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August 31, 2009
Category: acad lib future
"The past can survive only if it can beat out the future" (p. 142) Remix: Making Art and Commerce Thrive in the Hybrid Economy by Laurence Lessig is a great and important book, one that should be read by anyone...
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August 28, 2009
Category: friday fun
John Scalzi has a couple of very amusing posts at the AMC TV website, John Scalzi's Guide to the Most Epic FAILs in Star Wars Design: Stormtrooper Uniforms They stand out like a sore thumb in every environment but snow,...
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August 27, 2009
Category: personal
Apparently inspired by the occasional Five Songs I Love posts I've been doing (here, here and here), Ava at Jemsite asked me if I wouldn't mind coming up with one for their blog. Well, it sounded like a cool idea...
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Category: science fiction
And speaking of reading, a couple of the books on the summer reading list I posted yesterday were actually purchased at the World Science Fiction Convention dealers' room! We were lucky that this year the con was in Montreal, my...
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August 26, 2009
Category: admin
My annual summer blogging break has officially come to a close. I returned to work Monday after a very nice four week vacation. Yes, I use my whole annual vacation allotment all at once and go the rest of the...
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August 21, 2009
Category: friday fun
Oooh. I love lists of books! And, hey, I'm on a blogcation, you're probably on vacation too. So here's some reading material for the beach, backyard or cottage! SCIENCE Darwin's Island: The Galapagos in the Garden of England by Steve...
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August 20, 2009
Category: academia
During my summer blogging break, I thought I'd repost of few of my "greatest hits" from my old blog, just so you all wouldn't miss me so much. This one is from September 3, 2008. There was some nice discussion...
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August 18, 2009
Category: acad lib future
During my summer blogging break, I thought I'd repost of few of my "greatest hits" from my old blog, just so you all wouldn't miss me so much. This one is from January 13, 2009. It ended up being pretty...
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August 14, 2009
Category: friday fun
One of the most important things librarians do to manage their book collections is weed. That involves removing the really old, useless stuff to make way for the shiny, new, useful stuff. Shelf space is limited, of course, but you...
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August 12, 2009
Category: librarianship
During my summer blogging break, I thought I'd repost of few of my "greatest hits" from my old blog, just so you all wouldn't miss me so much. This one is from October 10, 2008. It provoked a bit of...
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