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Medical Wikis?

Update: I received an e-mail from one of the creators of Ask Dr. Wiki stating that they are now requiring folks to prove that they have medical credentials before they…

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PBWiki’s Point and Click Editor

I mentioned PBWiki's new editing interface a few weeks ago, but this week was the official launch of this tool. I truly think that having a WYSIWYG editor like PBWiki…

Meredith Farkas is made of books!

mk1_1024 Originally uploaded by Dave & Bry. This is so cool! Visit the picture in Flickr and click on All Sizes and you can actually see the individual books! And…

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Lead, follow or get out of the way

I always tease Roy Tennant about how so many geek girls (me included) -- and probably geek boys too -- are totally crushing on him. He doesn't really "get it".…

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Making things happen!

I have always been an idea person. I probably get that from my dad who has had dozens of business ideas in the 29 years I've known him. However, before…

I am the luckiest

Honeymoon in Big Sur Originally uploaded by librarianmer. My husband, Adam, never likes taking credit for the things he's done, though he deserves an absolute boatload of it when it…

Why do you stay?

chickadee Originally uploaded by withrow. To the chickadees, blue jay and brilliant red cardinal I saw in the pine tree just outside my kitchen window as I made breakfast this…

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On speaking

I've been meaning to write about Walt's great Cites and Insights piece on conference speaking. If you haven't already read it, do take a look. He combines insights from Rachel…

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CIL 2007 Wiki (like you weren’t expecting it!)

I just wanted to give people a head's up that the wiki for this year's Computers in Libraries conference is up and people are already starting to add content. I've…

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Now it can be told!

I'm so happy to finally be able to publicly congratulate Dorothea Salo on her new job as Digital Repository Librarian at the University of Wisconsin in Madison. I knew Dorothea…

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A new (and needed) blog

On a happy note, a friend of mine has recently started a blog in an area of librarianship that doesn't get enough discussion in the blogosphere: access services. Mary Chimato…

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‘Age’-old hangups

I have received many e-mails in regards to the first article in my tenure as a columnist for American Libraries, "Balancing the Online Life" (wish I could link to it,…