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Actual dinner conversation: TW: So-and-so is dumb as a rock. TG: Rocks aren’t dumb! TB: Yeah! Rocks tell scientists lots...
Puzzled by Patron-Driven Acquisitions
The buzz at the recent Charleston Conference (and practically every other recent conference at which academic librarians have gathered) is...
Connecting With My Intellectual Family
I like conferences, I confess. There are so many types of conferences these days that it is hard to choose...
Math Geek Mom: Wisdom from the Neighborhood
One way that economists commonly use statistics is to do “forecasting”, to take what is known about today and to...
Motherhood After Tenure: book covers and first impressions
It's time to order the books for my spring courses. Because I teach Victorian novels, I'm continually trying to negotiate...
Ask the Administrator: Encouraging Junior to Stay Home
A new correspondent writes: My children are about to “leave the nest” and head off to college. I have been...
Walt Disney University?
“But I have to tell you, the biggest objection to [regulation] has come from the fact that The Washington Post...
Asking "why" before talking about the "tools"
I had the pleasure of attending the NACAS Annual Conference in Colorado Springs this week. Campus auxiliary services professionals from...
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