Archive for August, 2010

August 31, 2010 1

Scouts

By in Personal

This probably does not come as any surprise to you, reader, but I was never much one for playing sports in elementary or high school. My replacement (by choice) for these typical extracurricular activates was Boy Scouts.

August 30, 2010 8

Fall Semester, 2010

By in Education, Librarianship, Library, Library Science, Personal, School, Updates

Today marks the beginning of my final semester as an MSLIS student at Syracuse. It is frankly a bit odd to say that, but it is true. I will have been in graduate school for about a year and a half, much shorter (it seems) than many of my fellow classmates. I hope this semester [...]

August 27, 2010 3

Three Aspects of Teaching Architecture

By in Art, Librarianship, Library

I read this statement, part of a larger conversation with architecture students at Rice and Louis Kahn. Though he is discussing how to teach architecture, I think there are some great points that can be applied to librarianship as well. So, without further ado, here is the quote:

August 26, 2010 0

Fruits and Veggies.

By in Food/Recipes, Health

To follow up my recent post regarding The Dirty Dozen and The Clean 15, I have an excellent infographic for you, readers. The graphic below details seasonal availability for locally grown fruits and vegetables in six locations within the States. Granted, Texas is not listed. However, this graphic gives you a general idea of what [...]

August 26, 2010 0

Library Robots

By in Library, Library Design

As it does every Wednesday, my American Libraries email from the ALA arrived in my inbox. It’s pretty dense, but I usually glean about five articles from each email, and the best article from this week was this one, I think: