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This is my blog on library and information science.
Christina K. Pikas is a science and engineering librarian in a special library as well as a doctoral student in information studies.
Any opinions expressed here may not even be her own and certainly do not represent those of any organization willing to be affiliated with her.
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He was also my husband's uncle. I only found two of his images online, the remainder are photographs of prints we have on our walls - intentionally poor quality for those. He was a member of the Lyme Art...
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Via Jason P on friendfeed BTW - the Old Spice videos over the last couple of days were an amazing marketing feat. To create that kind of buzz. See more on Read/Write Web....
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I’m very late in reviewing this book and there are a lot of very detailed reviews, but I thought I could add bit about the recording. I have my own signed copy of the print, but with work and school...
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Just about everyone coming back from the business meeting commented on the dire shape of the association's financials. First, times are tough everywhere and association memberships are down across the board. Librarians are being furloughed so there's no extra money...
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This post reviews a fairly recent article that examines the experiences of black men in nursing and asks whether they experience the "glass escalator" effect or if the work is racialized as well as gendered. As requested by some...
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The other day when I had to be at a stupid training session off site very early in the morning, I stepped on my iphone in the dark. It apparently slid out of my purse. Sigh. It turned on, but...
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Getting this from Drugmonkey - the first line from the first post of each month this year. Looks like I should pay attention to having snappy first lines! The first half of the year is all about preparing for my...
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I got back from the SLA conference last June to the whole lab in a crisis. It passed and in e-mail, I got a notice that my SLA renewal was over due. Which is funny because I routed all the...
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http://postsecret.blogspot.com/2009/11/sunday-secrets_15.html via Andrew on FriendFeed. (don't sue me, I'm just the messenger!) Even if it isn't true, it's sort of funny and now all I can see is my kitchen sink strainer (not a toilet)....
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I think sometimes the widget on the left side doesn't work. Here's the direct link to support one of the projects I've picked. I think these are some great things that will help students in my state, but if you...
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Orac 02.13.2012
ERV 11.26.2011
PZ Myers 02.02.2012
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Jason Rosenhouse 02.12.2012
