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- SearchResearch Challenge (6/11/18): How do you plot out data by region? The case of regional boundaries.It's time for a Challenging Challenge! As you know, every so often I like to mix up the SRS Challenge with something that's a bit more in-depth. (And if this is overwhelming, just take the week off--I'll be back next week with an easier one.) The Setup: If you read the news these days you'll see all kinds of claims about various kinds […]
- Answer: How big was the range of these animals?What's the original / natural range? The basic question from last week's Challenge was "What was the original or natural range of these three animals?" (Lion, Ground Sloth, Camel) It's a natural enough question, but the answers can be surprising. The Challenge was: If there were, once upon a time, lions and camels and ground sl […]
- SearchResearch Challenge (6/20/18): How big was the range of these animals?Going beyond avocados and onto animals! As you recall, one of important ways that avocado seeds were dispersed was through the gullet of large animals (like the gomphothere). Many of those animals are long gone--extinct. But they left an indelible effect on our landscape, leaving a trail of guacamole behind them. That made me start to wonder about those […]
- SearchResearch Challenge (6/11/18): How do you plot out data by region? The case of regional boundaries.
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I read this article and thought, “Yes – THIS makes sense.”
How Netflix Reinvented HR: http://hbr.org/2014/01/how-netflix-reinvented-hr/ar/1 I really like Netflix’ approach…here is Harvard Business Review’s “Executive Summary” of the article (my comments in parentheses): Hire, reward, and tolerate only fully formed adults. Ask workers to rely on logic and common sense … Continue reading
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Tagged employee morale, performance reviews, talent management
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October = Teen Read Month
I love that YALSA devotes an entire month to Teen Reading – it offers a great opportunity for going to schools and discussing book titles as well as some great homework help services offered by libraries (like Brainfuse’s daily one-on-one … Continue reading
“SYLO” by D. J. MacHale: Military Sci-Fi Thriller series
SYLO by D.J. MacHale; pub date July 2, 2013; ISBN 9781595146656 “It was a perfect night for a football game. And for death.” Pemberwick Island is a idyllic place to live, and the big Friday night entertainment draw for this … Continue reading
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Tagged invasion, military fiction, Pemberwick Island, sci-fi
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My website is up!
Well, even though I had never written XHTML code before, I have successfully completed the "Build A Simple Website"…and it may be simple, but I am pleased with it. I might play around with Expression 3, if we’re allowed to … Continue reading
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Talking about ORE Ohio Reference Excellence on the Web, web based training for Reference Service from Ohio Library
A great site to practice Reference Interview skills, with thanks to April S!
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Maybe this year…..
So we did get some tomatoes out of the greenhouse, and one sugar pumpkin. The black kale was going great until the deer ate them down to nubs (it was too warm to keep them in the greenhouse). I was … Continue reading
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#20 Reflections
Looking over the "20 Things" initially, I was surprised to recognize I was already quite computer savvy. My husband and I have IM’d for years from different rooms in the house. It’s much better than yelling back and forth, "What did … Continue reading
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