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Visionary libraries
I've been applying for jobs since late September as I'll be graduating in just a couple of weeks with my MLS (or whatever my school calls it). I'm not the…
Google Scholar Buzz
Wow, Google must be thrilled by all the free press and panic they're getting from librarians with their brand new offering, Google Scholar. I'd put in my two cents, but…
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PSA
I just wanted to encourage everyone to watch series of lectures on C-SPAN organized by the Library of Congress entitled The Digital Future. There are some great people who are…
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It was bound to happen
One of the many wonderful things about RSS feeds is that they are blissfully devoid of advertising. That may not be the case much longer. According to Wired News, "a…
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Grrrrr…
Our servers were down for almost seven hours today. This is really unprecedented. At first I thought I'd somehow caused it, but fortunately (or not) it was not my fault.…
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If it didn’t work for the RIAA…
The MPAA has filed their first bunch of lawsuits against people who offer movies for download. Apparently they were inspired by the rousing success of the RIAA's campaign to sue…
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Glad they didn’t have these when I was in school!
Cutting class -- almost a right of passage in high school -- is no longer an option for Houston area students. According to the NY Times, children in Houston area…
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Reflections on distance learning
As a distance learning student who is about to graduate with an MLS, I think I may have some qualification to talk about distance learning programs in library science. While…
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Wilkommen
Welcome to my new and improved blog. I'd really wanted to keep the old one, but alas, I had to upgrade and am far too lazy to move my old…
