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We wrote last week about a suggestion made at the AALL Futures Summit on improving ways for newbies (and introverts) to better socialize while at conferences. Some thought that the current methods were adequate and that the introverts and new members should suck it up and adjust to the way
When it comes to search techniques, you’ll never find a more anal group than librarians. So when search tools start mucking around with the search short-cuts, we tend to shake our heads and mumble something like “it worked just fine the way it was… why do you keep changing it??” In fact, there are many
LinkedIn has announced the release of its CardMunch iPhone app.
While it is once step closer to implementing my LinkedIn idea, it still has some snags.
This is what it does:
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When you graduate from a high school that only had 49 Seniors, it is very unlikely that anyone will have forgotten about you. I had the pleasure of attending my 25th High School Reunion this weekend with a number of my fellow graduates. The
As I am sure, everyone has heard that Ashton is turning over his Twitter account to his team at Katalyst.
And, as you all know, I am one of Ashton’s biggest fans. I know, get in line, right?
Anyways, I cannot tell you how disappointed I am. It felt so real, my relationship
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I wanted to start out this post by announcing that we are putting the Elephant Posts to sleep at the end of the year, and that we will spend the last five posts (in December) as a remembrance to the mighty Elephant that entertained and informed us for the 15 months. Mostly because
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While attending the AALL Futures Summit last week, I got to talk with a number of young members (those within the first five years of the law library profession) and found the discussion to be absolutely wonderful and enlightening. I have a number of topics that I’ll probably blog upon over the
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One of the questions that you may hear at a conference is “What would you do if you could start your department from scratch?” Well, this week’s Elephant Post question simply asks that same question. If you could re-brand your department or profession, what would you call it? Would it help
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I’m all packed up and ready to fly off to Chicago tonight to attend the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) Future Summit. Actually, everyone can be involved in the keynote by watching the live stream of Andy Hines keynote address (1 PM CDT on 11/3), and by submitting comments and questions