Archive | December, 2006

31 December 2006 ~ 2 Comments

Physical Spaces Suck Too

Meredith points out that it’s not just our OPACs that suck – but also the physical spaces our libraries are located in. It's not just that our OPACs suck. The physical layout of our space sucks. I would guess if you did a survey of patrons, they would rather have a welcoming space and good [...]

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28 December 2006 ~ 4 Comments

Plaxo – I’m Way Behind

I was stumbling this morning and came across Plaxo. The site says: Plaxo Basic is Plaxo's core service and is free to everyone who joins. You update your info, your friends update theirs, and everyone stays in touch! Download any of the toolbars below to access a single up-to-date address book across all of the [...]

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27 December 2006 ~ 0 Comments

So many books

Now that the gift giving is over, I have a ton of books to read – there is no way I can read them all before my second term starts on the 8th of January – here’s my list: Son of a Witch by Gregory Maguire XHTML and CSS Essentials for Library Web Design by [...]

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27 December 2006 ~ 0 Comments

Computer Books Cheap

Bookpool is having an O’Reilly sale – get your computer books cheap while the sale lasts. I just placed an order for 3 – I had to cut back from the 7 I had in my cart

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26 December 2006 ~ 0 Comments

My del.icio.us bookmarks for 2006-12-25

Social Software in LibrariesCompanion to the book by Meredith Farkas More of my links

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25 December 2006 ~ 0 Comments

Poo-lar Bear

Yep – you read that right. My mother-in-law gave us each a candy pooing bear for a stocking stuffer this year. You have to see it in action – it’s very disturbing: The box says: “The Sub-Zero Poopin’ Hero!” — this is just too much!!

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25 December 2006 ~ 2 Comments

5 Things You Didn’t Know About Nicole Engard

David has tagged me! There is a new meme going around and this time I have to list 5 things you didn’t know about me — this is a hard one. My absolute favorite song is about dealing with change by the Indigo Girls. The song title is “The Wood Song” and my friends and [...]

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25 December 2006 ~ 6 Comments

I’m one of the cool kids now

All of the cool kids have iPods – and now so do I My husband bought me a nano for Christmas and some nice little skins so I can pretend that I have a pretty colored iPod. Merry Christmas everyone! Hope you’re all having a great day.    

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23 December 2006 ~ 0 Comments

First Big Present

Today my husband and I threw a holiday party for our families. Everyone came here and we cooked a feast. My mother and husband gave me a new digital camera. I got the FujiFilm E900 – and I must say it’s much better than my old Fuji. I took a bunch of pictures with no [...]

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22 December 2006 ~ 0 Comments

My del.icio.us bookmarks for 2006-12-21

Library of Online Education Articles and Advice Online Education Database – OEDbOEDb currently contains reviews of 429 programs from 40 accredited schools. The Ultimate Guide to the Invisible Web More of my links

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