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Still Waters Run Deep
Libraries are never as placid as they appear. They are often sources and centers of controversy and conflict. The better they are, the more dangerous libraries can seem.” –Siva Vaidhyanathan As public institutions that strive to present a wide variety of materials on different experiences and perspectives, libraries often invite criticism and create controversy.…
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Talking ’bout Thesauri
In March 2015 I gave a presentation to my Online Searching Class (244) where I describe my love of the reference tool known as The Thesaurus. Unable to display content. Adobe Flash is required. http://screencast.com/t/pekrY7GMu The second one is the comments portion from the audience. I only have the embedded code and not a link…
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Why use print in a digital world?
Because we have the ability to navigate paper resources wordlessly. We engage with them sensorily, using touch and even smell to sort and track them. By connecting with books in this way, we can rapidly reference multiple works. The brain makes geospatial connections with the printed volume regarding progress and the location of memorable passages…
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New things for my Blog
I think this is my new favorite thing! I made it at tagxedo.com. A big thanks to Vicki Steiner, one of my instructors at San Jose State University for telling me about this site. I had to download MS Silverlight, but it was very easy. If you look at the top right hand side of…
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Strategies for Success in an Online Environment
Although particular personality types will find online learning and collaboration more comfortable and natural than others will, there are certain skills that can be developed which will increase the chances of success for distance learners and remote teams alike.
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Catching Hold of the Day
“A net for catching days… A schedule is a mock-up of reason and order—willed, faked, and so brought into being; it is a peace and a haven set into the wreck of time; it is a lifeboat on which you find yourself, decades later, still living.” – Annie Dillard Certain things, like calendars and…
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Libraries are like Farms
I wrote most of this last September while riding my bike through town. Yes, there is an empty college in my town. Here is a wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chester_College_of_New_England The property is being divided. This summer it was rented out as camp for Orthodox Jewish boys. At one point it probably could have been purchased, based on…