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Turns out we’ve been hip all along…

by Valerie Forrestal Posted on August 27, 2007

I just loved this article in the Washington Times, reviewing Heidi Ardizzone’s new book “An Illuminated Life“, about librarian Belle de Costa Greene, curator of J.P. Morgan’s massive personal (now public) library. Given all the hype lately (does it count … Continue reading →

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Libraries, Librarians and the Press

by Valerie Forrestal Posted on July 30, 2007

A lot of people complained about the pieces in the NY Times and NY Sun about a group of “hip librarians” in Brooklyn. The general consensus among the dissenters was a desire for more substantive articles on modern libraries and … Continue reading →

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You Don’t Scare Me, Google!!!

by Valerie Forrestal Posted on June 4, 2007

So, I was reading this excellent post, Cult of the Pundit, on the excellent blog, Bokardo, and I got to thinking about something that annoys me greatly, namely, people asking me if I’m scared I will lose my job to … Continue reading →

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On the Professional Advantages of Being a Slacker and a Librarian

by Valerie Forrestal Posted on May 25, 2007

One quick clarification on that title, note that I did not say “slacker librarian”, but slacker AND librarian. I liked the sound of the first one better, but I think when you stay late at work just to finish reading … Continue reading →

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cyber schizophrenia

by Valerie Forrestal Posted on May 15, 2007

Managing my online identities has been a bit of a challenge for me lately. With all these cool web 2.0 apps out there, I really am finding it hard to keep track of it all… I find that just keeping … Continue reading →

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Well Hello There, You!

by Valerie Forrestal Posted on May 7, 2007

My love of all things web 2.0 and my desire to play in the biblioblogosphere has given birth to yet another blog. I currently have a (very) personal blog, and also maintain a blog for my library, but this one … Continue reading →

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