What is it with UIUC and this guy
Tomorrow, Wednesday, 18 June 2008, 2 – 3:30 PM Library Colloquium: Michael Gorman : Are Libraries Still Vital to Research? Why do we keep bringing him here? And, yes, I am well aware of his connection...
View ArticleBooks read in 1st half of 2008 (and some)
Taking a cue from someone else’s post which I saw a month or so back here is a list of the books which I have read in the 1st half (plus) of 2008. I imagine I missed recording one or two and I know I...
View Articlehabitually probing generalist
Change of blog name I have changed the name of my blog. Again. This time it should not break any of the Internet nor should you need to change feeds; I hope. 3 years ago tomorrow I moved my blog to...
View ArticleIs someone trying to tell me something?
Twice in the last week I have been disappeared from assorted campus directories. Recently the Library debuted a new website for staff, including a new personnel directory. The personnel directory is...
View ArticleKeeping up … with people
The What Wednesday afternoon I posted the following to my facebook status: I have recently instituted a personal goal of trying to catch up with at least 1 interesting person a week (or so) just to see...
View Articlehouse spouse
a little “mouse” grew up; became a new house spouse. wrote a little ditty because he is moving to Iowa; Sioux City. I posted that little ditty to facebook and twitter several days ago to announce that...
View ArticleLong time gone
[This post title is, for me, multi-meta in that it refers to several things.] It has been a long time since I’ve been here. Part of me is sad about this fact and part of me thinks that is just fine. A...
View ArticleThe Profession’s Models of Information – some comments
Green, R. (1991). The Profession’s Models of Information: A Cognitive Linguistic Analysis. Journal of Documentation, 47(2), 130-148. I read this at the coffee shop one morning a couple of weeks ago...
View Article“Technology,” definition, history, and multiple uses of a term
In Fall 2005 I took a class with Prof. Chip Bruce on Pragmatic Technology. One of our assignments was to: Produce an analysis of one keyword of your choice (see Raymond Williams, Keywords A vocabulary...
View ArticleCAS Decision Made
I have decided that I will not write my thesis and thus will not finish my Certificate of Advanced Study (CAS) from UIUC. Earlier this morning I emailed my Dean, who is also my advisor, with my...
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