Monthly Archives: April 2008

Bookmarks for April 28th

These are my shared links for April 28th: DrugMonkey : You are not "just a tech", you are a scientist!!This post really struck me, because it reminded me so much of the "librarian" and "para-professional" discussion recently. I was especially … Continue reading

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My contribution to the Passion Quilt meme: be silly!

Because library folk tend to take themselves too darn seriously. Original photos, and mosaic (with caption) by Michael Porter.

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Bookmarks for April 27th

These are my shared links for April 27th: Gapers Block: Detour – Chicago Then & NowThis is a pretty cool pictorial of what Chicago looked like in the 40s and 50s, and what it looks like in this decade.

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Bookmarks for April 25th

These are my shared links for April 25th: Geek Logik Answers All Your Relationship QuestionsIf you like XKCD, you'll probably be amused by this blog entry.

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Blogs as part of librarian workload

This afternoon, I attended a meeting of my fellow research and instruction librarians (and staff) here at work. We have these meetings about once a month, and as such, they are not particularly worth blogging about. Today, however, we had … Continue reading

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Bookmarks for April 24th

These are my shared links for April 24th: Hundreds of EPA Scientists Report Political Interference Over Last Five Years The summary points out that several scientists in other federal agencies have also experienced political interference. This is deeply depressing. Amtrak’s … Continue reading

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Computers in Libraries: some initial reflections

I’ve been meaning to blog about my experiences at Computers in Libraries for nearly two weeks, but every time I sit down to organize my thoughts, they scatter and multiply. In an earlier draft of this entry, I wrote that … Continue reading

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Bookmarks for April 18th

These are my shared links for April 18th: ARKive"A unique collection of thousands of videos, images and fact-files illustrating the world's species."

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Bookmarks for April 9th

These are my shared links for April 9th: gone – a set on FlickrA set of people who have left or been forced to resign from the Bush administration. Terra Nova: In Praise of the GrindLiz Lawley mentioned this post … Continue reading

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Bookmarks for April 8th

These are my shared links for April 8th: CiL 2008: The New Generation of Library InterfacesAnother session I missed, blogged by the incomparable Anna Creech.

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