Category Archives: Work

Professional Social Networking: Why and How

Posted on February 6, 2008 by karin

I’ve had this idea in my head for a presentation or article or something, but it’s not clearly formed yet. I’m hoping posting here (and maybe getting some feedback) will help me clarify my thinking. Maybe it is best left … Continue reading →

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I don’t talk about my job very often here. I’m not sure exactly why that is. Part of it, I’m sure, is that I worry that I don’t possess the political acumen to know what is and what is not … Continue reading →

Posted on January 17, 2008 by karin | Leave a comment

The power of saying yes

Posted on August 18, 2007 by karin

Without really thinking about it, I have started to search out opposing viewpoints whenever I read something. So after reading Getting Things Done by David Allen- the organization manifesto that has spawned a cult like following, I read A perfect … Continue reading →

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Happy dance x 2.

Posted on May 10, 2007 by karin

I got a mention in AL Direct- an email publication from the American Library Association that goes out to all members: I did not expect this presentation to get so many mentions- but this really tells me that librarians are … Continue reading →

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5 (ish) things to keep in mind when looking for a career

Posted on December 23, 2006 by karin

Don’t write of an entire line of work because of one job. I always said I hated retail. Truth was, I hated the company, or the customers, or my co-workers, or the low pay, or some combination of those. The … Continue reading →

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Hidden Archives, the future and the past

Posted on November 10, 2006 by karin

There’s a post over at if:book that touches on the amount of raw material we have sitting around in libraries, archives, basements, etc, that is untouched. It’s something I think about a lot lately. A few weeks ago, the CDRH … Continue reading →

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The next 10 years in Libraries: College Entrance essay

Posted on November 1, 2006 by karin

I’m putting this up here because I find it interesting and I hope it can prove of use to students that need to write an entrance essay- not as something to emulate, just as an example. I know I always … Continue reading →

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Remembering the Library

Posted on August 31, 2006 by karin

An ode to my favorite library: The Huntington Beach Public Library in Huntington Beach, California. Continue reading →

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Creating work

Posted on August 29, 2006 by karin

In my fantasy land of a brain, I imagine creating something similar to where I work (that is, a digital research lab), but for and by the community. I would love to have something that involved both scholars and community members, because interactions between them are far too few. Continue reading →

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Google, Librarians, and Monopolies

Posted on August 24, 2006 by karin

Everyone else has weighed in on the Google book scanning project. Why not me? Continue reading →

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