Category Archives: i don’t get it

A brief follow-up to the rant

Posted on March 18, 2010 by Laura

Peter Chapman recently e-mailed me, noting that he’d seen my last post because Sol Lederman (who writes at the Federated Search Blog) kindly linked to me. Sol notes that he “didn’t realize that federated search doesn’t work.” I wanted to … Continue reading →

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Ranting about library technology

Posted on March 15, 2010 by Laura

I’m meeting with my Dean later today to discuss the libraries’ strategic plan with relation to technology. I’ve been thinking about this a lot over the course of this morning and afternoon, and I thought I’d share a bit of … Continue reading →

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The e-book divide

Posted on February 10, 2010 by Laura

Like many librarians, I’m an avid reader. Reading can be an expensive habit, and as there is this lovely place called a library where I can get books for free, I am a heavy library user. I’m also an e-book … Continue reading →

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