I’ve been finding that there are too many competing priorities for my time these days, and this blog is suffering because of that. If I could write faster – both my fiction and blog posts – this wouldn’t be so much an issue. I started this blog ages ago thinking of it as a diary.…
It is May the 4th…that’s Star Wars day, don’t you know? I can see that some of you may not have been initiated – what?!?!? You’re not a slightly obsessed Star Wars fan? You don’t know about May the 4th Be With You? Even the official Star Wars blog recognizes it’s a special day! Okay,…
Enjoy some music from 2 of my favorite artists! Where do I Begin –by Arbitrary Sky Day and Night –by Blackwing
…but I must resist! Just for a few more weeks. Let it stew, simmer. Wait until writers group hears the final 3 chapters. Their critiques might give me something else to consider before I trek down revision road. I’ve probably lost a bit of sleep thinking about the revisions yet to come. There will be…
Two weeks ago, at just about this time, I arrived at my flat in Nottingham. It feels like I’ve been going at 120mph since I arrived and I wouldn’t trade one second of the experience. I’ve experienced the best of British public transportation, good pub food and ale, nice, sunny days, rainy days, and very…
This post on Creating and Maintaining your CV was linked from one of the ProfHacker articles I mentioned in an earlier post. This one is worth checking if you missed it. I don’t have this bug yet but have a number of friends who’ve succumbed. And now libraries? Cool: 3 Ways College Libraries Are Exploring Pinterest…
Veggies, hummus, pita, and some fresh fruit. Time to dig in.
“…remember the nature of what it is you signed on for. You’ve come here to make a difference…” LeVar Burton at the 2012 O’Reilly Tools of Change conference. Kent A. at the Scholarly Kitchen posted a link to LeVar’s keynote address. It’s 15+ minutes long, but worth every word. That’s a great way to start…
From ProfHacker, one my favorite blogs: From the Archives: CVs and Annual Reports New Online Journal Addresses Teaching Day of Higher Education (like Library Day in the Life but for academic faculty!) Jenica Rogers from Attempting Elegance has a snippet from her presentation to CARL: “Librarians, it’s not okay to be clueless anymore.” I hope she…
“It was the best of times…” SPARC Open Access conference – new colleagues to network with! Kansas City, MO – the Plaza, Brio Grille, Jack Stack, and a great view from the Intercontinental Hotel new Honda CR-V with heated leather seats and hands-free bluetooth kudos from a colleague at rival in-state school on our data…
Tilapia with a chipotle and lime crust with corn and black bean salsa on the side. Yum!
Spotted this article via Research Buzz: Confederate letters: we had apirty lively Christmas. Two researchers hope to set up a database with letters they are transcribing. What a great resource this will be – primary source material from the soldiers on the front lines or from their loved ones. I’ve also been following wonderful, insightful…
A sample of my readings in the blogosphere this week… * Social Networking Experiment at Ohio State – campus admins say let students manage the marketing to other students. –via the Chronicle (not sure if this requires a subscription) * on the Elsevier boycott here and here –via Scholarly Kitchen * cool Library Data on tumblr –via @librarydata *…
All right! I looked at the clock at 6:44 this morning. Much better than the last few days. By 8am I’m at my desk testing a few Voyager reports to see if they’ll provide decent information for my colleague’s class assignment. One looks decent; the other crashes. I’m using a 3rd party software to run…
Here we go again. 6:40am. At my desk. I really didn’t want to wake up at 4:44. This is getting tiring… Oh, and my heat conked out yesterday. Overnight, the indoor temp fell to 59. Fortunately, temperatures have been around 60 outside, but everything changes tonight. Winter returns and the highs will stay mostly in…
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