The Chron (subscription required, dang it!) reports briefly on research published in Science that, in spite of access to full text archives online, researchers are citing less, and including a smaller range of sources because they follow links from one paper to another. Of course, they’ve always done this – but perhaps are now more [...]

It’s rare that I’ll write about one of my personal projects – maybe a casual link here and there – but today I want to share with you the link to a recent project that I’m particularly proud to bring to your attention. This past spring semester I engaged in a unique experience. For the [...]

The more you blog and share your opinions when you blog, the greater the likelihood an anonymous party will disagree with you in a non-collegial manner. That’s a polite way of saying you’re going to get damn near slandered. If you want to disagree with something I write, and ACRLog readers do all the time, [...]

As I wander through the massive ALA exhibit floor I’m always on the lookout for new and interesting vendors I’ve never heard of before. There’s usually a few, particularly those hawking some new technology. One that caught my eye in Anaheim was ChunkIt!. ChunkIt! is a search engine, but the idea is to use it [...]

The ALA Exhibits are getting more organized. Vendor booths are being organized into “pavilions” so that you can quickly check out all the competitors showing similar products and services. ACRL’s traditional booth was a part of the ALA Pavilion. Below is a photo I took at the ACRL booth. The two academic librarians shown in [...]