Monthly Archives: January 2009

New reports from EDUCAUSE and OCLC

Posted on January 21, 2009 by abigail

Usually I rely on industry reports to put me to sleep, even those that generate lots of buzz and get described as “essential reading.” But today I’ve seen pointers to a couple reports that look really interesting and – bonus! … Continue reading →

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On joining the conversation again

Posted on January 20, 2009 by abigail

I’m not much of a joiner.  I don’t like bandwagons and I am highly suspicious of fanaticism.  I was a late supporter of Obama – excuse me, President Obama! – for this reason: so many people were so into him.  … Continue reading →

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A few comments lost :(

Posted on January 20, 2009 by abigail

I got a little over-zealous with my spam management and I think I accidentally unapproved and deleted just a few comments.  If your legitimate comment was zapped, I do apologize. On a related note, I’m not getting notifications of legit … Continue reading →

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Tee Hee

Posted on January 6, 2009 by abigail

Do you want to see library blog posts about potatoes?  Of course you do! Why the laughter?  Folks, my posting has been so light I have to Google my Gmail for “wordpress” every time I want to login here, yet … Continue reading →

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Something old, something new

Posted on January 4, 2009 by abigail

No, it’s not a wedding; it’s a job change.  In December, I became a systems librarian at the Harvard University Library.  Back to academia for me.  I’ll be working with Aleph and Verde for the foreseeable future – either of … Continue reading →

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