Monthly Archives: July 2009

Library Day in the Life – Day 2

8:30  I am ready to go to the university web group meeting for the three CMS vendor presentation today that begins at 9.  But boy oh boy, I just hear from the colleague that Aleph 19-the new version we are … Continue reading

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Library Now vs. Library of the Future

Have you ever heard remarks like these? * “Why do we need books? Everything is online.” * “Why do we need computers at a library? All our students have computers.” * “Why do we need a library? You can find … Continue reading

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Library Day in the Life – Day 1

Below is my post for Library Day in the Life Project I am writing down my everyday tasks here in the most mundane manner.  But that is what it is like to work as a librarian every day.  You do … Continue reading

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Why a Library needs Comfy Chairs and Bright Colors

Have you ever thought about bringing in comfy chairs and painting library walls in bright upbeat colors?  Would that make a difference to a library in any substantial way? Here is a library that said YES to this question.  It … Continue reading

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ERM Systems: The Promise and Disappointment

Some conference sessions are just irresistible because of their titles.  For example, “Ultimate Debate: Has Library 2.0 fulfilled its promise?” Right?  I know that “Electronic Resource Management Systems: The Promise and Disappointment” would have been just as irresistible to some … Continue reading

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Academic Librarians and Getting Published

When I was in a MLIS program, I was only vaguely aware of the fact that some academic librarians are appointed as faculty while some are not.  Now that I work at a library where librarians are considered to be … Continue reading

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ALA 2009 sessions attended

Here is the sessions that I have attended at 2009 ALA annual.  I am already forgetting to the order of the sessions and the discussions that took place in each session.  Hopefully, the presentations would be soon posted at ALA … Continue reading

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Why Library Hat?

I am opening this blog right after attending 2009 ALA annual conference in Chicago.  It was my first ALA conference, and I was twittering for fun. From the twittering throughout the conference, I came to learn that an amazing number … Continue reading

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