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Cut's and Freezes Widespread in Academic Libraries. Many academic libraries are facing major planned or potential budget cuts as the nation’s economic meltdown plays itself out. Online reports and announcements from major U.S. universities show that significant budget cuts may be widespread among members of the Association of Research Libraries and other college and university... Continue Reading →
One of the best things about working in our office is that we celebrate each others' birthdays. We draw names at the beginning of the year, and each staff member has to bake (or buy) a cake or other dessert and a card for another person on his/her birthday. It's a good time... Continue Reading →
In a previous post, I mentioned that I would likely start posting more about my cycling endeavors. However, with some more reflection, and with some advice from other librarians, friends, cyclists, and bloggers, I've decided that I would go the two-blog route. There are a number of cycling-specific blogs that I have... Continue Reading →
So I'm struggling with something. I have this blog, and I have just started another blog for my biking interests. So I have content here and at WordPress.com. The pictures that I have for this blog are generally uploaded to this blog directly, although I've started using my free flickr account to... Continue Reading →
A funny, but sadly true, look at Twitter. Off to tweet some more. I've been away too long while posting this. Gotta feed the habit. 😉
So I was teaching a class this morning at another building on campus. Unfortunately the provided computer I was using was having network issues. While we waited on the IT guys for the building to come in, I took the following picture with my phone and sent it to twitpic, which then sent the... Continue Reading →
Last night I got an IM question from a student while staffing our IM reference service. She was in the stacks, but "was totally overwhelmed" with how many books we had and was very confused about how to actually find a book. Since four floors separated us, I decided to send her my... Continue Reading →
If you're one of the 3 readers of this blog, you may have noticed that the content of this blog has shifted quite a bit over the past year. When I wrote the "About" section of Library Voice three years ago, I said the following: My primary purpose for this blog is... Continue Reading →
Today was my first trail ride of the season. I started at Grover Center and rode through campus to the Bike Path. I then took the Bike Path to Sells Park (about 2.8 miles). I decided to take the Rockhouse Trail to the Athens Trail, down to East State Street, back to the Bike Path,... Continue Reading →
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