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I’m reading, re-reading, and loving this post from Ryan Deschamps:Ten Reasons Why ?Professional Librarian? is an OxymoronDeschamps’ 10 Reasons are: 1. Librarians Have No Monopoly on the Activities They Claim 2. There are No Consequences For Failing to Adhere to Ethical Practices 3. Librarianship is Too Generalized to Claim Any Expertise 4. [...]
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So I listened to the first LibPunk podcast and can honestly say I’ve never so enjoyed listening to libaryfolk talk about librarianating.You can download the mp3 or listen in the embedded player below:Sarah and Kendra have a site here: http://libpunk.info/Here’s the Podcast feed.Want to join in? Do!Download audio file (TS-349359.mp3)
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Got a couple questions from readers recently that I’m not sure how to answer- so I’m hoping that some of you (especially those of you in academic health sciences libraries) might. Please email me or leave a comment here if you can help with either of these?Question 1: (Cited References)It is rare that I [...]
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Sure, I still want my jetpack and hovercraft, but we DO live in the future. In a talk I gave recently, I illustrated this position with few small examples of how far we’ve come.When I was born, my father (an IBM programmer) used some cutting-edge computer technology to make my birth announcements. See [...]
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From something I saw in Facebook recently:Q: Will NextBio do away with PubMed?A: Absolutely not. In order to even have a chance at making PubMed irrelevant, a 3rd-party tool would have to be free. I believe I have played with the vast majority of 3rd-party PubMed/MEDLINE tools available (see this post category for [...]
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