I took Tristan to the dr. yesterday where we learned that he has mono with a possibility for strep throat as well. He has never been this sick before and it is kind of worrisome and upsetting. He has a … Continue reading →
Yesterday I turned 41 years old. I had a happy birthday this year. For some reason I am usually down in the dumps at this time of year but not this time. We had an enjoyable weekend highlighted by the … Continue reading →
One of my work responsibilities is to maintain the Voyager integrated library system from Ex Libris. A new release (7.0) is now available and one of the features that is getting the most publicity is the new web interface to … Continue reading →
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Tagged basic search, endeavor information systems, ex libris, google, particular product, technology time, Voyager product manager, web interface
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I was pleased to read about a list of the 25 most modern libraries in the world via LISNews. One of the criteria for selecting these libraries was their architecture and I clicked on several of the links to library … Continue reading →
I’m lucky to own an iPod Touch but I can’t help longing for an iPhone 3G too The main difference between them, for me, is that the iPhone 3G can truly be an “always on” device in terms of Internet … Continue reading →
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Tagged 3G, Apple App store, facebook, Internet access, iPod Touch owner, Reading
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Tonight marks the second-to-last live session I will have with my students in the graduate library course I’m currently teaching. Time has flown by. As always, I learn things during the course that I can hopefully use in future teaching. … Continue reading →
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Tagged allerton park, Illinois, Monticello, online curriculum, University of Illinois
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A colleague informed me of the following interesting news from BMJ: http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/336/7659/1450. Basically BMJ will be presenting articles continuously as they become available. At first this sounds ho hum, not a big deal. But then I got to thinking about … Continue reading →
Meet Charlie – what is Enterprise2.0?. The link above goes to a Slideshare page for a sort of offbeat explanation for Enterprise 2.0. I’m working with a few others on this topic at MPOW and have co-presented three workshops on … Continue reading →
Dear readers, can you provide me with advice on how to deal with intense frustration? Not over one particular issue or even in one area but many different ones spanning multiple aspects of my life. I suppose the ultimate answer … Continue reading →
In my previous post I ranted a bit about soundbites in our library profession and how I fear that such soundbites are too easily digested without question. Karen Schneider encouraged me to listen to the MP3 recording of the live … Continue reading →
