Monthly Archives: November 2007

V for Vendetta, Information Literacy, and the future

Posted on November 30, 2007 by karin

This is also my last assignment of the semester. Woo! The following is a post I made for class (on blackboard, of course, so I can’t link to it here). We were assigned to watch and post about V for … Continue reading →

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I love L.A.

Posted on November 28, 2007 by karin

Why is everyone so down on Anaheim? When I think of Anaheim I think of the L.A. County Museum of Art (oh, how I miss my LACMA pass), Corona Del Mar, Hollywood Blvd. (best place for people watching EVER- plus … Continue reading →

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Optimizing your YouTube videos (it doesn't have to be underhanded)

Posted on November 25, 2007 by karin

Dan Greenburg, co-founder of a viral video marketing company, shared “The Secret Strategies Behind Many “Viral” Videos” on TechCrunch. His post stirred a lot of controversy and hatred in the comments because of his techniques- he clarified later, saying that … Continue reading →

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The other show about librarians

Posted on November 23, 2007 by karin

I watched the first episode of the Librarians on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s website, but since then, I can’t get the videos to stream. To bad for me. But today, I came across another show about librarians. Joy! And it’s … Continue reading →

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Another quick post on Kindle

Posted on November 21, 2007 by karin

Stephen Abram posted about the Kindle, noting that most of the people writing about the Kindle (in the library world, mostly negatively) have not held the thing. It’s a fair point. After all, we wouldn’t want people criticizing the library … Continue reading →

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I read, you read, we all read for e-readers!

Posted on November 20, 2007 by karin

I apologize once more for the cruddy title. I don’t usually do memes, but the release of the Kindle from Amazon.com and the subsequent discussion are just too much to resist. Design Once upon a time, design wasn’t important for … Continue reading →

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I did it.

Posted on November 16, 2007 by karin

I couldn’t help it. ccgd. (2007). OLPC – Mesh Network testing. Retrieved November 17, 2007, from http://flickr.com/photos/ccgd/491123493/ (citation generated with Zotero, using the new ability to capture citation information from Flickr.)

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Presentation ideas

Posted on November 15, 2007 by karin

I want to do some presentations, and I have some ideas. I’m going to work on them over Christmas break, so that I have something I can pull out at the last minute if needed. Here are a few ideas- … Continue reading →

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More thoughts on Zotero and proselytizing

Posted on November 14, 2007 by karin

I wrote previously about Zotero proselytizing, and I think my choice of words was somewhat unfortunate. Some have seemed to take the term “proselytizing” in a negative light, while I didn’t mean it negatively. I also said that I feel … Continue reading →

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Just a note to those of you in Nebraska who like Anime and have $35 to spend on a conference: My husband and I will be attending some of the festivities of Anime NebrasKon 2007 this Friday, Saturday and Sunday … Continue reading →

Posted on November 14, 2007 by karin | Comments Off