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July 22, 2010 0

Another Form of Child Abuse

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I read an article on ScienceDaily.com regarding a dangerous form of child abuse, adults giving children unwarranted over-the-counter drugs or even illegal drugs.

May 19, 2010 0

Drumroll, Please…

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Just a little note to say that I will return to the blogging sphere with a new series next week.  Here’s a hint as to the topic…Take me, add you, add a lot more of you, subtract me, then add a little bit of me back in.

April 6, 2010 0

Historical Maps Tutorial

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Readers,I just wanted to share with you that I just wrapped up another presentation about cataloging, and this one focuses on Historical Maps. I’ll embed it below, and here’s a link to it:Historical Maps TutorialLet me know what you think in the comments!

February 18, 2010 0

Open Source vs OCLC

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For my Cataloging course (I refer to it as advanced cataloging, as it is beyond the basic metadata class) I am required to examine a “special issue in cataloging.” For my topic, I selected the rise of open-source alternatives to OCLC. It’s not done yet, but to whet your appetite, here is the introduction. Let [...]

January 11, 2010 0

New Books!

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Reader,As you might know, I love to read. I have fairly far-ranging tastes in reading, and tend to read a great deal much of the year. Honestly, I have a problem with buying far too many books, and so I have been attempting to discipline myself a bit better in this area of late. My [...]