These are posts from the blog of Mita Williams called The Librarian of Things
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List Making
One of the ways that I like to kick the tires of a new-to-me bibliographic system is to try to make list of the CBC Massey Lectures with it.
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Weeknote 30
This week I was in the weeds.
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Weeknote 29
This week I have tried to cycle and/or swim before work. After being sedentary for too long, it’s been taking some time to build back my capacity to do such things. It’s funny how I can accept this long on-ramp when it comes to exercising but I’m so more easily frustrated with myself and less…
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Weeknote 28
This week I’ve moved into my new office. It is an opportunity to design the space so that it may evoke the right vibes. I recently received some fairy lights from my family for my birthday. I haven’t decided if these are for home or work, yet.
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Thinking in Systems
You might not know this but I have a newsletter that I published every Saturday morning called The University of Winds. Today’s issue dovetails nicely with library-related and library-adjacent topics, so I thought I’d republish a part of it here as well.
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Weeknote 27
Today marks my first work week back at the Leddy Library after my sabbatical. It would have been a better experience had I not developed infections in both my ears from my newly acquired enthusiasm for swimming laps.
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Weeknote 26
I’m back nerds!
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Weeknote 9 (2021)
§1 Zotero PDF Reader A new look and functionality for Zotero’s PDF Reader is still in beta. I can’t wait for this version to be unleashed! §2 MIT D2O Earlier this week, MIT Press announced a new Open Access Monograph program. It appears that the transition of scholarly ebooks to another form of subscription product…
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Weeknote 8 (late) 2021
Last week I had a week that was more taxing than normal and I had nothing in the tank by Friday. So I’m putting together last week’s weeknotes today. Also, going forward each section heading has been anchor tagged for your link sharing needs. e.g. §1 §2 §3 §4 §5 and §6. I say this…
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Weeknote 7 (2021)
Today the library is closed as is my place of work’s tradition on the last day of Reading Week. But as I have three events (helping in a workshop, giving a presentation, participating in a focus group) in my calendar, I’m just going to work the day and bank the time for later. §1 Barbara…