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Who Rule The World? Girls–A Look at the Scholarly Literature on Gender and Librarianship (Part 2)

Posted on March 3, 2013 by librariankate7578

Note from the Boss:  I am extremely floored, honored, and humbled by the responses received to Part 1.  Thank you.  This is the kind of conversation we should be having, and continue to have.  In this post, I want to … Continue reading →

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Sticks and Stones May Break My Bones….

Posted on February 25, 2013 by librariankate7578

…But words can and will hurt. Remember when you first heard that little sing-song as a kid?  It’s actually “Sticks and Stones May Break My Bones, But Words Will Never Hurt Me?” It’s wrong.  The Internet is the first proof … Continue reading →

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Removing the Gone Fishing Sign from the Blog

Posted on May 14, 2011 by librariankate7578

I finally come up for air/blogging hiatus (by sheer luck today, as I am waiting for a load of laundry to finish in the washing machine), and provide a brief update on what has happened in my life of late: … Continue reading →

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Looking Back and Looking Forward

Posted on December 31, 2010 by librariankate7578

I don’t call my New Year’s resolutions as such; I prefer to think of them as goals – I find calling them goals motivates me more to keep them.  I wrote down my goals for 2010 on my Facebook page, … Continue reading →

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Usable Usability: The Web Usability Test in Action

Posted on November 12, 2010 by librariankate7578

I admit I have been neglecting the Usable Usability series of late, but that is due to new work commitments thrown into the mixing bowl of my life.  However, a discussion at the office about visual learning (the whole “see … Continue reading →

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Required Reading for the Day

Posted on November 11, 2010 by librariankate7578

In Flanders Fields By Lieutenant Colonel John McRae January 3, 1915 In Flanders fields the poppies grow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid … Continue reading →

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Nine Years On

Posted on September 11, 2010 by librariankate7578

In memory of what happened on this horrid day, here is a collection of stories promoting memory, tolerance and peace. My friend Theresa’s husband is playing an integral part in the 9/11 memorial – he cares for the white oak … Continue reading →

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Odds and Ends and Linky Bits

Posted on August 25, 2010 by librariankate7578

It’s time for another roundup of everything else that was worthy of further review and comment, but not long enough for its own blog post: The Importance of Thank You (Or, Your Mother Was Right, You Know) During the special … Continue reading →

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Blogging Break

Posted on May 16, 2010 by librariankate7578

Graduation weekend is upon me, and by this time tomorrow, I will be fully Mastered in Library and Information Science. In light of a weekend of Festivus, I’ve taken a break from blogging to enjoy celebrations. Normal programming, etc. will … Continue reading →

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Here’s the Funny. Film at 11

Posted on March 31, 2010 by librariankate7578

One of my new favorite Twitter feeds is Overheard in the Newsroom.  (They’re on Facebook too!) Journalists letting off steam, and funnier than Colbert.  Here’s a sample.  Enjoy. News managing editor about abandoning the computer: “No one touch this, I’m … Continue reading →

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