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My blog seems to be super popular in the spam bot community. Some of the community’s recent comment gems: “written on the parchment was scratched out” “secular brotherhoods of scribes” “Preserved about 300 thousand” (a quick google shows me that … Continue reading →

It’s been 3 years since I posted. I know all (4 of) my fans have been anxiously awaiting an update. I’m not going to mince words – the past 3 years have been shitty. Other than my address I am … Continue reading →

Back in January I wrote something for Library Journal and forgot to promote it here. “Are we spending money wisely? Librarians and administrators ask themselves this question in many ways, both big and small, every day. Sometimes it keeps us … Continue reading →

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED on May 4, 2016 at http://blogs.brandeis.edu/libsys/2016/05/04/lets-get-this-lsp-party-started/ Thoughts on the possibility of an actual open modular Library Services Platform (wherein I make prolific use of Twitter’s “Embed Tweet” tool) Mere days before Code4Lib 2016 I managed to get my … Continue reading →

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED on March 3, 2016 at http://blogs.brandeis.edu/libsys/2016/03/03/whither-modularity/ I do not consider myself a visionary. I’ve watched plenty of ideas excite the library tech community, and thought “hm, that’s interesting.” But I’m a concrete person. It’s when an idea starts … Continue reading →

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON February 17. 2016 at http://blogs.brandeis.edu/libsys/2016/02/17/the-legend-of-zero/ The scene: A library on a stormy night. Four undergrads huddle in the info commons, working on a project. Sophia: Let’s search the catalog for stuff to back up our idea. Raj: … Continue reading →

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON June 2, 2011 at http://blogs.brandeis.edu/libsys/2011/06/02/aint-i-a-librarian/ This is the oldest of my blog posts that I will be republishing here.  It marks the beginning of my cantankerous period. Ain’t I a Librarian? The Library Systems group spent the … Continue reading →

Welcome to Phantom Librarian, the blog for people who want to know whatever deep thoughts I am having that don’t fit into 140 characters. Transitions! I am in the midst of a major life transition, which makes this an ideal … Continue reading →

Today is my first Woot Off.  My first Woot purchase was only a few months ago, not long before they were acquired by Amazon, so this is my first opportunity to participate in a Woot Off. So far I’ve passed … Continue reading →