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Category Archives: Technology
Higher ‘Professional’ Ed, Lifelong Learning to Stay Employed, Quantified Self, and Libraries
***Â This post was originally published in ACRL TechConnect on March 23, 2014. *** The 2014 Horizon Report is mostly a report on emerging technologies. Many academic librarians carefully read its Higher Ed edition issued every year to learn about … Continue reading
Posted in Library, Technology
Tagged 2014 Horizon Report, competency, emerging technologies, gamification, higher education, Horizon Report, trends
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Query a Google Spreadsheet like a Database with Google Visualization API Query Language
***Â This post was originally published in ACRL TechConnect on Dec. 4, 2013. *** Libraries make much use of spreadsheets. Spreadsheets are easy to create, and most library staff are familiar with how to use them. But they can quickly … Continue reading
Posted in Coding, Library, Technology, Web
Tagged data, google query language, google visualization api, spreadsheet
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Do You Feel Inadequate? For Hard-Working Overachievers
I have not been a very diligent blog writer in the year of 2013. So on the last day of 2013, I decided to write a post. I thought about writing a post with the title of “Adieu 2013!” but … Continue reading
Posted in Coding, Librarianship, Library, Technology
Tagged career development, impostor syndrome, inadequacy, mid-career, new year
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LITA Forum 2013 – My Talks on Google Visualization API and Faculty Bibliography
I did two presentations at LITA Forum last week. One was a concurrent session and the other was a lightning talk. This was the first time I attended a LITA Forum and it was a really great conference. All of … Continue reading
Posted in Coding, presentation, Technology
Tagged #litaforum, api, database, demo, faculty bibliography, google visualization api, lita forum, talks
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Suzanne Briet’s Document Antelop in Celebration of Ada Lovelace Day
**This is part of the blog bomb that all the librarians at LibTechWomen planned and I am excited to participate. : )Â Find more posts celebrating Briet today in Twitter with #briet** In celebration of Ada Lovelace Day, I … Continue reading
Posted in Librarianship, LIS, Technology
Tagged #briet, Ada Lovelace, Antelope, Documentation, libtechwomen, Suzanne Briet, women
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My Recent ALA TechSource Workshop Slides
I have recently given an ALA TechSource Workshop on “Improving Your Library’s Mobile Services.” Did you know that now we spend 38 % of our Internet time on mobile? And we spend more time with our smartphones than with our … Continue reading
Posted in Continuing Education, Library, presentation, Technology
Tagged mobile, mobile web, techsource, workshop
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Aaron Swartz and Too-Comfortable Research Libraries
*** This post has been originally published in ACRL TechConnect on Feb. 11, 2013. *** *** Update: Several references and a video added (thanks to Brett Bonfield) on Feb. 21, 2013. *** Who was Aaron Swartz? If you are a … Continue reading
Posted in Library, Research, Technology, Web
Tagged aaron swartz, academic libraries, information, Internet, knowledge, open access, research librareis, web
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Enabling the Research ‘Flow’ and Serendipity in Today’s Digital Library Environment
*** This post has been also published on ACRLog on Oct. 29, 2012. *** Today’s library users do not carry pencils and notebooks to a library. They do no longer want to be isolated to concentrate on deep study or … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Library, Research, Technology, Usability
Tagged bookstacks, browsing, digital collection, digital library, discovery, physical colleciton, serendipity, stacks
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A bad business model or a savvy market strategy? Thinking like a vendor
I want to talk about an e-book platform called Inkling whose web version is not cross-browser compatible. But what I am really interested to talk about is neither an ebook platform nor its cross-browser support. I am interested in thinking … Continue reading
Posted in e-Book, Library, Technology, Web
Tagged cross-browser support, ebook platform, inking, product, resource, vendor
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