Lazy Consensus and Libraries
Photo courtesy of Flickr user enggul Librarians, as a rule, don’t tolerate anarchy well. They like things to be organized and to follow processes. But when it comes to emerging technologies, too much...
View ArticleCreating quick solutions and having fun: the joy of hackathons
Photo credit Adria Richards, used CC BY-SA 2.0 Hackathons– aka “hackfests”, “codefests”, or “codeathons”, are time periods dedicated to “hacking” on a problem, or creating a quick and dirty technical...
View ArticleTaking Google Forms to the Next Level
This originally appeared on the ACRL TechConnect blog. Many libraries use Google Forms for collecting information from patrons, particularly for functions like registering for a one-time event or...
View ArticleReflections on Code4Lib 2013
This originally appeared on the ACRL TechConnect blog. Disclaimer: I was on the planning committee for Code4Lib 2013, but this is my own opinion and does not reflect other organizers of the conference....
View ArticleA Librarian’s Guide to OpenRefine
This originally appeared on the ACRL TechConnect blog. Academic librarians working in technical roles may rarely see stacks of books, but they doubtless see messy digital data on a daily basis....
View ArticleSummer Reading Program Form: SO SIMPLE
Last time I posted I was still months away from having a baby, now I have a four month old. Time to get back into blogging. I have some things specifically about babies and being a working mother and...
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