Life really has been changing drastically, and quickly, since I started library school, and now there is more big change on the horizon: I just got a new job. The opportunity came about so suddenly; I really expected to be at the Schlesinger for at least a year but passing up this job would have [...]
Archive for December, 2007
New new job
Posted in personal on December 20, 2007 | No Comments »
End of the semester wrap up
Posted in library school on December 13, 2007 | No Comments »
It’s hard to believe an entire semester is already past. Today was meant to be my last day of classes, but with the storm here in Boston, most of the universities and colleges are closed and my class was canceled. Sort of anti-climactic.
When I think about the past four months, it strikes me how [...]
Do libraries really need Kindles?
Posted in library stuff, technology on December 5, 2007 | No Comments »
An article in newsday.com asks the (frankly boring) question, “Has the digital e-book moment arrived?” but looks for its answer in an unusual place: libraries.
Thomas Maier specifically asks Long Island librarians whether they will be purchasing Amazon Kindles for their libraries, and not surprisingly, the answer is largely no. Or at least, not yet. [...]
