http://mavericklibrarian.vox.com/library/posts/page/1/ Maverick Librarian's scratch pad blog. Basically notes and random thoughts from an academic librarian en Vox Wed, 23 Dec 2009 07:43:24 -0800 Copyright 2009 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://mavericklibrarian.vox.com/library/post/have-a-safe-and-happy-holiday-season-2009.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Maverick Librarian) http://mavericklibrarian.vox.com/library/post/have-a-safe-and-happy-holiday-season-2009.html?_c=feed-rss http://mavericklibrarian.vox.com/library/post/have-a-safe-and-happy-holiday-season-2009.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 23 Dec 2009 07:43:24 -0800 (Crossposted from my professional blog, The Gypsy Librarian). I will be heading out to celebrate Christmas and the holiday season. This is a quick note to let my three readers know that blogging here will pretty much pause until next year. It is ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://mavericklibrarian.vox.com/library/post/have-a-safe-and-happy-holiday-season-2009.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd9735eb944cd501240b8867cc860e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> humor blogging personal books and reading http://mavericklibrarian.vox.com/library/post/qotd-my-favorite-movie-quote.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Maverick Librarian) http://mavericklibrarian.vox.com/library/post/qotd-my-favorite-movie-quote.html?_c=feed-rss http://mavericklibrarian.vox.com/library/post/qotd-my-favorite-movie-quote.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 11 Dec 2009 14:43:23 -0800 What’s your favorite movie quote of all time? There are a few, but I think one of my favorites, and the one that I would include here is this one from the film The Godfather (quote via imdb.com): Don Corleone: Tell me, do you spend time with you... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://mavericklibrarian.vox.com/library/post/qotd-my-favorite-movie-quote.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd9735eb944cd50123dddd4b9f860c?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> qotd personal http://mavericklibrarian.vox.com/library/post/some-resources-about-the-bailouts-and-economic-stimulus-in-the-us.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Maverick Librarian) http://mavericklibrarian.vox.com/library/post/some-resources-about-the-bailouts-and-economic-stimulus-in-the-us.html?_c=feed-rss http://mavericklibrarian.vox.com/library/post/some-resources-about-the-bailouts-and-economic-stimulus-in-the-us.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 10 Dec 2009 12:32:21 -0800 I may use some of these links as part of a short post later in my library's blog. For now, I am parking them here for reference purposes. As always, if any reader out there finds them helpful, feel free to explore. This list is in no particular or... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://mavericklibrarian.vox.com/library/post/some-resources-about-the-bailouts-and-economic-stimulus-in-the-us.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd9735eb944cd50123ddc7f445860b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> government reference business and economics think tanks and ngo's http://mavericklibrarian.vox.com/library/post/some-notes-on-privacy-and-academic-libraries.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Maverick Librarian) http://mavericklibrarian.vox.com/library/post/some-notes-on-privacy-and-academic-libraries.html?_c=feed-rss http://mavericklibrarian.vox.com/library/post/some-notes-on-privacy-and-academic-libraries.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 10 Dec 2009 08:33:14 -0800 The issue of privacy in academia has been on my mind recently. Our systems analyst was recently making the rounds checking our computers, and according to him, it was to "tighten certain controls" so they (the IT people and the administration) cou... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://mavericklibrarian.vox.com/library/post/some-notes-on-privacy-and-academic-libraries.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd9735eb944cd50123ddc7e34e860b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> librarianship activism/causes http://mavericklibrarian.vox.com/library/post/webinars-my-boss-makes-me-watch-is-third-time-the-charm.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Maverick Librarian) http://mavericklibrarian.vox.com/library/post/webinars-my-boss-makes-me-watch-is-third-time-the-charm.html?_c=feed-rss http://mavericklibrarian.vox.com/library/post/webinars-my-boss-makes-me-watch-is-third-time-the-charm.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 08 Dec 2009 09:15:23 -0800 Once again, I have to sit though another webinar that my library director made me watch. I will say right away that I hope this was some kind of free event because if we (read the library) paid for it, we should be demanding our money back. The ti... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://mavericklibrarian.vox.com/library/post/webinars-my-boss-makes-me-watch-is-third-time-the-charm.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd9735eb944cd50123f185d9c7860f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> productivity librarianship work notes library2.0 http://mavericklibrarian.vox.com/library/post/is-digitalization-really-killing-these-things-maybe.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Maverick Librarian) http://mavericklibrarian.vox.com/library/post/is-digitalization-really-killing-these-things-maybe.html?_c=feed-rss http://mavericklibrarian.vox.com/library/post/is-digitalization-really-killing-these-things-maybe.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 03 Dec 2009 14:46:26 -0800 I recently saw this list of "21 Things That Are Being Killed Off by Digitalisation." In my usual semi-snarky way, I would like to go over the list and see what is dying, what is dead, and what is not quite dead yet. So, here is the list. I will sa... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://mavericklibrarian.vox.com/library/post/is-digitalization-really-killing-these-things-maybe.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd9735eb944cd501240b80b282860e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> lists personal http://mavericklibrarian.vox.com/library/post/facing-world-aids-day-2009.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Maverick Librarian) http://mavericklibrarian.vox.com/library/post/facing-world-aids-day-2009.html?_c=feed-rss http://mavericklibrarian.vox.com/library/post/facing-world-aids-day-2009.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:31:07 -0800 I do this because someone has to help fight ignorance and educate others. I do it because I am a librarian, and as such it is my mission to provide accurate, reliable information to my patrons and readers. I do it because it is the right thing to ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://mavericklibrarian.vox.com/library/post/facing-world-aids-day-2009.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd9735eb944cd50123f1835f80860f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> lgbtq health and medical sex and erotica activism/causes http://mavericklibrarian.vox.com/library/post/once-again-my-boss-makes-me-watch-another-webinar-but-still-nothing-new.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Maverick Librarian) http://mavericklibrarian.vox.com/library/post/once-again-my-boss-makes-me-watch-another-webinar-but-still-nothing-new.html?_c=feed-rss http://mavericklibrarian.vox.com/library/post/once-again-my-boss-makes-me-watch-another-webinar-but-still-nothing-new.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:44:24 -0800 This is another note on webinars that my boss makes me attend. For some reason, our boss is on a roll in terms of making us watch webinars related to academic libraries. Actually, yesterday she mentioned that one of the reasons was that, since som... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://mavericklibrarian.vox.com/library/post/once-again-my-boss-makes-me-watch-another-webinar-but-still-nothing-new.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd9735eb944cd50123ddd4ae72860c?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> productivity librarianship work notes library2.0 http://mavericklibrarian.vox.com/library/post/preliminary-thoughts-on-the-demise-of-the-library.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Maverick Librarian) http://mavericklibrarian.vox.com/library/post/preliminary-thoughts-on-the-demise-of-the-library.html?_c=feed-rss http://mavericklibrarian.vox.com/library/post/preliminary-thoughts-on-the-demise-of-the-library.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:54:41 -0800 There are days when I wonder if my profession as a whole has a death wish. Not only do outsiders rail on and on about how libraries need to be closed, how they will "evolve" into new spaces (that have nothing to do with the mission of an actual li... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://mavericklibrarian.vox.com/library/post/preliminary-thoughts-on-the-demise-of-the-library.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd9735eb944cd50123ddbb5c56860b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> librarianship library2.0 http://mavericklibrarian.vox.com/library/post/on-bad-bosses-part-3.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Maverick Librarian) http://mavericklibrarian.vox.com/library/post/on-bad-bosses-part-3.html?_c=feed-rss http://mavericklibrarian.vox.com/library/post/on-bad-bosses-part-3.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:16:58 -0800 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... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://mavericklibrarian.vox.com/library/post/on-bad-bosses-part-3.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd9735eb944cd50123ddb9d5ed860b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> etiquette/manners leadership/management business and economics