Category Archives: Library

Librarians and programming revisited

Posted on November 1, 2012 by karin

Recently, Peter Murray wrote on The Security Implications of Teaching Librarians to Program, and I agree with both the potential problems and his solutions. I’d add that I would never want to do any programming on a server that contained student … Continue reading →

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SXSW notes, Tech sessions

Posted on May 3, 2012 by karin

Sorry about the long break in my SXSW notes recap. Time sort of got away from me there. I didn’t go to as many tech meetings this year as last, which was good and bad. I’m glad I got to … Continue reading →

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Creative Commons Intro Presentation Notes

Posted on April 10, 2012 by karin

Some notes for a presentation on Creative Commons I am giving 8/11/2012: Creative Commons Introduction View more presentations from karindalziel. In the US, when someone creates something in fixed form it is copyrighted. You don’t have to apply for a … Continue reading →

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SXSW notes, Design sessions (+ebooks)

Posted on March 20, 2012 by karin

The design sessions I went to were sort of all over the place. What they have in common is that they made me think about my design process, and to think about how things work in the greater community of … Continue reading →

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SXSW notes, Libraries and Archives sessions #sxswLAM

Posted on March 18, 2012 by karin

I attended 4 library/archives sessions at SXSW. They were pretty well attended, and the librarian attendance at SXSW was, as described by one, “rowdy.” Here’s a short list of links pertaining to librarians @ SXSW: #sxswLAM = Librar* + Archiv* … Continue reading →

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SXSW 2012

Posted on March 18, 2012 by karin

Three days back from SXSW, and am finally beginning to type up my 41 pages of handwritten notes. I went this year without a laptop, and took notes the old fashioned way – using pen and paper. I find this … Continue reading →

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First Reference Shift

Posted on August 27, 2011 by karin

This semester, I am very excited to be doing a job sharing stint with the reference department. This means I get a weekly 2.5 hour shift at the reference desk, and will likely also pick up some web reference responsibilities. … Continue reading →

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Library day, er, week, in the life.

Posted on July 29, 2011 by karin

I wanted to participate in Library Day in the Life this year even though I am not, technically, a librarian. So, um, I am. This week was a weird one- I had very few meetings and could concentrate mostly on … Continue reading →

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SXSW session notes: Web Anywhere

Posted on March 27, 2011 by karin

Web Anywhere: Mobile Optimisation With HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript – Bruce Lawson Bruce Lawson was a great presenter, and is the author of Introducing HTML5 Much of the world is not using smart browsers, they are using browsers for their feature … Continue reading →

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SXSW session notes: Designing with the grid

Posted on March 26, 2011 by karin

Ordering Disorder: Grid Design for the New World – Khoi Vinh Grids make sense of the world. Paper size – A1-A6 paper size system, each smaller size is half of the last. The Grid = Harmony The grid helps the … Continue reading →

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