Off the Mark

I started my practicum at the Illinois Fire Service Institute Library today.  Started out sort of slow, as it should be.  Was shown a little about how their cataloging software InMagic works, and bit of other general stuff.  Then I got let loose on a tub of uncataloged materials.  First, I looked up all the [...]

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Seems I’ll do most anything except clean….
Tried to sleep in today but when I finally climbed out of bed it was only 6:30 AM!
I have been reasonably productive though:
Got and read newspaper while having coffee and cookies.
Checked email and aggregator.  (Multiple times throughout the day.)
Had breakfast.
Finished the post about removing subject headings from the catalog [...]

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Some people in my chosen profession terrify me.  Some just baffle me.
I have just finished reading Gross, Tina and Arlene G. Taylor. "What Have We Got to Lose? The Effect of Controlled Vocabulary on Keyword Searching Results." College & Research Libraries, 66(3): May 2005, pp. 212-230. 
I literally do not know where to begin.  And [...]

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Here is my extremely tentative schedule for ALA Annual.
I will be staying at the hostel at 24 E. Congress Parkway, and will be attending Sat - Mon, 25-27 Jun.
There is way too much to do, much of it all at the same time, and much is missing from my list that I am considering (particularly [...]

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I almost want to say I’m sorry for the previous post.  But I’m not.  It’s just such a shame though because I really was joyful for a few moments today. 
I was quite pleased when my paper was finished before class.  I even had enough time to hop over to the coffee shop before class [...]

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I finished my paper today, before class which is most helpful.  Not my finest product, but not my worst either.
Class is over and I can breathe (metaphorically) again.  Spent some time with my aggregator after I got home to check on the state of the world.  And while I got a few laughs, I mostly [...]

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I wish I could just take a deep breath and relax…but my allergies are kickin’ my butt!  I believe that I’m over the cold and infection(s); now it’s just allergies.   
This bibliography class is also doing its number on me.  Don’t get me wrong; it is very good and the 3 assignments are all valuable [...]

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Earlier today I made a post that I have since removed.  I hereby apologize for dissing Bernie DeKoven in that post.  I was extremely tired this morning and misinterpreted his comment.  That is not supposed to be an excuse; just the reason for my misunderstanding his post.
Yes, it seems I am guilty, along with probably [...]

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Well….  I am recovering from the cold nicely, or so I thought.  Because now it is a full-blown sinus infection.  What the hell is the antibiotic for?  Grrrr!
I don’t feel well and I’m pissed so this will be a little rant-y.  Sorry ’bout dat.
I need a book for my bibliography.  We (UIUC) have 2 copies, [...]

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For my 2-week Bibliography class we have to do an annotated bibliography on a topic of our own choosing, 25-50 entries.
Hard to imagine, but I am doing mine on the writings of possibly the most learned person I know and one of my favorite professors of all time, Dr. Richard Stivers, Sociology, Illinois State University.
If [...]

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