http://redhairedlibrarian.com Mon, 04 Feb 2008 20:51:12 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I have a lot of half-finished posts sitting in my drafts folder. I've been busy with school, Scouts, conferences, and various other things. I saw I got tagged for a meme, though, and since I'm currently procrastinating on a paper, I decided to go ahead and do it. Book ... http://redhairedlibrarian.com/2008/02/04/book-meme/ Despite my frustration with Second Life, I've been hanging around there more than I was ever able to before (new computer.) The Library 2.0 people have done a fantastic job with the design! I really hope I am able to make SL work with my graphics card when ... http://redhairedlibrarian.com/2007/04/04/second-life-2/ So, my old computer crashed and I had to get a new one. It's beautiful... a Dell Latitude D620. Everything I had hoped the old Toshiba would be. However, I have hit a snag. I was hoping to get more involved in Second Life. I'm ... http://redhairedlibrarian.com/2007/03/31/second-life/ mercedsunstar.com :: Library jobs get the ax. I can't understand a school culture that doesn't value the librarian. Essentially, this is the message sent by this decision. I would like to understand more about where the librarian fits in and why the librarian is considered ... http://redhairedlibrarian.com/2007/02/16/mercedsunstarcom-library-jobs-get-the-ax/ I'm in Seattle! I was busy from 7:30am to about 10:30 pm yesterday. A lot of great sessions on youth services, mostly focusing on school librarians. The conference site charges for wireless, but our hotel has complimentary wireless! Not that I'll have a lot of time. ... http://redhairedlibrarian.com/2007/01/17/seattle/ I said yesterday that I would be blogging ALISE and Midwinter (live-blogging will depend on whether I have an electrical outlet handy, since my computer has a battery life of less than an hour.) Shortly after I posted that, I got an e-mail from ALA about how they're enabling ... http://redhairedlibrarian.com/2007/01/11/blogging-ala/ It's almost the start of a new semester. I'm working on finalizing the syllabus for Literature for Children. This is my first time teaching adults and it's one of my favorite subjects, so I'm very excited. I'm starting the semester in Seattle. I'm attending my first ALISE conference ... http://redhairedlibrarian.com/2007/01/09/another-semester/ This is a very interesting idea. Jon Udell is tracking his search process. He says "I'm less inclined to accept that some people are natural information hounds, and others aren't, and that's just the way of it. Innate talent clearly plays a role, but so does learned skill. ... http://redhairedlibrarian.com/2006/12/11/search-patterns/ This week's LISRadio showcase is an interview with University of Wisconsin professor Adam Nelson. Professor Charley Seavey attended a session with Adam at a recent conference and was intrigued by what he had to say about the connection between print media and education. I was especially interested in ... http://redhairedlibrarian.com/2006/12/11/lisradio-adam-nelson/ I am a fan of Markus Zusak. He is one of my favorite newer YA authors (along with John Green). I ate I Am the Messenger in just a few hours. The Book Thief was much more difficult to read, and shows another dimension of Zusak's imagination. Liesel ... http://redhairedlibrarian.com/2006/11/24/reading-the-book-thief/