Monthly Archives: August 2008

Reflections on the summer

After working at university libraries in Michigan for the last four years, I’ve come to think of “summer” as May through August. Although classes started on Monday, I’m taking the next several days off for a much-needed vacation. This seems … Continue reading

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Niches of librarianship

In case you’re wondering at the sudden glut in posts: I’m going through my drafts folder and trying to finish the entries I started writing in the last few months. Several weeks ago, I had a workload discussion with my … Continue reading

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Lessons from government documents item selection

A few weeks ago, I was doing item selection for the first time. I think I mentioned item selection awhile back, but allow me to refresh your memory. Item selection is an important part of collection development in government documents … Continue reading

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How I got into the biz

Iris and Laura want to know how I became a librarian. It’s kind of a boring story, really. I graduated from college with a degree in philosophy, which really isn’t good for much else besides going and getting further degrees … Continue reading

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Something that confuses me

Here at Grand Valley State, we’ve recently switched our subject guides over to LibGuides. I have a much more in-depth entry about that in the works, but a very minor point in a recent discussion on GOVDOC-L caught my attention. … Continue reading

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My blog in Wordle (alternate title: I am a meme sheep)

I have been playing with Wordle for a few months now, but was inspired by Steve Lawson (happy blogging anniversary!) to express my blog in a tag-cloud-like graphic.

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Ms. Harris Goes To Washington: The Useful, Part 3

This is hopefully my last entry in a series of entries I’ve written about my recent trip to Washington, D.C. for the Interagency Depository Seminar. I’ve tried to highlight things I think would be of general interest in green and … Continue reading

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Ms. Harris Goes To Washington: The Useful, Part 2

This is another post in a series of entries I’ve written about my recent trip to Washington, D.C. for the Interagency Depository Seminar. I’ve tried to highlight things I think would be of general interest in green and things of … Continue reading

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Ms. Harris Goes To Washington: The Useful, Part 1

Again, this entry is part of a series of entries I’ve written about my recent trip to Washington, D.C. for the Interagency Depository Seminar. I’ve tried to highlight things I think would be of general interest in green and things … Continue reading

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Ms. Harris Goes To Washington: The Good & The Bad

As mentioned in my previous entry, I recently attended the Interagency Depository Seminar in Washington, D.C. This entry is a reflection on what I considered to be good and bad about the seminar. I’m focusing mostly on generalities. I’ve also … Continue reading

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