Archive for December, 2007
Where People Turn When They Need Information
The year 2008 may indeed turn out to be “The Year of Information Overload“, but most Americans may be too busy searching for information to notice. When faced with problems that require information to identify appropriate solutions the internet is the “go to” resource for Americans. According to a new survey, when faced with [...]
Posted by StevenB on December 31st, 2007 under Libraries and Community, Student Issues.
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Good OA Cheer for the New Year
Congratulations to all the open access activists and to everyone who contacted their congressional representatives in support of the NIH’s plan to archive published research funded by NIH grants. We won!
As one commenter at a lively thread over at Slashdot said, ever so wisely, “All your research are belong to allofus.”
Posted by Barbara Fister on December 27th, 2007 under Open Access.
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Reflections on Leadership
In 1979, Wayne A. Wiegand assembled an advisory board and asked them to identify the most prominent academic library leaders for the previous half-century. They eventually agreed on fifteen librarians, whose biographies were published in 1983 as a chapbook entitled Leaders in American Academic Librarianship: 1925-1975.
The book serves as a great reminder that issues [...]
Posted by Brett Bonfield on December 27th, 2007 under Administration/Leadership.
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Smarts And Talent Are Good Starts But…Thoughts For 2008
You’re smart. You’ve got talent. But is that enough? Or is there more to getting where you want to go in this profession? What big things do you want to accomplish in 2008? If you’d like to explore these questions in more depth take a closer look at this post and discussion at a blog [...]
Posted by StevenB on December 26th, 2007 under Faculty, Professional Development.
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I now know why people say, “Where did the semester go?”
Are you serious? Is it over already? When did November sneak by? What about all the projects I wanted to finish before break?
As a student watching my librarian friends go through their days, I always thought “I’m too busy” was an exaggeration. A flimsy excuse, if you will, for not taking on some particular project. [...]
Posted by Kim Leeder on December 21st, 2007 under Just Thinking.
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