Information Tyrannosaur

Mark Edmundson in the New York Times Magazine on Sunday, had a great article called Geek Lessons about why one cannot be “cool” and a good teacher.  I think there are a number of good insights in this article.  Parts of it hit somewhat close to home. The most common way to become a hip [...]

Tonight I remembered why I went into librarianship in the first place — to make a difference and actually help people. Often in your career (and in life) you get caught up in the mundane, day to day stuff: going to meetings, prepping for classes or presentations, whatever project you are working on next.  You [...]

Yesterday, I attended the Burlington Book Festival.  The best session was one entitled Writing in the 22nd Century: A Panel Discussion.  It was a terrible title that did not really fit what they were talking about.  Nevertheless, it was a great session.  They were actually talking about the 21st century — more specifically the near [...]