Yes. If nothing else, it'll help you understand the Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable departments you'll be working with.
- Kirsten
from Android
"It's made by cooking spicy green chiles (I use Thai bird chiles, you can use serranos or jalapeños if you prefer) along with onion, garlic, ginger, cilantro stems and red peppers. The key to great flavor development is to cook down the aromatics in oil until almost all the moisture is driven from them and they become sticky and begin to brown. To this flavorful base, a few spices are added (hot paprika, cumin, coriander, and turmeric), along with chopped tomatoes. Chicken is the typical main element of choice, and while many vegetarian versions use cauliflower and chickpeas, I prefer the tender texture of potatoes. I'm always looking for more ways to get leafy greens into my diet, and spinach works very well in this dish. Traditional? Not at all. Delicious? You betcha."
- Derrick
from Bookmarklet
That looks really good. I might have to sub chicken back in for chickpeas since chickpeas can trigger my migraines, but the rest of it sounds awesome.
- Katy S
Oooh. That sounds really good. I might sub a different pea (lentils? hmm.), but the whole Idea sounds awesome.
- Jennifer Dittrich
Oh,this reminds me. One of my students asked today: "What is to stop someone from publishing something that looks like a peer-reviewdled journal but isn't? " Me: "NOTHING! !!!"
- marthalib
from fftogo
I was asked today to encourage friends and people I like to apply for the Clinical Librarian position at the Health Sciences library at UIC. You'll be working directly with me (added bonus?). If you have questions, please let me know. Job description http://library.uic.edu/about...
Yeah, but remember the PLoS letter to Science? Hardly anyone kept their promise. Not even PLoS bothers to keep a copy online. Bet the same thing will happen here -- they rush to get a free warmfuzzy but then the first time they face a teeny perceived career risk, they'll cave. (What, me jaded?)
- Bill Hooker
I think there are two differences here in the way this might play out - although I am pretty much as cynical as Bill. First this is just Elsevier - people will bend over backwards for Nature and Science but Elsevier...in many cases its not going to be a big problem for them. The other is the question of whether the whole community has become much more interested and active. My sense is...
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- Cameron Neylon
These things come in waves, bigger each time. Eventually you end up with a tsunami. Folks on the inside tell me that California faculty were ready to CRUCIFY NPG. That sure as heck didn't happen during the earlier Big Deal crisis in '04 or so. There's a sociology dissertation in that somewhere.
- RepoRat
I also heard yesterday that our local digital-humanities fanatic came back from MLA with the words "scholarly communication" on his lips. He'd never heard or heeded them before. This is how change happens: not with a bang but with a whole lotta whimpers.
- RepoRat
good news: page is revamped a bit, now more clear what signators are protesting. signed. Yeah, I don't think signators will necessarily live up to it. But I do think initiatives like these make people think twice and become more aware of their role in where we are.
- Heather Piwowar
I'm really and truly hoping that this time is different from the PLoS nonsense. (Not that PLoS is nonsense; the supposed pledge was.) Unfortunately, signing the earlier pledge--by tens of thousands of scientists--didn't apparently yield a tsunami of OA activism. We shall see.
- Walt Crawford
It's a variation on the Alma Swan tickybox problem. :) What encourages me this time is that more faculty are *spontaneously verbalizing pledges in public* rather than just ticking tickyboxen. That demonstrates more commitment, and creates more of a need to hold to one's word.
- RepoRat
I think I like your thinky-thoughts. I'd help if I could, but I barely know anyone at PLoS.
- RepoRat
(i miss working in publishing.) (but i have a fantastic job.) (but but but) ; )
- jambina
If you have a fantastic job, then you're negotiating for a possible new one from a position of strength. This is no bad thing (says someone who has frying-pan/fired too damn often).
- RepoRat
just realized that the whole citizenship would come into play for this - gigs don't require an MLIS so i can't use the TN visa for easy work status. le suck.
- jambina
Amy, if they like you, they will do what needs to be done to make sure you're legal. I will bet you a beer that PLoS has an immigration lawyer on retainer, just to make sure that they get who they want.
- DJF
Totally, I agree with David. Go for it. If you're the best person, it'll happen.
- John Dupuis
Lots of marketing type jobs. That gives me the icks, a bit.
- Bill Hooker
I'm totally ok with the marketing jobs. You don't change the world without getting your message out.
- John Dupuis
Cosigned. I suck at marketing, but I consider that a significant liability. If I'd been better at it, maybe this wouldn't have taken so damn long.
- RepoRat
I 'm with John on the need for marketing. Sigh; if I thought I could actually handle a full-time job, there's a couple here that I might stretch for. But better left to young'uns with more energy, pref. ones who haven't been burned by elements of the OA community.
- Walt Crawford
I dunno Walt, whoever takes the job is gonna end up burned so why not save the time with a pre-burned candidate? I'm not sure whether all their youthful energy and enthusiasm actually accomplishes anything while it's being kicked out of 'em. Mine sure didn't. (Re marketing: I know, I know, I just can't help the 'eww' reflex.)
- Bill Hooker
Well, Bill, there were some really good sessions on outreach this year at Science Online. And you were sorely missed, BTW.
- John Dupuis
"The sauce I made is less a pesto and more a dressing, as the lemon juice adds quite a bit of acid to it. I thin mine with a bit of water, but if you like it thicker, simply don’t add it. Adjust to your personal taste. In honor of lightening up post-holiday, I like them as is, maybe on some sauteed greens. I don’t feel that their “meatball” title necessitates noodles. Anyway, those are decisions I’ll leave up to you."
- Derrick
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Medical Academics Could Be Legally Liable for Ghostwritten Articles - Publishing - The Chronicle of Higher Education - http://chronicle.com.ezproxy.l...
Overanalysis alert: I love this in part because it's stereotype antidote without all the baggage that often comes along with explicit attempts to refute stereotypes about librarians. It's just "hey, check it, librarians are REAL PEOPLE," and I'm okay with that.
- RepoRat
I suspect that the only tequila left was the cheap crap.
- DJF
Also, the folks at the Dallas Observer are wondering why their hit counts are through the roof and visitors are from all over North America.
- DJF
Huh, Google Translate doesn't do Mongolian. That's a nuisance, because it means all I can understand of his latest blogpost is "сайн байна уу"; it would have been interesting to find out more about Mongolian libraries, since when I was there and tried to wander into the national library all I found was empty corridors and locked offices. (Possibly I wasn't supposed to be there. It was...
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- Deborah Fitchett
so is that "where's the toilet" or "I'll have a beer"?
- DJF
WE NEED TO GO BACK AND FINISH OFF THE TEQUILA.
- Andy
Alas, I've forgotten those, it's just "Hi/How are you?". I did try some airag while I was there. The first sip was interestingly fizzy, reminiscent of yoghurt. The second sip was more reminiscent of sour milk and it took some effort to avoid violating social norms by regurgitating it onto someone's foot.
- Deborah Fitchett
This just makes me remember the tequila bar in San Diego!
- RudĩϐЯaЯïan
Also, though, we go by the thousands to at least two cities a year, and every time, the restaurantuers are all stunned that librarians drink them dry. What does it take to change a stereotype? LIBRARIANS WILL DRINK YER LIKKER!!!!
- RudĩϐЯaЯïan
Deborah, perhaps you could explain that puking on people's feet is a New Zealand tradition to honor one's hosts. (That's quite a vision of their national library, there. Not puke/feet but empty corridors and locked offices. Plus one brave New Zealander.)
- barbara fister
thanks. I don't want to make people feel worse, or be mean, or be perceived as being mean. but damn.
- Jenica
The bare statement that one has years of service really is meaningless.
- DJF
Can you believe that this and the awful conversation I overheard on the plane has inspired me to blog again? Will be posting when I get back to Cali. Gotta let the thoughts stew.
- Mary Carmen
I appreciate your pointing out that longevity has many reasons - not all of them good. Term of service without demonstrable achievement/accomplishments doesnt say much. And youre rigt to point out that the HU librarians (and librarians anywhere) need to find something better to hang their hat on if they want to measure their worth in a way that people - both admin and the patrons they serve - will care about and mobilize for.
- ωαřмaiden ☆TeamOtto☆
I was a student at Harvard from 1991-1995 and worked in the libraries there from 1992-1997 (with a 9-month break in '95-'96). I can't say how the culture there may have changed. But when I was there, it was taken for granted that everything they did was Among The Best In The World. And time-at-Harvard really did mean something, in all units and departments I was familiar with. So purely...
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- Mark Kille
Aka Peter Malcolm Keene Crossett. I have been up since 7 am yesterday. More later! From my phone. Please pardon brevity and autocorrect.
- laura x
from email
The book that our students wrote and printed on the letterpress is also an ebook. I'm really happy with how this turned out.
- Your Neighbor Steve
from Bookmarklet
Mom, sort of. I really enjoy the classroom part, but not the grading or the having to be prepared for a class every single day.
- Your Neighbor Steve
GRADING SUCKS. I know no one who likes grading. I sure don't.
- RepoRat
OMG so much love for the metabook! heeeeeee!
- RepoRat
I like the part where it makes clear that the Book's opinions do not necessarily represent the opinions of the authors.
- Your Neighbor Steve
A whole series of metabooks would be epic. A romance metabook, a sci-fi metabook, a horror metabook, a pop-sci metabook, a pop-biz metabook...
- RepoRat
Finally got a chance to look at the Book itself and I heart it so very very much.
- Catherine Pellegrino
Ditto here: Went through it today. Fabulous. (I could grump about "font" being defined *only* as a bunch of metal, but that's a grump.) A fine piece of self-defining art.
- Walt Crawford
Print it off double-sided and then cut or tear it into 6 little protest coupons with the letter to executives on one side and the +1 Protest Point pattern on the other. (The file is in color but prints out in black and white fine.) Please print of as many copies as you think you can use plus as many extra copies to give away as is feasible. Andy's vendor map (http://agnosticmaybe.wordpress.com/2012...) will help you navigate the exhibit hall and leave protest coupons at each vendor stall that supports SOPA.
- lris
I won't be in Dallas to use these, but when will the next opportunity be to use these as triple coupons?
- Julian
I love them. I also wonder what would happen if those of us not in Dallas mailed them in....
- ~Courtney F.
These are awesome. I kept trying to show them to my boss today, but she kept being busy. How inconsiderate of her!
- Catherine Pellegrino
oh, hey, Courtney is onto something here! how could we make that work? and bring attention to it?
- RepoRat
I'll work on creating a postcard file at work tomorrow, and there are some "print and send" websites
- ~Courtney F.
from Android
I'm sure a mail in campaign could work. We could even do a quartesheet version of this that folks could print off on card stock and mail as postcards. (Ah, shades of actions past!)
- laura x
from iPhone
Oh! I love the idea of setting up a "print and send", Courtney. That's an awesome idea. If I could press a couple of buttons and spend a buck, I'd send ten. Rock on.
- Jason Griffey
Would love to see a Research Works Act equivalent, too, if people don't think that would be too much. I could put one together if there's interest.
- Rachel Walden
I'd love to see an RWA postcard -- if it were publicized right, I think we'd get faculty as well as librarians participating in a send-in.
- RepoRat
I'll try to draft something and then we can go back and forth on it. Would this weekend be soon enough?
- Rachel Walden
"Add a little lemon to your favorite sugar cookie recipe, and you’ve got lemon cookies. Add a little sugar to your favorite dough recipe, and you’ve got basic sweet dough. But what would happen if they were to collide head on? You would get Lemon Sugar Crunch buns, that’s what. A tender and soft sweet dough bun with a crunchy lemon sugar cookie style topping. A funky, chunky, crazy pavement of lemon topped with the extra crunch of coarse sugar makes for an addicting taste and texture that keeps you coming back, bite after bite."
- Katy S
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