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Leaving Chicago
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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…
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Online communities in a “locked down” society
I've never understood librarians who are afraid of change. Maybe it's because I'm young, but I doubt it, because I'm probably a bigger fan of routine than the average person.…
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Email is like so 5 minutes ago
This survey from the Pew Internet and American Life Project entitled Teens and Technology makes me feel very old. Apparently teens think of email as something they do to communicate…
Of wikis, communities, and moving
I've been feeling very guilty about my lack of posts this week, especially since they will probably become even more sparse during the month of August. My mind is truly…
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Living under a rock
I know this may be shocking to some, but I just started reading those Harry Potter books for the first time, and you know what? They're a pretty good read!…
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The “kept-up” distance learning librarian
I have gotten several emails from library students who feel that their programs are not teaching them enough about technology. The student I heard from a few days ago expressed…
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Research-phobia
Joy at Wanderings of a Student Librarian wrote a great post on what's wrong with so many Research Methods classes. Research Methods classes often seem to be taught because they're…
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To the Lighthouse
Thanks to Steven Cohen, I just learned that Stephen Abram has a new blog, entitled Stephen's Lighthouse. What an exciting new addition to the biblioblogosphere. He's already written an insightful…
“Just do it”
Library Success wasn't the only wiki to come out last week. We also saw the birth of the LISWiki, which has been criticized by various people in the biblioblogosphere (love…
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The Job Hunt: What I Learned
Over the past few weeks, I've taken some time to reflect on my job search. I spent a long time looking for a job; longer than I'd expected, though a…
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ALA Wiki: What I learned and what I’m doing with it
I don't know how many of you have looked at the ALA Wiki since the conference, but there are a growing number of conference reports culled from other blogs. Definitely…
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Safe blogging
Now that I have a job, I've started thinking about how my work will affect my blog. I was even asked by a soon-to-be colleague how I would handle blogging…
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ALA Wrapup: Days 3-4
OCLC Blogger Salon This has been covered by a lot of people, so if you want more details, the posts were all pulled together at the ALA Chicago Wiki. I,…
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ALA Wrapup: Day 3
On Saturday, I went to two sessions that were really a study in contrasts. After the first one, I felt like I'd heard it all before. After the second one,…
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ALA Day 2: Loving that “old school” style
Just because I'm young and female does not make me a "princess". Adam and I had just left the Jybe booth, where we'd had an interesting talk with Brian, the…
ALA Day 1: Starstruck
My day didn't really get started until mid-afternoon, but boy was the latter half of the day fabulous! You know when you're around people who just "get it"? People you…
