Monthly Archives: January 2012

Tips for Everyone Doing the #codeyear

***   This post has been originally posted to the ACRL TechConnect blog.  *** Learn to Code in 2012! If you are a librarian interested in learning how to code, 2012 is a perfect year for you to start the … Continue reading

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Making Years of Service Meaningful – My thought on #hlth

By now, I believe almost everyone in the library-land would have heard about the Harvard Libraries Town Hall meeting debacle. (If not, see this post by Tom Bruno.) Like everyone else, I don’t have an inkling about whether the reorganization … Continue reading

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About the Merit of an e-Reader as a Single-Purpose Device

Despite the popularity of an e-book reader, I was never really tempted to purchase a Nook or a Kindle.  I figured since I have an iPad, it would be completely pointless to own and use a e-book reader, which I … Continue reading

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Protest against SOPA and PIPA to protect the open Internet

***Protest against SOPA and PIPA to protect the open Internet.*** For more information, see here or click the image below: http://sopablackout.org/learnmore/ Sign the petition here: http://sopastrike.com/strike

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Published! Chapter 8. Mobile Use in Medicine: Taking a Cue from Specialized Resources and Devices

The presentation that I gave with my colleague, Marissa Ball, at Handheld Librarian Online Conference II (February 17, 2010.) is now out as a book chapter in the new book published by Routledge, Mobile Devices and the Library: Handheld Tech, … Continue reading

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Two Simple Ways to Upgrade the User Experience of Your Library

If you ever had the feeling that your library space might look somewhat dull and unexciting, there might be some relatively simpler ways to change that.  The university I work at has two separate campuses and I work at one … Continue reading

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