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Shameless Book Addict: Risks and Discovery
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Tuesday, October 20, 2009. Latest post asked a question that I can't get out of my head: Has the internet. Stopped us from taking a risk? Kari Smith uses her book buying habits to illustrate this. Before the internet, we had to rely on the book jacket. Now, however, everyone and their aunt Meryl can comment, critique and affect the books we buy. Now we have content, it is time to organize it better. I wonder what effect this will have on our ability to search? Has a great summary here. What struck me was...
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Shameless Book Addict: There Will be Much Mistletoing and SEO Bashing
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Tuesday, October 13, 2009. There Will be Much Mistletoing and SEO Bashing. I'm listening to Christmas music. I'll pause a minute to let that sink in. Earlier today I was killing time before I saw my weekly Tuesday movie. Sounds silly, but you all need to go see Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs. And, behold, Christmas decorations are out and available to purchase. It was rather entertaining to be picking through ornaments and lights while a real autumn tempest raged outside. For the love of Pete! 1) Libr...
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Shameless Book Addict: ILL-ing eBooks
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Saturday, May 30, 2009. In a staff meeting, just the other day, we were discussing the changing focus of the library - evaluating the benefits of eBooks. For once we were all in agreement that our students want more eBooks and better access to the ones we have. However, one thing that we did not consider is the importance of ILL and how this move to electronic resources will affect our ability to lend to other libraries. It was not until I read Steven Harris. Blog post called " Interlibrary eLoan. Your l...
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Shameless Book Addict: March 2009
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Monday, March 2, 2009. Teaching How to Get the Information. The next article in the "Future of Reading" series, from the New York Times, is out and it is even more applicable than the last: The Digital Librarian. What role will librarians have in the technological-centered library? That is a question many people, especially people like me, who are just starting out in this field, keep asking ourselves. The whole article is worth a look, but there are two main points that I am going to take away from it:.
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Shameless Book Addict: Creating Competition
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Sunday, September 27, 2009. I came across something the other day, something I am sure that many other managers have noticed and commented upon and written up and exploited: some people work better with healthy competition. When I first started working at the bookstore, we had to try to sell memberships. It is not that they are hard sells, but they do cost money meaning a bit of an effort was needed to move the items. I still remember the contest and the motivation it inspired. Anyway, I had to come up w...
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Shameless Book Addict: May 2009
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Saturday, May 30, 2009. In a staff meeting, just the other day, we were discussing the changing focus of the library - evaluating the benefits of eBooks. For once we were all in agreement that our students want more eBooks and better access to the ones we have. However, one thing that we did not consider is the importance of ILL and how this move to electronic resources will affect our ability to lend to other libraries. It was not until I read Steven Harris. Blog post called " Interlibrary eLoan. Book C...
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Shameless Book Addict: Public Radio Exchange
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Saturday, October 3, 2009. Public radio, though not exactly like a library, seems to face many of the same problems: funding, usability, funding, content concerns, funding. However, over at the Public Radio Exchange. They are doing something about most of those concerns and I am hooked! Here is the promotional video that sold me on the idea:. From the little I have played around with the PRX, I am impressed! Everything is easy to use, easy to find and you have to love how much material is already up.
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Shameless Book Addict: A Contest for People who Write Goodly
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Wednesday, September 30, 2009. A Contest for People who Write Goodly. I must hesitate here in sharing with you this link. this link to a contest. My dad pointed it out to me with this note: "here is a contest designed for Heather.". The Washington Post is auditioning for a new Op-Ed contributor. The prize? To be a pundit for 13 weeks in one of our nation's largest papers. How could I pass that up? I've got opinions, I've got interesting things to say. Sign me up! Oh wait, you wanted the link! FlatMarket ...
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Shameless Book Addict: February 2009
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Sunday, February 22, 2009. Have you Heard of This Thing Called Google? Comes from my favorite Technology Blog - Pogues Post. I think that letmegooglethatforyou.com. Would be a big help to the lazy students who seem to think it is easier to have you do their work than to do it themselves. alright, so I would never use it, but it sure sounds like it would be fun! Good for a laugh, at the very least. Type in your favorite question: mine today was "When was typhoid discovered? Monday, February 9, 2009.
