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Julie Andrews

I'm a library assistant in a public library and a library science student in the San Jose State University SLIS program. This blog is to track my progress in school and to note things of interest to library students, staff, and patrons. Expect to find reviews, essays, musings, and links.

Current Courses

LIBR 202 - Information Retrieval
LIBR 204 - Information Organizations and Management

Completed Courses

LIBR 203 - Online Social Networking: Technology and Tools
LIBR 200 - Information and Society

Thoughts on This Book is Overdue!

This Book is Overdue!: How Librarians and Cybrarians Can Save Us All by Marilyn Johnson was recommended reading for LIBR 203. Turns out I’d read it once already.

I had a different perspective on it this time, though. When I read it a year ago, I wasn’t a library student or even seriously intending to [...]

August 16th, 2011 | Tags: , , | Category: Book Reviews, LIBR 203, Librarians, Technology | Leave a comment

An Unintended Consequence of Ereaders

So I started reading the recommended book for LIBR 203, This Book is Overdue! by Marilyn Johnson. And I was getting this odd sense of deja vu. ‘Did I hear this anecdote at a library conference?’ ‘Did I read this story on a blog somewhere?’ ‘Did someone post an excerpt of this book?’

But, um.. [...]

August 11th, 2011 | Tags: , | Category: Technology | 4 comments