Monthly Archives: February 2008

I want one

Posted on February 28, 2008 by Laura

If you read Boing Boing, you may have already seen the bookshelf igloo. If not, enjoy!

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‘Splodey articles

Posted on February 15, 2008 by Laura

I really liked Iris Jastram’s brief post about exploding an article – and I hope to use this description in my upper-level classes!

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Gaming: the message, not the method

Posted on February 15, 2008 by Laura

Last semester, I became the government documents librarian at my place of work. I’ve been surprised at how much instruction I’ve been asked to do. Most of the instruction has focused on government sources of statistics.1 Happily, I inherited a … Continue reading →

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Another unlikely combination: Jane Austen and Zombies

Posted on February 12, 2008 by Laura

I am a huge Jane Austen fan, and so I rather loved this rendition of Pride & Prejudice, with zombie-added value. From writer Maureen Johnson at Inside A Dog, by way of Justine Larbalestier: “What think you of books?” said … Continue reading →

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Newsflash: HarperCollins not as cool as Tor

Posted on February 12, 2008 by Laura

There seems to be some buzz in blog-land about HarperCollins and their recent decision to make some of their titles available as free ebooks (see the New York Times article here). I thought I’d point out that Tor Books, one … Continue reading →

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Government Documents & My Little Ponies: An Unlikely Combination

Posted on February 10, 2008 by Laura

Let’s be honest; it’s rather unusual to find any mention of government documents in web comics, let alone web comics that also have My Little Ponies. Imagine my surprise, in the course of bored Sunday afternoon web surfing, when I … Continue reading →

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Why I’m A Librarian

Posted on February 5, 2008 by Laura

Since Iris tagged me, I’ll tell you why I’m a librarian. I considered several careers throughout my lifetime: when I was wee, I wanted to be a singer. When I was a little older, I wanted to be a psychologist. … Continue reading →

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Why there aren’t more women in technology

Posted on February 5, 2008 by Laura

As a woman interested in technology, I like to keep up on the latest by reading about new gadgets, new software, and so on. So, a few years back, I started reading Gizmodo and Engadget. I stopped reading Gizmodo because … Continue reading →

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