From last year’s LSTA grant (which I’m cannibalizing, of course): “An outcome-oriented approach to evaluating this objective is an outcome-oriented qualitative approach to determine if awareness of lii.org services…” Bookmark to:
My eight years in the military was (among many other things) a consciousness-raising experience. Persons of color, and people from poor and rural communities, are disproportionately represented in our armed forces. For many of the people with whom I worked, socialized, and lived among, the U.S. military didn’t merely represent one of many choices for […]
Wednesday, April 28, 2004
Jessamyn wrote about the new Seattle Public Library: “Let’s just say it: the more money you spend building your Big Beautiful Library, the less you have to pay for staffing, and open hours.” This is weird science: facility construction and operational costs are nearly always unrelated. Libraries are built with one-time building bonds and major […]
Turnout up, E-ballots carry the day! It’s great to see more people participating in the governance of the association. Ballots Cast, 2003 9,844 Ballots Cast, 2004 12,562 # Increase 2,718 % Increase 27.6% # E-ballots Cast 2004 10,614 % E-ballots Cast 2004 84.5% # P-ballots Cast 1,948 % P-ballots Cast 15.5% P-ballots distributed 2003 55,484 […]
The response to my earlier post about librarian writers was fascinating. I’m trying to probe what it is we feel we need. I’m tossing out the following to see what resonates with you (and I’ll create a new post on my blog, since many but not all of the respondents are already on NMRTWRITER): * […]
Following Michael’s and Jessamyn’s threads: 1. Before the talk, try to communicate directly with the technology people who will configure your setup. Mention these folks during your talk, and thank them afterwards. They will remember you. And they are the reason people can hear your voice and see your presentation. 2. Label any equipment you […]
For librarians who write–in country or not–what about an Algonquin Circle, just for us? A list, or a blog, or even just a button we could wear on days we’re feeling proud of our efforts? We could meet at library conferences and do Show and Tell. I’ve proposed this from time to time over the […]
Late this June, I’m starting an MFA in Writing at the University of San Francisco. People ask: poetry? Fiction? (Just this week, a colleague persisted: “no, tell the truth! You write fiction, don’t you?” To which a friend once responded, “you write great fiction, Karen–I’ve read your grants.”) For anyone who missed my last 100 […]
I was quoted today in “Google’s chastity belt too tight,” a news.com article about Google’s Safesearch by Declan McCullagh: http://news.com.com/2100-1032_3-5198125.html?tag=nefd.lede As a filtering expert emeritus, it’s fun to come out of my lair once in a while and growl at the moon. Bookmark to:
Have a question for me? (Note: if you caught a series of errors in the last post–I beat you to it.) Please e-mail me your questions if you don’t want to include your e-mail address in an online comment. I really hate rhetorical questions (“wouldn’t you like to take out the trash?” “No, thanks, I’m […]
