School on Saturday

It is a beautiful Saturday afternoon. I was able to sit outside in the sun and read for a while, but I was getting pink fast (since I'm so pale these days) so I came in to work on my computer to complete the ePrints assignment. From what I've read on the discussion board, it's going to be time consuming. Back to work.

Zotero Assignment

For this assignment for LIS 2600, we had to use Jing and Screencast to record a video with audio on how to install and configure the Firefox extension Zotero. After several tries, I was able to successfully complete the assignment. I will leave the voice-over acting to my husband in the future, though. The video is embedded below or you can watch the full-size version by clicking here.

Library News from My Second Home

(I used to live on St. Croix.)

New Center for the Book in the Virgin Islands - The Library of Congress and the government of the U.S. Virgin Islands have announced the creation of the Virgin Islands Center for the Book, the first center affiliate in the U.S. territories. Gov. John P. deJongh Jr. and Center for the Book Director John Y. Cole made the announcement during a National Library Week reception. The principal organizer of the new center, which will be located at the main public library in St. Croix, is Ingrid Bough, territorial director of libraries, archives, and museums... (full article)

Wild and Crazy Librarians

(I saw this in the ALA newsletter. There is a team from Pitt. Good luck "Steel City Kings" - sounds fun!)

Librarian Book Cart Drill Championships to be held - The fifth annual Library Book Cart Drill Team championship, showcasing library workers performing inspired dance routines with costumes and creatively decorated book carts, will be held July 12 at the ALA Annual Conference in Chicago. Sponsored by Demco, this year’s event features teams from Oak Park (Ill.) Public Library, the entire state of Delaware (above), Baraboo (Wis.) Public Library, University of Pittsburgh, and Des Plaines (Ill.) Public Library....(full article) Here's a video of the Pitt team from 2005.

Great Weekend

What a great weekend. Friday, the Penguins won the Stanley Cup. Saturday was beautiful for my visit to the Three Rivers Arts Festival with friends. That night I watched the movie Sisterhood of the Traveling Books 2 (I loved the books and movies). Sunday I spent time with family, including my niece and nephew, and that night saw Legally Blond: The Musical in Pittsburgh with my mom. I had seen the show a couple years ago on Broadway, but I enjoyed it more this time, probably because I could see it better thanks to good seats. I had turned in my discussion assignment earlier in the day, so I felt good about that, but I did miss the chat because of the show. This week I need to finish reading the 3 books and write my essay and do the Zotoro assignment.

The Big Game

Oh, I almost forgot, tonight is the last game in the Stanley Cup finals - go Pens! Detroit has the home advantage and the Pens haven't had much luck winning there, but the Pens have the talent and motivation. I will be cheering them on.

If you haven't seen the local car commercials featuring the guys, check them out for a laugh. Commercial 1 features some guys who are no longer with the team, but Max trying to be a "superstar" is hilarious and poor Geno can't speak English well so he just looks at the keys. Commercial 2 is a follow up featuring Max Talbot, also very funny. Good thing these guys are professional hockey players and NOT actors!

TGIF! Weekend Fun

Tomorrow I'm going to check out the Three Rivers Arts Festival. I haven't been to one since my days as an undergraduate Pitt student.

I guess that leaves the bulk of Sunday to read. Hopefully it will be nice and I can do so outside!

Article on Pitt Library Director

Pitt library director says function will define future as resources go digital By Mike Cronin, TRIBUNE-REVIEW

Today Show: Libraries Lend a Hand in Recession

And yet, library budgets keep getting cut.

Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy

Bradford's Law + Penguins = My Evening

Watching the Pittsburgh Penguins tonight and I have some articles on Bradford's Law to read during period breaks. I really hope the Pens win!

Monday Regroup

I am happy to be moving on to a new week. The Penguins game Saturday was a big disappointment and I struggled all weekend to get my assignments done.

For the next essay for LIS 2000, we need to read 3 books. I am going to have to find more time for reading or read faster. I'm not sure how it works, but I've heard of speed-reading techniques.

Sunday's chat session was held via Blackboard, but I wasn't able to connect, so that was frustrating. I did take a nice walk outside Saturday while listening to one of our assigned podcasts on my new iPod. I need to keep that up.

How About those Pens?

Great win the other night. I'm looking forward to Thursday's game. I'm busy making dinner, doing laundry, and doing school work at the same time so I don't have time to write anything else today. Go Penguins!

Week 4 Already?

Time is going by very quickly and I am having trouble keeping up with all the readings, not to mention the assigned videos and podcasts. I haven't even started the technology project. Better get to work.