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Computers in Libraries 2008: The Good, the Bad and the Loopy

Friday, April 11th, 2008

I left Kansas City on a pleasant, sunny day and arrived to a haze of gloomy drizzle in Crystal City, VA. The weather matched my feelings about Computers in Libraries. I just wasn’t feeling excited about the conference–seeing my online librarian friends, yes, but not the actual conference. I left DC on a warm, sunny, [...]

Live! From Manhattan!

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008

It’s Library Camp Kansas! David Lee King took some video footage while at the unconference and put it together into a short video. Check it out! (I tried embedding it here, but it FUBARed my page.)

Talk About the Podcast

Monday, March 24th, 2008

Early Saturday morning, I was interviewed by Connie Crosby and Stephen Kellat about Library Camp Kansas for the LISnews podcast, LISTen. The podcast was posted this morning, so give it a (*ahem*) listen. And like Connie, I hope others are inspired to organize unconferences in their areas (if they haven’t already),

Home from Camp

Wednesday, March 19th, 2008

I’m home from Library Camp Kansas, my first unconference (and the first library unconference in Kansas). And how was it, you might ask? (If you wouldn’t ask that, you’re reading the wrong blog.) It was even better than I’d hoped. It was fantastic. The sessions I attended (including one in which I led the discussion–because [...]

…On the Way to the Forum

Monday, March 17th, 2008

In my other life in the world of tabletop role-playing games, I’ve been participating in online web forums for years. I’ve become a big fan of this form of asynchronous conversation, liking them much more than email lists or Usenet groups (even if they have approximately the same number of idiotic flamewars). I love the [...]

Faraway, So Close!

Friday, November 23rd, 2007

In my previous post, I said, I need face-to-face interaction and conversation. I need spontaneous gatherings. I need occurrences of random escapades and shenanigans. I can get some of that online (the LSW Meebo room is great for that), but nothing really replaces in-person socialization. Some people may see that as saying I think social [...]

Who Is the Annoyed Librarian?

Monday, November 12th, 2007

Time for me to fess up: Meredith Farkas told the truth when she said she isn’t the Annoyed Librarian. She’s not. I am. I know, I know, everyone assumes the Annoyed Librarian is a woman. What better way to pull the wool over everyone’s eyes than to blog as if I were female? Better than [...]

Another Tech Day Wrap-Up

Saturday, August 4th, 2007

I was feeling a bit under the weather yesterday. I was not feeling up to writing about going to NEKLS Tech Day the day before. I’m feeling better now, thank’s for asking, and so, once more, here we go with…NEKLS Tech Day 2007. The Good: I got to hang out with my witty, amusing coworkers. [...]

Raise Your Hand

Sunday, July 29th, 2007

I just took Meredith Farkas’ biblioblogger survery. Got yerself a little ol’ blog? Are you a library person? Then do what I did, and take the survey.

Get into the Vocabulary

Friday, July 20th, 2007

It was with a heavy heart that, due to a variety of circumstances, I had to miss last night’s Uncontrolled Vocabulary. But in general, I do my utmost to listen and participate in the conversation. And so should you. Why? Cindi Trainor has some reasons for you, so go read her blog. And if you [...]

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