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Finding a job and finding lasting love

When I was looking for a job, I remember reading (and sometimes participating in) the many discussions about the job market on NEWLIB-L and NEXGENLIB-L. People would talk about how…

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Online community roadmap at WJ

Over the past month, I've worked with the folks at WebJunction to develop September's Online Communities focus. I had the opportunity to work with some fantastic librarians/writers/bloggers and got to…

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Jobs and the elusive sense of “fit”

I was about halfway through my Masters of Social Work program when I realized that I did not want to be a social worker. It's not that I don't love…

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Katrina

I am riveted to CNN today, worrying about all of the people who decided to or were forced to stay in coastal LA, MS, AL and the Pensacola area. I…

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Curiosity did not kill the cat

When I was a child, I was always reading (surprise, surprise, right?). Often, I would read books that were perhaps a little advanced for my age range in terms of…

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The Carnival pulls up stakes…

...and moves into Joy's town! Come one, come all to the Carnival of the Infosciences #3 at Wanderings of a Student Librarian! When Greg first mentioned this carnival idea, it…

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Survey of the biblioblogosphere

Here is the Survey of the Biblioblogosphere, as promised. If you write a library blog (personal, professional, official, unofficial, part of a community, in any language) please visit the survey…

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Reader survey results

I think I've gotten enough responses to close the survey and report my findings. 72 people filled it out, and that figure blew my mind! I thought I'd probably get…

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Surveying the biblioblogosphere: Take two

Lisle wrote that she would like to know more about the age distribution of librarians who write blogs. I wish Walt could somehow have done a breakdown by blogger age,…

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Loving the long tail

Everyone is all a-twitter about Walt Crawford's investigation of the biblioblogosphere where he measured the "reach" of blogs and highlighted the top 50 librarian blogs. And I hate to play…

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MPOW: RSS-ified!

Norwich University may be small, but we do have RSS feeds! Norwich University News and Events Norwich University Sports I even set one of my colleagues up with Bloglines yesterday!…

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Wikimania hits WebJunction

Next month, WebJunction's editorial focus will be on Online Community for Public Libraries and I was asked to serve as guest editor for this segment. I know I don't work…

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Lots of firsts

Vermont is so beautiful I can hardly believe I'm allowed to live here! Even though I started work today, I still feel like I'm on vacation, and I'll probably feel…

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Lake Champlain morning

Lake Champlain morning Originally uploaded by librarianmer.

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My new home!

Hello central Vermont! Originally uploaded by librarianmer.

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Hello Vermont!!!

Hello Vermont!!! Originally uploaded by librarianmer.

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A long drive

The long drive Originally uploaded by librarianmer.

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Leaving Chicago

Leaving Chicago Originally uploaded by librarianmer.

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Hiatus

I don't know how much I'll be able to post during the month of August. Between the move and the probability of Internet access issues, I can't promise anything. I'm…

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Designing my blog for you: A survey

Early Wednesday morning, I'll be leaving for Vermont, my new job and new home. Since this is a transitional time in my life, I thought it would only be appropriate…