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Latest blog posts from Christina's LIS Rant

Kevin's generously made a contribution to my comps proposal
thesis Originally uploaded by kzelnio. Thanks, Kevin! Read more...
Published 4 days ago

My takeaway from watching from the sidelines of Science Blogging London 2008
I've been browsing the FriendFeed Room.... evidence. Systematic study. Peer-reviewed. Published. (good news for me, if I get in gear)A lot of what's coming across is people claiming value and other people not getting it. Or maybe, people claiming different benefits and arguing against each... Read more...
Published a week ago

The meaning of citations
What a grand post title, but actually, what I mean is slightly more like: the meaning of citations: what Garfield said he means in a bunch of articles vs. what people say he means and even worse what people do with his work, plus some commentary on a review chapter.Today I read the whole... Read more...
Published a week ago

I AM A LIBRARIAN AND WANT A PHD!
(roar!)(commence rant - my opinion only obviously)I am a librarian - I am a professional - I help connect people to information. I work reference, public services, whatever you want to call it. I do research for scientists and engineers at a research lab (and for the 1,000,000,000th time, no,... Read more...
Published 2 weeks ago

How did I end up as a librarian meme
I was tagged by Jill - actually, this is probably the first meme I've been tagged for (so that I've noticed) in more than a year (or years?).I've always used libraries. Growing up, my mom took me to the Kirkwood branch of the New Castle County (Delaware) library for story time and to check out... Read more...
Published 2 weeks ago

Like prices and hemlines, why do impact factors always go up?
Ever notice that certain time of year when every journal publisher announces how the impact factors of their journals is up? When the Journal Citation Report (JCR) comes out... the press releases follow. The impact factor is a measure of how important the journal is - if it is cited. It's a... Read more...
Published 2 weeks ago

What is e-science?
(this post was mostly written a while ago but is just being finished on 8/29/08)There's an explosion of meetings and conferences and conference sessions on e-science, and in particular, how computer and information scientists and information professionals can/should/(do?) support e-science.Ok,... Read more...
Published 3 weeks ago

The Great Planet Debate: an information science question and public understanding of science issue
I attended the Great Planet Debate between Mark Sykes (Planetary Science Institute) and Neil deGrasse Tyson (American Museum of Natural History) today -- in person. It was moderated by Ira Flatow and will be made available at that web site.This was really fun. If you're not into planetary... Read more...
Published 3 weeks ago

ew - MS IR software?
via Rafael.ew. I somehow find the idea of Microsoft institutional repository software distasteful. Or ejournal publishing software.... ew ew ew based on SharePoint - oh the horror Read more...
Published a month ago

Nice quote: scientists vs engineers
It's convenient for people who provide service to or do things for scientists and engineers to kind of lump the whole STEM crowd together (me included!). They really do have different information behaviors. I usually cite [1], but there's plenty of this in much older pieces including some from... Read more...
Published 2 months ago

Positivist vs Pragmatic Classification Theory - yes, that's it
A long strange trip - reading about citations in Ange. Chem. then tried to find reference, then got only to the TOC page, so then started browsing and ran across...Hjørland's readers digest version of classification theory (thank you! everyone go read the whole thing, it's short and I'll... Read more...
Published 2 months ago

It's a miracle: look up books from home
(joking!) See linked tip of the week from NY Times - I guess they didn't know that most libraries have had their catalogs online (with real time availability info) for more than 10 years?Oh, but still, I am happy they've pointed out WorldCat and it is useful if you have access to multiple systems... Read more...
Published 2 months ago