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Easier Said Than Done: Dissertation to Article(s)2 comments

Dr. Starr Hoffman wrote 1 week ago: It’s been a busy couple of weeks (as evidenced by the crickets chirping on the blog / FB / twi … more →

Tags: writerly bits, Academia, Education, Publishing, PhD Land, Academic article, Academic Librarianship, academic publishing, dissertation

Midwifery and Abortion in Terry Pratchett's "Equal Rites"5 comments

Rachel wrote 1 week ago: I just finished reading Terry Pratchett’s Equal Rites, and noticed several somewhat coded refe … more →

Tags: Abortion, menstruation, Reviews, Books, Herbs, Midwifery, Terry Pratchett, Witches

What I do for a living

Hannah wrote 1 month ago: I am a librarian. Well, technically I am a “library technician” and I’m not suppos … more →

Tags: how i do, Lists, workin' it

PhD Attrition and Success1 comment

Dr. Starr Hoffman wrote 1 month ago: One of the searches that bring people to my blog, again and again, is anything to do with PhDs and l … more →

Tags: Academia, drawerings, Education, PhD Land, academic librarian, Academic Librarianship, attrition rates, dissertation, Doctoral Candidate

Boring Library Screencasts meet GoAnimate: The intersection between information literacy and humor

tiffinianne wrote 2 months ago: In my quest for using new technologies to convey library concepts I started integrating GoAnimate (w … more →

Tags: Academialand, Academia, Camtasia, edupunk, engagement, goanimate, information literacy, Libraries, screencasting redux

Master of...

Jaena Rae wrote 2 months ago:   Library and Information Science! May 2013 couldn’t come any sooner. Looking at photos o … more →

Tags: Librarianship, syracuse university, ischool, su ischool, library science

The Digital Humanities & Transforming Scholarly Communication

Dr. Starr Hoffman wrote 2 months ago: Scholarship, it is a-changin’. I remember when the majority of the academic blogs I read were … more →

Tags: Academia, Education, Techie, Publishing, Professional, dissertation, Graduate School, Academic Libraries, Social Media

Presenting Well10 comments

Dr. Starr Hoffman wrote 3 months ago: We’ve all sat through tedious presentations with text-heavy slides and a monotone, stagnant sp … more →

Tags: Academia, presentations, Conferences, Professional, academic conferences, designing presentations, Effective Presentations, how to present, how to write a proposal

Pondering Professional Online Presence12 comments

Dr. Starr Hoffman wrote 3 months ago: I’ve been thinking a lot lately about professional online presence. Last week, I attended an A … more →

Tags: Geekery, Academia, Techie, Blogging, Internet, Social Software, Career, librarian, Instagram

Public Access to Information in Namibian Libraries

alexpompe wrote 3 months ago: Namibia is a unique country. It is the second least densely populated country in the world, with 2.3 … more →

Tags: development, Namibia, Libraries, Namiba, IT

Project 52 - Week 4

Jaena Rae wrote 3 months ago: Hello! Welcome to Week 4 of Project 52. Another whirlwind week, but such is my life these days. The … more →

Tags: Personal, Play, Work, Project 52, Libraries, Photography, cat, macaroni and cheese, Project 52

All About GetGlue

Jaena Rae wrote 4 months ago: (This post was originally written for the “Social Media in the Enterprise” course at Syr … more →

Tags: Work, Stickers, twitter, getglue, rotoloclass, rotolo, Trending, Entertainment, Movies

Small Demons: "Welcome to the Storyverse"

Jaena Rae wrote 4 months ago: (This post was originally written for the “Social Media in the Enterprise” course at Syr … more →

Tags: Work, Books, syracuse university, Literature, Small Demons, batmans, StoryBoard, Trending

OH HAI Sunday News Round-Up: New Year's Resolutions Edition2 comments

Rachel wrote 4 months ago: Judgy cats will overseeing postingUnmentionable personal things of late have kept me from really wan … more →

Tags: Miscellaneous, Events & Observances, Laws, Legislation, & Courts, News Round-Ups, Access, Rights, & Choice, global issues, Abortion, Abuse, Rape, & Safety, Government

Three great books for kids

undercovershelf wrote 5 months ago: I love giving books as presents to my niece and nephew for birthdays and Christmas. They get enough … more →

Tags: Book Reviews, Books, Reading, Kids Books, Juvenile, Christmas Gifts, Stories, Fairy Tales

Building the New Academic Library Experience4 comments

Dr. Starr Hoffman wrote 6 months ago: Last week, I attended Stephen Abram’s excellent workshop on “Building the New Academic Library Exper … more →

Tags: associations, Stephen Abram, future of academic libraries, Academic Libraries, Staff Development, Strategic Planning, bibliographic instruction, Library Instruction, METRO Library Council

Welcome to The Undercover Shelf: the extended version!

undercovershelf wrote 6 months ago: Hoot! Hoot! Yes, hello! It seems I just can’t stay away from blogging no matter how hard I try … more →

Tags: Tumblr, Books, owls, Reading, Blogging

AcWriMo (Academic Writing Month)

Dr. Starr Hoffman wrote 6 months ago: I’m currently working on copy edits for my dissertation (the last step, hurrah!). Interestingl … more →

Tags: writerly bits, Academia, Publishing

2012 NaNoWriMo and AcWriMo Goals2 comments

Dr. Starr Hoffman wrote 6 months ago: While I wait on copy edits for my dissertation, I’m going to participate in National Novel Wri … more →

Tags: writerly bits, Geekery, Academia, Bookishness, Great American Novel, busy is a state of mind, writing, Research, NaNoWriMo


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