Monthly Archives: May 2008

Cover letter meme

Posted on May 19, 2008 by Laura

In the Library Society of the World chat room, we’ve been discussing job searches. I’ve served on two search committees in the last year or so, and so I’ve been thinking about job searches from the other side of things. … Continue reading →

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Little Brother Received!

Posted on May 19, 2008 by Laura

A few weeks ago, someone in Library Blog Land (probably Michael Sauers) alerted me to the fact that Cory Doctorow was doing yet another cool thing. With the release of his new book, Little Brother, Cory suggested that people who … Continue reading →

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Bookmarks for May 15th

Posted on May 15, 2008 by Laura

These are my shared links for May 15th: Printable PaperThis is a site for you to download various kinds of paper templates (notebook paper, grid paper) and print them. It might be useful if a student asks if you have … Continue reading →

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Why my opinion of Ebsco has improved in the last month

Posted on May 13, 2008 by Laura

This is a long overdue post, but I’d like to thank Mike Gorrell from Ebsco for responding to my post about webinars. It’s my philosophy that the best people to complain to are the people that can actually do something … Continue reading →

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Speaking and compensation

Posted on May 7, 2008 by Laura

I’ve really been struggling with Meredith Farkas’ recent post entitled “Is this how we encourage people to contribute?” For the most part, I disagree with her, though I think she brings up some really good points. (I also think Greg … Continue reading →

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Walt Crawford, you’re it

Posted on May 5, 2008 by Laura

Since Walt Crawford just commented (in the Library Society of the World chat room) that he has not yet been tagged for the Passion Quilt meme, I am tagging him by making this post. Whether he actually participates is another … Continue reading →

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On subject guides

Posted on May 2, 2008 by Laura

For the last two weeks or so, I’ve been collaborating on a presentation proposal on the topic of subject guides. They’ve been on my mind a lot recently, and thus, I was delighted to see Sarah Houghton-Jan’s recent call for … Continue reading →

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Bookmarks for May 2nd

Posted on May 2, 2008 by Laura

These are my shared links for May 2nd: Why YAA really great post about how young adult SF/F outsells adult SF/F by an excruciatingly large margin. Worth checking out if you have any interest in the publishing industry.

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