Archive for June, 2008
How Google Used Librarians…and Got Away With It
June 29th, 2008I know when I’m being used. It’s a learned trait after being used many times by friends, family, and colleagues.
Exactly one year ago today, the Google Librarian Central blog was updated. There hasn’t been another blog post since. That’s 365 days of no public communication with the librarian community. I’ve also asked around [...]
Beyond the Dewey Decimal System
June 25th, 2008from the Washington Times. Not only do librarians need to evolve technologically, but they also need to show the people that pay their salaries that they have evolved. That is the missing piece here, IMO.
If a librarian does great techie work, but doesn’t tell anyone about it…..who cares?
My Morning E-mail Extravaganza
June 11th, 2008Each morning, after I get on the train, find my seat, pop open a Red Bull, shuffle the songs on my ipod, and show the train guy my ticket, I open up my laptop and download the numerous e-mails waiting for me. Half of them are news alerts, another quarter are daily e-newsletters, and the [...]
Marketing? The Law Librarian?
June 2nd, 2008Hey, remember me?
For the past few weeks, I have been buried in work. You see, as a "consultant", not an "employee", the more I work I get, the more the company I work for makes (We bill by the hour).
So, I’ve been a bit busy, working almost 12 hour days and not having much else [...]