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*Sigh* It was one of those Mondays where I forgot my pants at home.
Jen, RudĩϐЯaЯïan, Galadriel C. and 2 other people liked this
(Biked to work...then realized that I missed some key elements in my change-of-clothes packing)
- Megan loves summer
Just explain that it's your interpretation of business casual.
- lris
I'd think they'd understand that in Australia.
- Steele Lawman
topless: legal. bottomless: not so much
- DJF
from Android
Hmmm, I'm not sure how legal 'topless' would be when I'm teaching my Equity Law workshops...even in Australia
- Megan loves summer
Dear Vendors, Giving me the hard sell and telling me that we must not be using it right when I would like to cancel a subscription to your product does not endear you to me for future sales. No love, ~C
kaijsa, Sir Shuping is just sir, Jen and 2 other people liked this
If you want Walt Crawford to unglue his book "The Big Deal and the Damage Done" you can wish for it at https://unglue.it/work/120545/ just don't expect him to change into an extrovert over night.
Galadriel C., maʀtha, Kirsten and 10 other people liked this
Hi there Eric. You sure know how to enter an online community!
- lris
Well, I know half the people here already.
- Eric Hellman
So this would unglue the book, but not Walt himself?
- Steele Lawman
we can't unglue Walt because there's no ISBN for him and OCLC won't catalog him.
- Eric Hellman
At one point my library was seriously considering cataloging the liaisons so that we'd end up appearing when people searched for our topics of expertise. If we did that, could I be unglued?
- lris
no time to read all the instructions - do i have to pledge an amount or is wishlisting it enough?
- Christina Pikas
wishlisting is enough
- Eric Hellman
Unhinged?
- Steele Lawman
Iris, if the liaisons get their own Worldcat records, then maybe. We could start "unbalance.it".
- Eric Hellman
It might be easier to come unglued all by myself...
- lris
I'm on Van Halen's "Unchained" myself.
- Steele Lawman
Joe, I love that video. And David Lee Roth is the hotness.
- Steele Lawman
There are some threads I'd just as soon stay out of.
- Walt Crawford
Okay, I have wished! My son is very good at ungluing things, but I suspect he's a little too young to have an account.
- laura x
Walt, if I were you, I would stay out of David Lee Roth's threads.
- Yo Joe. No, go slow.
I would note one thing: Buying the book may have more of an effect than wishing for it. At $9.95 (and you *own* the PDF--no DRM, free to lend it, free to resell it), it's not a massive commitment.
- Walt Crawford
Tied for #45 on the most-wished list with "Watchmen" and Tufte's "Display of Quantitative Information". https://unglue.it/lists...
- Eric Hellman
Can't we declare Walt a National Treasure and get him archived and cataloged that way?
- Cameron Neylon
As the person who originally raised this issue,I am glad to see interest, and if Walt decide to go for it I'll put down more money to unglue it. But I think I'll just say that here.
- barbara fister
Cameron: No. I'm no treasure, national or local (I'm mostly a grumpy but curious old twice-fired has-been), and National Treasure doesn't carry funding.
- Walt Crawford
[The "but curious" is, of course, what leads to the public library non-closure study, the academic library "circ is falling everywhere" study, Give Us a Dollar...and The Big Deal and the Damage Done. Curiosity combined with reasonable writing and adequate numeracy is a terrible, terrible thing.]
- Walt Crawford
Looking at this again...Cameron, thanks very much for saying that. I'm feeling a little grumpy and not at all like a treasure. It happens.
- Walt Crawford
No problem. I think we all feel a bit grumpy and unappreciated sometimes...sometimes justified, sometimes not, but always human.
- Cameron Neylon
Steele Lawman made me a cover for my book. (It may be tweaked a bit more.)
Galadriel C., LB: #TeamMonique, kaijsa and 46 other people liked this
Fabu author photo!!
- Katie
I love this so much. When Steve first showed me I was all THE COUCH!! IT IS THE COUCH!!!
- Marianne
I can't wait to read this! Well done, laura!
- Lisa | #TeamMonique
Professional cover designs are one thing that traditional publishing has over self-publishing. Except when you can get a design that professional (that *is* a compliment) in a self-published book. Congratulations!
- Walt Crawford
LOVE
- jambina
Just fantastic.
- Catherine Pellegrino
Everything looks wonderful!
- Katy S
OMG! Where can I buy it!
- Headless Gnad Kicker
oh wow, wow, wow.
- Marie
I keep seeing this and loving it again.
- lris
... Imma add this cover to the miscellanea I'm collecting in case I ever get to teach a basic design course.
- RepoRat
I love the couch!
- maʀtha
For those curious about the couch: http://newrambler.net/ramblin...
- laura x
Walt, I am touched by your compliment, after I have been a jerk to you too often. Thank you. That said, Laura supplied the photo of the couch, I chose a classic typeface and sampled colors from the photograph. So I'm happy with how it turned out, but it's more a matter of listening to what the author wanted.
- Steele Lawman
OMG You mean Steele Lawman is actually Steve Lawson! I take it all.... Nah. A good book cover, especially a good uncluttered one, is great and not always easy to do. This one's good in a number of subtle ways. I try to respect those who have talents I lack, and really good cover design is one of those.
- Walt Crawford
Good thing I can read. No one tells me anything! Here I was admiring the cover, never knowing the source of it! Wow.
- Mama Lawson
Heh
- maʀtha
I've been asked to write a chapter for a book about motherhood and mental illness, to be published by Springer. A quick search of the archives here tells me that Springer is one of the less evil of the big science publishers, but I want to know before I start what my possibilities are for self-archiving, etc. Where do I start, lazyweb?
Heather Piwowar, Rachel Walden, Galadriel C. and 10 other people liked this
Sherpa ROMEO
- Hedgehog
self archiving is probably fine, but you won't get a very liberal reuse license (ie, you won't get a reuse license). You will have to write self archiving into the contract, and you'll have to make sure that it doesn't just say "institutional repository", since I doubt that your employer runs such a thing.
- DJF
It's also worth considering that sometimes a particular book has terms differing from the generic publisher's terms, so I think that's a reasonable thing to ask the editor...
- Marianne
You could submit it with a SPARC addenda to maintain author rights. http://www.sparc.arl.org/author...
- Yo Joe. No, go slow.
With a book, everything's on the table. Figure out what you want and ask 'em for it. :)
- RepoRat
Okay. So I'm thinking what I want (since I have no institutional repository) is to be able to CC license my chapter and put it on my website (although maybe Iowa would let me put it in their repository, too, since I already have something else there?). I am wondering how much the book editors (who are MDs and may not be up on all this) will need me to explain, or how I should go about...
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- laura x
also: yay, you!
- $tephanie•Cog$ciLibrarian
if Iowa's IR balks, consider E-LIS.
- RepoRat
RR, would E-LIS be interested in an essay about motherhood and mental health that will likely have nothing to do with libraries?
- laura x
At Catherine's excellent suggestion, I started by asking the editor who would retain copyright, explaining that I would like it if I did so I could self-archive, etc. Response: "Springer will own the copyright. This is how they typically operate and is spelled out in our contract. Because we are only asking for approx 2000 words, we did not feel this should infringe too much on other writings our authors have mentioned they are in the process of. Hope that won't preclude you from contributing." HEAD.DESK.
- laura x
as an aside, Laura, HOW COOL IS THIS?!?
- maʀtha
Well, "I've been asked" was a little presumptuous on my part--I saw the call and pitched them a chapter. Now I'm just trying to figure out how to explain open access to a very busy MD who clearly has no idea what it's about.
- laura x
Wrote back, with my mom's suggested language: "Thank you for your prompt response. Let me explain briefly why I’m interested in copyright; I know that doctors are busy (my mom is), and that open access in scholarly publishing is not high on their radar. What I want to do is self-archive, so that I can guarantee open access to anyone—not commercially, but in interest of freedom of...
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- laura x
WELL DONE.
- Catherine Pellegrino
I'm not sure I can swing gold OA, but I feel like even green would be a victory.
- laura x
nicely said!
- $tephanie•Cog$ciLibrarian
awesome
- maʀtha
well done! good for you.
- Heather Piwowar
Fantastic response.
- Meg V. Meg
LSW peeps - I'm officially, publicly keeping an eye out for associate/assistant director positions in medical libraries. In case you hear of anything spectacular coming open. :)
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Any geographic preferences?
- Meg V. Meg
Only vague ones - south of Maine, ideally not AZ/NM/TX (heat), anywhere west of Missouri but not on the west coast is iffy due to lack of familiarity, but not completely out of the running. In the southeast, south of about Atlanta/Birmingham, I'd like to be near the coast. Uh, so maybe those aren't so vague after all. :) But no strong preferences.
- Rachel Walden
Oh that would be awesome if you could come to welch. I don't know what's open but I think they're delaying hiring until the new director is hired in case he/she wants to change/ reorganize things
- Christina Pikas
from iPhone
(welch side note: I'm very interested to see what happens there with a new director, out of pure curiosity)
- Rachel Walden
Go, Rachel!
- Marie
Thanks, Marie!
- Rachel Walden
Just went back to find my 1st blog post. Y'know who welcomed me from day 1? @sennoma @LibSkrat + @petermurrayrust :) http://researchremix.wordpress.com/2007...
Egon Willighagen, Björn Brembs, Marianne and 9 other people liked this
...and Paul Miller!
- Cameron Neylon
what you have done with that blog in six years is nothing short of astounding.
- RepoRat
Bookmarking this for lonely days. Astounding, she said. Astounding! Onward.
- Heather Piwowar
from iPhone
Oi. You kick azz. Don't let anybody tell you otherwise.
- RepoRat
Yup, i do :) but i get lonely. Anyway.... Just so cool you guys were there from day one. I'm forever grateful to Bill Hooker for finding my blog, flagging it to oanews, and issuing strong welcome :)
- Heather Piwowar
from iPhone
Six years already? Excellent :)
- Hedgehog
RT @previouslytv: I Am Joan's Symbolically Diseased Ovary, by @IAmBlankenship: http://previously.tv/mad-men...
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Jen and Jennifer Dittrich liked this
She hung up the phone and announced to no one in particular, "I need a break." And left.
Lisa | #TeamMonique, Jen, Steven Perez and 4 other people liked this
I totally just Rob Petrie'd my ottoman.
Steele Lawman, m9m, Crone of FriendFeed, DAMMIT, MR. NOODLE and 9 other people liked this
In a parallel universe you side-stepped it at the last minute.
- Jkram|ɯɐɹʞſ
Oh, Rob! </mtm>
- Steele Lawman
I was thinking somebody (or pref. group) really does need to start an ethical Predatory Publishers List--but a better definition of predatory is needed. Splitting journals, lots of new journals, phony "sponsored" journals, republishing articles, excessive page charges, double-dipping...
Rachel Walden, Jen, John Dupuis and 4 other people liked this
[And I hear folks from Emerald, T&F, Elsevier saying "isolated incidents, we're the GOOD GUYS, we're PROFESSIONAL PUBLISHERS..."]
- Walt Crawford
... that's a pretty good idea.
- RepoRat
And the group that does it needs to be Scholars With Credentials, I think. (Ducks and runs.) Preferably scholars within libraries... and yes, I actually am more than half-serious about this. It might redeem a useful term from its currently debased state.
- Walt Crawford
It sounds vaguely like Retraction Watch. I mean, you could have a similar format.
- Meg V. Meg
I was thinking the same thing, Meg.
- RepoRat
i love you people
- jambina
Sarah, you're connected -- any of your groups willing to take a project like this under their wing? I'd just as soon warn off barratry addicts if possible.
- RepoRat
Should we cite the Phil Davis research that found all of the Emerald / MCB article republishing without attribution?
- Yo Joe. No, go slow.
from iPod
*want* (cannot help create)
- $tephanie•Cog$ciLibrarian
"Publication Watch" lol
- Meg V. Meg
Do we need to get an issn for /Publication Watch/?
- Yo Joe. No, go slow.
from iPod
Only if it's going to be a periodical--altho' getting an ISSN for an e-only publication is so easy even I was able to do it (13 years ago, for C&I, at no cost, took maybe five minutes).
- Walt Crawford
Want, also. I'd be willing to help, if I can.
- Grumpator
Let me make it clear: 1. I think this is a great idea. 2. I know better than to offer to help, for several reasons, some of them probably obvious.
- Walt Crawford
This is a great idea - a cross between "retraction watch" and "regret the error" but for journal titles (TA and OA) that pull stupid journal tricks.. I'm in. Can we do it as a blog? Start with some overall "here's the problem" and add new examples as they arise?
- barbara fister
"Stupid Journal Tricks" gets my vote for title.
- Grumpator
we're trying to wrest the P-word away from Beall, though.
- RepoRat
How about a blog titled Annals of Predatory Publishing Practices?
- barbara fister
Just call it APEX ;) (Adumbrations of Predation Experience)
- Pete #TeamMonique
(So many of our students pronounce it "Anal.")
- barbara fister
Whatever we call it, it needs to have an awesome TLA or FLA.
- Yo Joe. No, go slow.
Don't we have LSW hosting somewhere with a WPMU installation? (Was it Josh Neff's baby?) Could we just do a WP installation there. I would be happy to do legwork if someone wants to give me the carkeys to the site...
- Kathryn is Blake in Hindi
I have been holding out hope for "Aliens vs Predatory Journals".
- Andy
^^^^^^^^ I endorse this.
- RepoRat
(rolls sleeves up) I'm in. Bit of a techno-dolt, but will contribute labor.
- barbara fister
And honestly? the sooner the better. The guy made page A1 of the New York Times for cripes sake. There needs to be a credible alternative.
- barbara fister
Imma wait to hear back from Sarah. I'd like this to have organizational backing beyond the LSW. After that, though, I'm totally in.
- RepoRat
Where I *can* help--down the road: If there's a reputable site with reputable, transparent criteria and reputable postings, I'll certainly promote it as a reputable way to look at publisher problems. As opposed to the disreputable way, only suitable for True Beallievers.
- Walt Crawford
I'm excited about this - and yes, willing to wait and see if there's other interest out there for org. backing.
- barbara fister
I forgot my iPad at work. Hold me.
Jen, Catherine Pellegrino, Steve and 4 other people and Rodfather liked this
It's pretty surreal to see "TEDx Audition" on my appointment list for this afternoon.
Julian, MoTO #TeamMonique, Steven Perez and 31 other people liked this
break a leg! uh, not literally of course.
- RepoRat
Before his recent performance in the fifth-grade version of The Tempest, I told Luke, "break a leg." Before slamming the door he yelled back "I hope you snap your neck!" Really got in the spirit of the superstition there.
- Steele Lawman
Heading over to the audition!
- lris
How did it go?
- Yo Joe. No, go slow.
I think it went well. It was fun :) I got to totally geek out at someone and have that be what was expected. :)
- lris
SURREAL
- lris
I want to like this all over again. :D :D :D
- Catherine Pellegrino
Student worker's response on hearing what we did: "Oh, that's so CUTE!"
- lris
Lurve this! Hope you get to the next step!
- Mary B: #TeamMonique
MontglaneChess, Kirsten, Yo Joe. No, go slow. and 7 other people liked this
Holy cow. What vendor is that from?
- Kirsten
Wiley
- Marie
can't be good news.
- $tephanie•Cog$ciLibrarian
Watch out for the part about the brown M&Ms.
- Steele Lawman
The owner of the pizza place just delivered my pizza. So he could say hi and congrats.
VALZ/TEAM TRAVIS, Kirsten, Pete #TeamMonique and 24 other people liked this
That is awesome!
- Katy S
I may be slightly mortified and embarrassed.
- Mary Carmen
That's really nice.
- Anne Graham
That is really sweet. :)
- Laura H.
^ that's what I was thinking :)
- Jennifer Dittrich
I wonder if he has an advertisement theme in his future?
- Janet:#TeamMonique
"Encounters with dead white men and other excursions" by Laura Elizabeth Crossett - http://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/4551/
ᏓᏰ #team Monique, RudĩϐЯaЯïan, Brent Schaus and 21 other people liked this
First thesis at the University of Iowa with a Creative Commons license. Mine.
- laura x
from Bookmarklet
I cannot begin to tell you how THRILLED I was at the first doc student who came to me WANTING to deposit his diss and put a CC license on it. I suspect you made a UIowa librarian very happy. :)
- RepoRat
She is either very overworked or not big on chitchat, because I actually attempted to correspond with her a bit but didn't get a further reply.
- laura x
But! But! Now people can PLAGIARIZE it!
- Steele Lawman
As someone who has actually already read this book (woot, ILL), I HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT.
- Marianne
Hmph. Well, I WILL BE THRILLED THEN.
- RepoRat
It is not really that good. I just wanted to be in an IR with a CC license like all the cool kids.
- laura x
I'll plagiarize it, MFA for me! ;)
- maʀtha
I should warn you that it was two pages too short when I got my MFA, but they let me pass anyway. I think now it would be 22 pages too short.
- laura x
If I were the agent on this episode of House Hunters, I would tell couple to not buy house because they're clearly getting divorced soon.
Jen, DB, Just DB #TeamMonique, Jennifer Dittrich and LB: #TeamMonique liked this
I'm pretending that spring is here, dammit.
Iván Abrego, Son of Groucho, Mary Carmen and 31 other people liked this
Looks good :)
- Pete #TeamMonique
Read that as Goodwill Hunting. Ya look great.
- Yo Joe. No, go slow.
Nice!
- lris
My my my. SOMEBODY has been practicing their Mack. Very pretty.
- MoTO #TeamMonique
from Android
I think you look very nice!!
- Laura H.
Well played, laura.
- Kelli H.
For the First Time Ever, You Can Now Hear What Alexander Graham Bell Sounded Like - Rebecca J. Rosen - The Atlantic - http://www.theatlantic.com/technol...
Jen and Mike Nencetti liked this
Anyone that calls communication a "soft skill" has never tried to talk down a dude who thinks gov't implanted chip in his brain at ref desk.
Brent Schaus, MoTO #TeamMonique, Kelli H. and 14 other people liked this
Figures that the Govt would implant chips into brains at ref desks. Might as well include RFID chips, too.
- Yo Joe. No, go slow.
I try to live a positive life full of love and light but DAMN some people are annoying.
Brent Schaus, MoTO #TeamMonique, Pete #TeamMonique and 11 other people liked this
There is a zen teaching that says one is to approach everyone they meet as if they were a wise (wo)man whose purpose in life is to teach you something important, that you need to learn. And the annoying people's purpose is perhaps to teach you patience or tolerance, and if you can master that, they cease to be annoying. (Just something to think about that might help you deal with annoying people a lot easier)
- April Russo
I am intrigued by your ideas and would like to subscribe to your newsletter.
- Sarah G.
Laura H. is at least 7 kinds of awesome, you guys. i counted.
Headless Gnad Kicker, Kelli H., Hookuh Tinypants and 12 other people liked this
Thank you. :) :)
- Laura H.
In other news, water is wet.
- Mary Carmen
from iPhone
Free Range Librarian › Life sans banana slicer - http://freerangelibrarian.com/2013...
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Dear somewhat-still-new librarian who did not receive a banana slicer (per a recent realia-based meme in which Some People were anonymously mailed banana slicers), was not anointed as a Mover & Shaker, has not been tapped for Emerging Leader, ran and lost for an association office or didn’t even get nominated in the first place, has been too busy raising a baby/goat/library/career/yurt to blog, tweet, post on Facebook, and publish all over the place, and at times feels a wee bit Uncool: Banana slicers are hard to clean.
- Running Slow
from Bookmarklet
People were mailed banana slicers?
- Mary Carmen
from iPhone
MC yes, as far as i know of it was never revealed who or why
- Sir Shuping is just sir
Yeah, Sarah Houghton got one. I got the impression it was an ALA Think Tank thing.
- Hedgehog
I wonder if the banana slicers could be put into the dish washer. Maybe that would solve the "Banana slicers are hard to clean" problem.
- Yo Joe. No, go slow.
I'd rather buy my own banana slicer. I'm rather picky about kitchen gadgetry. ;)
- Running Slow
I don't even like bananas.
- kaijsa
All of the people that received banana slicers are ALA TT members, so far as I'm aware. I did not get a banana slicer but I've gotten other odd packages in the mail from someone who is mailing stuff to TT members.
- Andy
... do we need to get you a bomb-sniffing dog, Andy?
- RepoRat
I really like this post. Do your thing and be on the lookout for like-minded people.
- Steele Lawman
I'm not sure why banana slicers are even a thing. I slice a banana every morning and my knife seems to work just fine. Maybe there's a subtle message in sending them to librarians...
- John Dupuis
Heheheh. Librarians are the banana slicer of the information kitchen.
- Steele Lawman
Mango slicers, sure, I want to be one of those. But bananas?
- John Dupuis
*snort* "Once I figured out I had to peel the banana before using - it works much better. Ordering one for my nephew who's in the air force in California. He's been using an old slinky to slice his banana's. He should really enjoy this product! " http://www.amazon.com/Hutzler...
- John Dupuis
I assumed those Amazon reviews were part of the ALATT joke. It's pretty amusing, imo.
- kaijsa
Not a bomb sniffing dog, but I've gotten other cryptic ALA TT packages. One was from the IAMBUREAUCRAT person and the other wasn't marked as such but probably them.
- Andy
I had to laugh at the Amazon reviews. Good stuff! But I'm kind of creeped out by the anonymous gifts. Weird!
- Running Slow
Ready!
Yo Joe. No, go slow., Kirsten, Pete #TeamMonique and 17 other people liked this
Some wine for the risotto, some wine for the Marie.
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That glow you see is the love from all of you surrounding me. http://instagram.com/p...
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Love
- Harold Cabezas
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What usage statistics can’t tell us - http://orgmonkey.net/?p=1715
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