i met Cliff at internet librarian 2009 after having been twitter/friendfeed buddies for a little while.
i was a freshly-minted librarian and very excited to be at the conference (presenting no less!). i was terribly nervous to meet (or “meat” as i like to call it when i finally get to shake hands/hug someone who i [...]

given that my new gig at mcgill revolves around scholarly communication, copyright is something i deal with on a daily basis.
for the record, i believe:

copyright is important and artists should have their works protected so they can make a living
[speaking as a scholarly communication chica] university presses help authors make the best of their [...]

i love dares. doing scary things (hello battledecks…) is fun.
University of Toronto library students seem to like dares as well – and have taken it to the next level by publicly documenting their dare in order to raise money to fight AIDS in Africa.
the dare? take photos of strangers holding a honkin’ huge “i <3 [...]

the past few weeks have been, cover your ears kids cuz i’m about to cuss, batshit crazy in libraryland.
i’m done with it.
all of it.
if you don’t have something constructive to say, something that is looking to FIX problems out there, get out tha way.
personal attacks, anonymous attacks, and, well, attacks in general, just create some [...]

heading to Monterey today to attend Internet Librarian. not only do i get to catch up with my friends, but i get to hear about all the awesome ways libraryland is taking advantage of the web to better meet the needs of library uses.
tomorrow is the first ever LibraryCamp at IL and i’m really looking [...]

cc licensed flickr photo shared by kendrak
Internet Librarian is holding it’s first unconference/library camp/barcamp session – and you should be there!
Jenica Rogers and i will be facilitating Library Camp Monterey, the morning of October 24, 2009 in the Monterey Public Library, and we’d be thrilled to have all of you join us.
This will be an [...]

i totally forgot to blog yesterday for the LFPL blogathon.
but that doesn’t mean it’s not too late for you guys to contribute to the LSW goal of raising 5000$ to send to the LFPL to help them restore the library to pre-flood wonderfulness.
head over to steve lawson’s site to paypal some cashola and you’ll be [...]

the lovely Cecily Walker has proposed a panel at SXSWi and i think you should vote for it.
not just because i’m part of it and really want to visit Austin.
and not just because i’m part of it and really want to geek out in Austin.
you should vote for it because Cecily and i want to [...]

this past tuesday Louisville Free Public Library was hit by a flash flood. the estimates on the damage are still being tallied, but let’s just say it’s going to take more than a few bake sales to recoup their losses.
the wonderful steve lawson came up with the idea to have the LSW raise 5000$ by [...]

i’m in town for the SLA Centennial Conference. i love the SLA conferences – it’s always wild to meet librarians who work in “non-traditional” gigs. this year i’m on the boards of two divisions – IT and Academic – so i’ll be getting my first glimpse at the inner machinations of things.
more soon!
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