to the blogosphere
Since July, I've been sharing an office. I thought I would absolutely hate it, but it turns out that it's been terrific. Sharing an office with the right person can…
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Should we take off those training-wheels?
no more training wheels Originally uploaded by shadycat I've been reading a number of interesting posts on the "training-wheels culture" from Dorothea Salo, Nicole Engard, and Emily Clasper. As I've…
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Reflections on the Readex Digital Institute
I didn't end up blogging the rest of the conference, because I was too busy listening. There were some really interesting talks on topics I don't usually hear about, like…
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Who knew?
"New ideas are fine, but they are also illegal, because they are a form of ageism... We've learned that you can't teach a dog new tricks, because it's illegal and…
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Readex Digital Institute: Peter Brantley
Update: Peter offers an account of his presentation and his slides on his blog. Ok, can I just say how much I love any conference with free wireless and outlets…
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Favorite blogs – List and Commentary
The Top 10 1. Annoyed Librarian 2. Librarian in Black 3. Information Wants to be Free 4. Librarian.net 5. Tame the Web 6. Free Range Librarian 7. Library Stuff 8.…
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Back from Denmark
I got back from Denmark last night and I'm still pretty exhausted from the whole trip. I don't even want to contemplate the pile of e-mails I received over the…
Great stuff before the great trip
In three days, I'll be on a plane, flying to Copenhagen, Denmark. I lived there for almost a year in college and I haven't been back in nine years. I'm…
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Are you a group blogger?
Then consider taking this survey on group blogging that my friends down under developed. They will be presenting the results at the VALA2008 Conference. The survey looks at motivations for…
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Are 1/4 of library bloggers cowards?
If you believe what some people have been saying, maybe so. I didn't want to be on an Annoyed Librarian kick, but she commented on something that had been bothering…
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Away, away
DSC01509 Originally uploaded by FotoSpawn I'm going to be out of town from tomorrow until next Saturday. I definitely won't be posting anything during that time. I also probably won't…
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What makes a blog successful?
"Do I contradict myself? Very well, then I contradict myself, I am large, I contain multitudes." -Walt Whitman Steven Bell wrote a comment on my post about the Top Three…
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2007 Survey of the Biblioblogosphere: Blog Demographics
You can find comparisons from 2005 at Blog Demographics and Why We Blog. 12. How long have you had your primary blog?ResponsePercentResponseCount Less than 4 months 16.6% 131 4-8 months 14.2% 112 9 months – 1 year 15.3% 121 13…
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Top Three Library-Related Blogs Survey
As an addendum to my Survey of the Biblioblogosphere and in response to the recent discussions about rating and ranking library blogs, I've created a survey where people can name…
