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Internship and School Update

Posted on December 6, 2011 by margaretportier • Leave a comment

It’s been a long time since I’ve blogged, but don’t think my lack of updates speaks to laziness, more a testament to my busyness. This is the last week of classes in school for the Fall 2011 semester and I’m a little sad and also a little excited. As this semester ends, I am looking … Continue reading »

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Kindle and Overdrive

Posted on September 22, 2011 by margaretportier • Leave a comment

Indulge me for a moment while I geek out. When I was living in Japan, I bought myself a Kindle because of the high cost and extremely sparse selection of books in English. But when I came back to the US to be a graduate student, I didn’t have the extra cash to be buying … Continue reading »

internship / library / reference

Internship Day 6

Posted on September 20, 2011 by margaretportier • Leave a comment

Hello again. This evening I shadowed Leah, the Fayetteville Free Library’s web services librarian and curator of the music and periodicals collections, on the reference desk. I asked about her collections and she told me about some new ideas for displaying the music collection. Right now the cds are kept in clear plastic sleeves like … Continue reading »

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Books vs. eBooks or should it be Books vs. eBook Readers

Posted on October 6, 2010 by margaretportier • Leave a comment

It is raining again. Rainy weather is the perfect time to talk or blog about books because when it rains, I want to do nothing more than curl up on the sofa with a good book and a cup of tea. Ever since class last week and Prof. Lankes’ keynote speech at the Polaris Users Group … Continue reading »

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