So I had this fun little idea the other day. I tend to stick to reading “classics”, because I’m book-snobby like that, but every once in awhile I get talked into reading this-or-that best-seller. Because I hate throwing books away, and anyone who works in libraries knows that donations are not always looked so kindly… Read more »
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Twitter RSS feed creation cheat sheet
Ok, so apparently Twitter is no longer supporting RSS?I tried doing an advanced search, and, sure enough, the “Feed for this query” button was gone. Then, when I mentioned it on Twitter, @shelitwits said it was still there for her, and when I checked again, it was back…So… Yes, perhaps I’m going crazy and I… Read more »
QR Codes: an Overview
Since QR codes seem to be one of the hot new technologies in the library and museum world, I decided to do a little research on them (I am a librarian after all!) Here’s a brief introduction into the world of 2D code technology: QR (quick response) codes are two-dimensional images used to represent data,… Read more »
A rant on institutional Facebook pages…
Something just set me off. It’s not that rare that that happens, but it is rare that it annoys me enough to post here (not that I’ve abandoned this blog, I just use it mainly as a place to occasionally weigh in on topics of interest to me, not a regular publication.) There is a… Read more »
I don’t want to be a reference and research services librarian anymore!
Well, I think I’ve done it. Given ridiculous restrictions on what words I could use in my new job title (web and digital are out, because we already have a ‘web services librarian’ and plan on hiring a ‘digital initiatives librarian’), I think I’ve finally come up with a title that works. The thing is,… Read more »
