Veggies, hummus, pita, and some fresh fruit. Time to dig in.
Monthly Archives: May 2012
Link round-up: what I’ve been reading
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
On the Open Access front:
- Wall Street and open access
- Crossing the Rubicon — Is the UK Going to Enable Open Access for All Taxpayer-Funded Research by 2014
I was on our task force ages ago that made recommendations for K-REx, our institutional repository. This article, “Fostering New Roles for Librarians: Skills Set for Repository Managers – Results of a Survey in Italy”, makes for some fascinating reading.
For the American history buff & librarians:
A new (er, old) Paul Revere work: Stumbling Across a Rarity, Even for the Rare Book Room
And me, trying to come up with a book blurb.
May the 4th…
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, some folks find it embarrassing; others think it’s a play on words. Check out the post & associated comments on Club Jade for some fun. And MTV has a round-up on their site. You be the judge.
