Alchemical Thoughts

On bad bosses, part 3

2009-11-06T18:16:58Z

Once again, I have put aside enough posts on the topic of bad bosses to make a post about it. These are mostly food for thought. I am sure someone could write some substantial post on bad bosses as they related to libraries and library administrat...

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Remember, remember the 5th of November

2009-11-05T15:44:48Z

"So if you’ve seen nothing, if the crimes of this government remain unknown to you, then, I would suggest you allow the 5th of November to pass unmarked." --V, from the film V for Vendetta. V for Vendetta is one of my favorite films in the dyst...

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A fifth link dump of health care reform items

2009-11-04T20:10:07Z

Here we go again. This time around, the inspiration for me to do this is that a couple of my colleagues are suggesting that the library make an actual research guide on the topic of "health care management" using the LibGuides system we have in pl...

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A few items for inspiration, End of October 09 edition

2009-11-04T18:30:16Z

This is just a small link dump of items that can be classified as inspirational that I want to add to my scratch pad here. Some I have read. Others I just clipped to read at some point. Items via Dumb Little Man (I keep finding interesting things...

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Webinars your bosses make you attend (or please tell me something new)

2009-10-28T21:54:42Z

I am honestly not sure what to make of this. This webinar, "'Big Challenges (and Opportunities) for Academic Libraries" (see the link here for some details) was something our director pretty much made us watch recently. I honestly expected a lot m...

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Some links on the Nobel Prizes

2009-10-23T15:07:57Z

This is mostly a small link dump for a post I am may write for our library blog about the Nobel Prizes. In addition to writing about the recent awards announced, I have spotted a couple of items out there that may be of interest as well. Here i...

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Some links and thinking on work, workers and the people in charge

2009-10-15T01:06:40Z

Being employed means that I work for somebody. Notice I did not say "self-employed." I read someplace that the definition of work is having to do something you would rather not do in some place you would rather not be in the company of people you ...

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October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and I was at the Candlelight Vigil last night

2009-10-14T21:22:12Z

(Crossposted from my professional blog, The Gypsy Librarian). I bet my four readers at The Gypsy Librarian were expecting the next installment in my small series on blogging mistakes and library blogs (first installment here). I am taking a break...

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A fourth link dump of items on health care reform

2009-10-13T23:11:36Z

And the saga continues as Congress has pretty much proven that they are bought and sold by the insurance industry. I am really, really trying not to go on a rant, but it is getting harder these days not to. I get the impression that we pretty much...

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Some final thoughts on Hispanic Heritage Month for 2009

2009-10-12T18:31:36Z

The observance ends on October 15, but clearly there is still a lot of work to do in the Latino community to get ahead, if some of these stories are any indication. While I think that the observance is important, we should not just focus on all th...

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