It is another day of gray here in northern Illinois. I didn’t have a lot of good sleep in the wee hours of the night thanks to Brinley’s restlessness. At least I was able to catch the earlier train to … Continue reading →
Below is a smattering of additional thoughts and comments from NASIG 2007: Karen Schneider‘s paranoia and negativity about things like Google, EPA library closings, survival of small press publishers. Her purpose as a vision speaker was to stimulate debate and … Continue reading →
Posted in family man librarian, google, itunes, nasig
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Tagged Beverley Geer, Bush, Dan Chudnov, energy, Environmental Protection Agency, google, Houston, Johannesburg, karen schneider, Katy Ginanni, librarian, library director, media outlet, nasig, open source solutions, Paranoia, player, social networking services, South Africa, vision speaker, with two Steinway grands
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The main reason I was able to go to NASIG this year was that Anne McKee, program officer for the Greater Western Library Alliance (apparently known as GWLA, pronounced “Gwilla”), kindly invited me to participate in a panel discussion about … Continue reading →
Posted in academic libraries, cataloging, endeavor information systems, ex libris, family man librarian, nasig
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Tagged Anne McKee, Beverley Geer, Bob Schatz, Chicago Library, Christine Stamison, e-content, Endeavor Information Systems Inc, energy, Eve Davis, Ex Libris Group, Greater Western Library Alliance, journal publisher, librarian, McDonald's, Mike Markwith, nasig, Oregon, program officer, Queen, The University of Chicago, travel takes
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I was thinking lately about MySpace, Facebook, Flickr, and other social networking sites. There has been a lot of positive buzz about libraries carving out a foothold in these online spaces as a way to market themselves and to make … Continue reading →
Last week I met face-to-face with the students who signed up for LIS578LE: Technical Services Functions at UIUC GSLIS. Overall it was a great time, including an informative meeting with librarians and staff who work in technical services areas at … Continue reading →
Posted in blogging, cataloging, family man librarian, lis578le, rss, uiuc gslis, wordpress
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Tagged Congress, energy, Karen Calhoun, LEEP technology, Library of Congress, Main Library, Mark Lindner, match with blogging technology, Open Source Software, Web Huddle
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Only recently have I begun to read the T. Scott blog. It’s well worth the time. A recent posting describes the author’s experience attending his first meeting of the board of the Medical Library Association. In particular I just about … Continue reading →
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Tagged author, Canada, energy, librarian, Medical Library Association, Mexico, Michigan, nasig, President, the University of Michigan, USD, VICE-PRESIDENT /PRESIDENT-ELECT
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Readers of this blog may have noticed how little I have had to say lately about things relating to libraries. I’ve needed a break. Today is my first day back since December 16 and I am grateful for the amount … Continue reading →
Ever wish you had chosen a different profession? Ever feel burned out and feel like you’ve beaten your head against a brick wall one too many times? That’s how I’m currently feeling about librarianship in general and my job in … Continue reading →
