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Last time I tried to post this, my nice little post disappeared. Testing again tonight to see if it works…. Yes! Okay, I’ve still been busy. Like I was saying, I’m working the night shift for an university, as a … Continue reading →

It’s so funny reading Chapter 3 of This Book is Overdue!, about the love/hate relationship between the IT staff and librarians. I definitely have had my share of frustrations, but it was always more stressful for the librarians. First off, … Continue reading →

(EDIT: Had to edit my APA citations to be more in line with the APA manual. It’s been so long since I’ve done APA back in high school…I guess it’s not like riding a bike.) Social networking and Web 2.0 … Continue reading →

I’m currently reading Management Basics for Information Professionals, 2nd ed., by Evans and Ward, for one of my online SJSU classes. We’re supposed to only lightly read the material from Part 1, but being the Hermione I am, I’m actually … Continue reading →

I’m not really ready for school. Well, I’m ready, but not ready ready like I normally am. I’m very much like Hermione, having everything planned out. Of course, that plan always goes to pieces a couple months into the semester, … Continue reading →

While I’m not sure my husband and I are quite ready to adopt another cat or kitten, we definitely wanted to have more cats around at least on a temporary basis. That’s where fostering comes in. PAWS Chicago is a … Continue reading →

Thank goodness for my ALA scholarship, but to be quite frank, it ain’t enough, so I’ve been researching alternate ways of making money. Especially since the mom of the family I babysit for was able to work something out with … Continue reading →

As my Twitter says, my home is a library. Here’s an awesome way to really add to that library-home effect without buying thousands more books: Isn’t that awesome? Here’s the link to the product.  Sadly, it’s $199, so a bit … Continue reading →

Have you ever seen a book title and asked, “WTF is that supposed to be about?” Take for example, John Grisham’s The Firm. I think that was my first Grisham book I read. What was it about? I can’t remember, … Continue reading →

I was recently named as the recipient of the ALA Christopher J. Hoy/ERT scholarship for the 2010-2011 school year. After a little bit of a issue with USPS never delivering my official letter, (thank God ALA was forgiving about the … Continue reading →