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DIY standing desk
Improvised standing desk: file holder, old books, magazine holders, two shelves I got crafty last week and decided to see if I could make a standing desk from found materials around my office. The...
View ArticleThirteen small ideas from Code4Lib 2013
If you made it through the tome that was the four big ideas, you’ll enjoy this list of smaller ideas from the Code4Lib conference. EasyArticle at Brown U - Among other things, this app allows people to...
View ArticleTakeaways from Code4Lib 2014
I enjoyed the hell out of Code4Lib 2014 in Raleigh, NC back in March. Code4Lib is a group of library/ish web/software developers/aficionados. We are loosely organized around a listserv, an annual...
View ArticleLibrary lessons from the New York Times digital strategy report
Cross-posted from VCU Libraries’ intranet with minor edits. Last week a New York Times employee leaked an internal digital strategy report that’s a stark case for change in the organization. Here are...
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A new look for search at VCU Libraries
This week we launched a new design for VCU Libraries Search (our instance of Ex Libris’ Primo discovery system). The guiding design principles behind this project: Mental models: Bring elements of the...
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Why this librarian supports the Ada Initiative
This week the Ada Initiative is announcing a fundraising drive just for the library community. I’m pitching in, and I hope you will, too. The Ada Initiative’s mission is to increase the status and...
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Easier access for databases and research guides at VCU Libraries
Today VCU Libraries launched a couple of new web tools that should make it easier for people to find or discover our library’s databases and research guides. This project’s goal was to help connect...
View ArticleRecruiting web workers for your library
In the past few years I’ve created a couple of part-time, then full-time, staff positions on the web team at VCU Libraries. We now have a web designer and a web developer who’ve both been with us for a...
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Back-to-school mobile snapshot
This week I took a look at mobile phone usage on the VCU Libraries website for the first couple weeks of class and compared that to similar time periods from the past couple years. 2015 Here’s some...
View ArticleWhat it means to stay
Seven years ago last month I interviewed for my job at VCU. I started work a few months later, assuming I’d stick around for a couple of years then move on to my Next Academic Library Job. Instead I...
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