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Ballad in Plain E is going into hibernation

May 14, 2009 02:07

I guess I knew this day would come, but surprisingly, I’m not sad about it. With lots of exciting but time-consuming things happening in my life lately, and a moderately successful new group blogging endeavour underway, I’m just not committed to this blog the way I used to be…and...

The value of law library staff: the position, or the person?

March 26, 2009 22:13

Karen over at Library Technician Dialog has just written a great post entitled “A Value Proposition“.  In it she explains something we’ve been thinking a talking about lately: why Winnipeg law firms don’t employ as many library staff as similarly-sized firms in other cities...

Ada Lovelace Day 2009: Marg Anderson and Darlene Taylor

March 24, 2009 23:04

I’ve been thinking all day about who I might write about for Ada Lovelace Day, the day that celebrates women and technology. I realised that it would only be fitting to write about two women who taught me during my two years doing the Library & Information Technology Program at SAIT....

Working with Vendors

February 05, 2009 22:53

An article entitled “Happy Together: How to Foster Mutually Beneficial Librarian-Vendor Partnerships” in the February 2009 issue of AALL Spectrum caught my eye. (hat tip: Library Boy) Written by Devin GawneMark and Sarah Nichols, the article provides an excellent overview of both sides of the...

Office-Office vs. Home-Office (or, a Tale of Two Jobs)

January 24, 2009 02:36

I read with interest Brenda’ latest post at Library Technician Dialog: “Working at Home“. It prompted me to try to verbalise my thoughts on this topic. Since I moved to Winnipeg I’ve been working two jobs: in the morning, I work at a law firm, and in the afternoon, I...

Cool stuff from Gmail Labs

January 15, 2009 23:37

I love Gmail. Really, really love it. I can’t believe there are still people using Hotmail or Yahoo when Gmail is available! So I was excited to see this CNET article about a nifty new tool from Gmail Labs: “Send & Archive Combo Button Economizes Gmail” (hat tip: Steven...

My 2008 CLawBies Nominations

December 12, 2008 23:46

The 2008 edition of the Canadian Law Blog Awards (CLawBies) is off to a great start - check out the growing list of blogged nominations at Steve Matthews’ Vancouver Law Librarian Blog. I approach the nominations from the point of view of a law firm library technician.  The heavyweights that...

Non-lawyer legal bloggers

December 10, 2008 00:11

I really enjoyed Laurie Mapp’s latest post over at Halo Secretarial Services. In it, Laurie explains why non-lawyers have an important place in the legal blogosphere: “Non lawyers are important and valuable assets, whether to brick and mortar law firms or virtual practices. In fact in...

Am I the proverbial 20-something?

December 02, 2008 02:50

It’s a weird feeling to see my generation being described over and over again in the current business and library literature. Net Generation, Gen Y, Millennials, Echo Boom…there are a million names and the birth-year range is up for debate, but generally accepted to be anyone born about...

New BC Courthouse Library catalogue

November 14, 2008 21:29

One of the things I miss most about working in BC is the fantastic BC Courthouse Library system. This week’s news is just one more reason for that. They’ve now got a new name (Courthouse Libraries BC), URL (http://www.courthouselibrary.ca), look, and logo, and along with that, a fresh...