http://www.catagator.org Blogging books, culture, knowledge, libraries, and news Tue, 16 Feb 2010 01:30:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I haven't fallen off the face of the earth. My energy has really been poured into my book blog over at STACKED. I try to post something book-related there a couple times a week. I do want to get back into blogging here more seriously, but it might be a while. ... http://www.catagator.org/?p=168 You get thrown a lot of little jokes. I've had a ton lately. But you know, they've all been good, mostly. This is just to say that work is going splendidly but it's been busy. We're gearing up now for winter reading, so there's a lot of details to finish ... http://www.catagator.org/?p=167 Here's a glimpse into the day in the life of a reference and teen services librarian at a suburban library district. 8:15 am: Get into work a few minutes early since traffic didn't snarl up nor did I hit construction. Spent the first 15 minutes of my Monday planning out what ... http://www.catagator.org/?p=165 Like the last quarter, I thought it would be fun to do a recap of what I've read from April 1 through June 30. In that time, a lot of my life changed, so my number is a little lower than I wished. My grand total this quarter? 30. That's ... http://www.catagator.org/?p=163 I haven't neglected my blog, really. I've been busy for the last few weeks, and I thought it was finally time to blog it. I've accepted a fantastic position as a reference librarian and have been in the process of packing and moving. At the same time I accepted a position, ... http://www.catagator.org/?p=161 Do you have a personal information management plan? Have you ever thought about how important or useful having one in place could be? I constantly debate writing one up, and I will likely do so. The thought of having loose ends floating around the information super highway bothers me for ... http://www.catagator.org/?p=158 A few weeks back, this article made its rounds on a listserv I follow. The article really struck a nerve with me, partially because it seems to ignore that many college students today are struggling under incredible pressures to perform academically, get involved socially, and often balance 1, 2, or ... http://www.catagator.org/?p=156 Although I love writing up book reviews here, I started thinking a couple of weeks ago about how powerful a collaborative blog of reviews and review-like materials could be. I thought this would be an excellent opportunity for me to develop my knowledge of reading, publishing, and genres further, as ... http://www.catagator.org/?p=151 You can't watch a morning talk show, watch the news, or read a magazine without coming across the horror stories: teen girls, away on their dream spring break, gone missing or coming home having been through traumatic experiences because of letting their guards down or drinking too much. Feathered by ... http://www.catagator.org/?p=146 I'm always skeptical when I hear about how the internet has changed people's reading habits for the worse. Report after report claim that our attention spans have shrunk and that we no longer indulge in a good book. The NEH, though, suggests that 84% of internet users are still reading books ... http://www.catagator.org/?p=144