Long story, but here goes the short version. Every year the Libraries does a fun staff appreciation week called ASSET. This year our theme is sort of art and music related. So, these were my entries into the “band memorabilia” contest. Zen (handprinted, handpainted) is a real tshirt and it’s based off of my painting, the zen of cats. This
I’m on the slate for two preconferences at GLA/COMO 2010 in Athens in October: One Voice, Many Channels: Blogging and Tweeting for LibrariesAmy Watts, Robin FayUniversity of Georgia LibrariesDoes your library blog or tweet? Interested in getting started? Wondering what all the buzz is about? We’ll explore how libraries use Twitter and Blogger to share news, events, as well as
Public library of Science (PLoS) is currently publishing seven peer reviewed scientific and medical journals on the open access model. The Open Access model charges researchers for publication of their accepted papers (in the case of PLos ~1300), but researchers retain copyright and That means everyone, everywhere can read, redistribute and reuse your research without cost: colleagues, patients, policy makers,
Ooh, this looks very helpful. Very clear grid comparing price, resolution, weight, size, memory, battery life, the works.http://ebook-reader-review.toptenreviews.com/
heh, love viral video.
Well, if you don’t watch TV or haven’t heard about this ad campaign, this will not make much sense probably.Anyhow, I just wish he included other media besides books; libraries are so much more than books — we are magazines & journals (both print and electronic with fulltext articles), websites & databases, photographs, digital images (photographs, scanned images of maps,
Generally, I try to strike a balance between a “professional” and “office casual” work wardrobe. I do throw in the occasional suit when the situation warrants it. However, considering I work “behind the scenes”, I’m not sure anyone would care (or even noticed) if I showed up in my pajamas and bunny slippers (mmmm…. maybe the bunny slippers because they
The list:1. Mass customization2. Mobile3. Front end interface4. Shared data Yes, please. #1 can’t come soon enough and in reality, we kind of have been doing that for a while (different services for different audiences/patron groups) but that was still at a group level. Individual personalized choice and experience — yes please. Front end interfaces and shared data seem to
This is cute.