Category Archives: Misc

Career possibilities

Posted on April 15, 2008 by karin

Last week was a crazy one for me- the last (I hope) bit of bad winter weather and serious time constrains made me a bit crazy. I think every once in a while I need a little breakdown to straighten … Continue reading →

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Not bored, just tired

Posted on April 10, 2008 by karin

School and work (I would say “life” but I have not had one of those for a while) have kept me away from blogging for a while. I feel, lately, like I am being pulled in different directions- which I … Continue reading →

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Jumping the gun and finding the fun

Posted on March 25, 2008 by karin

I have been pretty quiet here lately. The truth is, there has been a LOT on my mind- stuff about my future career, where I want to live, what concessions I am willing to make (including how much time I … Continue reading →

Posted in Conferences, Library, Rant, School Stuff, Work | 7 Comments

Quintura search engine

Posted on February 27, 2008 by karin

I’m writing an evaluation of Quintura.com search engine for my Information Storage and Retrieval class. I’m having a lot of fun playing with it – it’s kind of like boolean searching for dummies. It uses Yahoo for search results, and … Continue reading →

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Why I use Creative Commons and not public domain

Posted on February 22, 2008 by karin

In the comments of Michael Sauers recent post about adding creative commons works to their library catalog, Dewi Morgan said:   I think this is great… but. But like all copyright mechanisms, CC licences are only a means to an … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Free as in Freedom, My Stuff, Open access/Open source, Sites and Stories | 3 Comments

Meta blogging

Posted on February 11, 2008 by karin

I realize that I have to blog now, because I can’t write an in depth piece about social networking and then have that be the last thing on my site for a week, right? Things are busy around here- which … Continue reading →

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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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Album cover meme

Posted on January 14, 2008 by karin

I didn’t actually get tagged for this, but I saw it on the blog humachine, and it looks like fun. I added a step 4 to go with step three, so that I could use use a Creative Commons licensed … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Free as in Freedom, Linux, My Stuff, Open access/Open source, Sites and Stories | 1 Comment

Does quoting scholarly journals make something less authoritative?

Posted on December 23, 2007 by karin

The title is, of course, supposed to ruffle some feathers. I was reading reviews on the book “Eat to Live: The Revolutionary Formula for Fast and Sustained Weight Loss” and found this comment: “Fuhrman does cite many scientific journal articles, … Continue reading →

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Cool stuff in Lincoln, Nebraska

Posted on December 19, 2007 by karin

Just a random collection of cool stuff where I live. OLPC’s for Lincoln Schools The Cooper Foundation, a local grant giving institution, has given a grant to buy XO laptops in Lincoln Schools. “President Art Thompson said the final grant … Continue reading →

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