Author Archives: Kristin Fontichiaro

VIdeo: Susan Cain on Introverts, with Illustrations by Molly Crabapple

Author Susan Cain (The Power of Introverts) gave a talk for RSA that was then “live-illustrated” by Molly Crabapple. Check out the video here or below. It is possible to order levitra 20 mg Propecia online in its cheap generic … Continue reading

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Happy Thanksgiving!

If the image does not show up in your RSS feed, click here to view it at the New York Public Library’s Vintage Postcard collection. Then plan to spend the next three hours browsing all of the great stuff that’s … Continue reading

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Video: Mysteries of Vernacular: C for Clue

For all the vocabulary-lovers out there who also happen to be fans of stop-motion animation and ancestral stories, this video is for you! Click through the books on the shelf below for other vocabularific videos: Mysteries of Vernacular via kwout … Continue reading

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Brian Croxall reflecting on Siva Vaidhyanathan

cc licensed ( BY ) flickr photo shared by woodleywonderworks   From Brian Croxall’s “Ubiquitous Librarian” blog: Last week I heard Siva Vaidhyanathan speak about the googleization of everything … Something Siva said though really stuck with me. This is totally … Continue reading

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Are you a bobblehead or a bumblebee?

cc licensed ( BY ) flickr photo of The Office bobbleheads at the NBC Store, shared by justiny8s On the Cool Cat Teacher blog, Vicki Davis has a fascinating metaphor comparing bobbleheads to bumblebees. Individuals suffering from anaemia and retinitis best viagra … Continue reading

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Important Questions About Tech-Driven Work

cc licensed ( BY ) flickr photo shared by pedrosimoes7 Important Questions about the Information/Technology do-si-do, from Paige Jaeger’s “Library Door” blog post, “Information Trumps Technology in the Common Core“: So next time you ponder what to do with technology, … Continue reading

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Kristin on the Web

I’ve been showing up in various places online and am stashing the links here for posterity: Librarianship is always better when you throw in a food metaphor. Both are better than homework. I slept until noon one day, only to … Continue reading

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Jeff Weiner of LinkedIn, on Leadership – NYTimes.com

Earlier this month, the “Corner Office” feature in the New York Times did a short interview with LinkedIn executive Jeff Weiner. In the interview, he was asked to define leadership: [I]t’s the ability to inspire others to achieve shared objectives, and I … Continue reading

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Build Citations Directly from Google Scholar

A few years ago, I took two quick polls. First, I asked the 50+ students in our preservice teacher program how many had used Google Scholar: 50 of 52. About a week later, I asked a group of librarians, and … Continue reading

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Video: Mozilla Popcorn: Video Editor with Real-Time Web Feeds

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