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Feb 27, 2019
We Don't Want Your Donation

GLAM Blog Club's theme this month is Donation which instantly sent shivers up my spine thinking about all the terrible books people bring into the (public) library to donate. As...
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Nov 26, 2018
DoDeDoDo (Production)

It’s been several months since I posted up my prototype of an RFID based library reference tracker that I lovingly called the ‘DoDeDoDo’. Since then I’ve worked through...
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Sep 28, 2018
DoDeDoDo Web – Reference STAT(S)!

Back in July I wrote about an RFID location based enquiry tracking system (DoDeDoDo) and two months later I’ve moved on from prototype to production and they are working...
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Jul 24, 2018
DoDeDoDo – A Location Based Enquiry Tracking System

The Problem For years WA libraries have been tracking information requests/enquiries that staff (mostly front-of-house) handle in their day-to-day work. From this financial year onwards we are now required...
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Jun 26, 2018
Bon Appétit

A few months ago the algorithm (or Twitter, I forget which) blessed me with a YouTube series from the magazine Bon Appétit where chef Claire Saffitz attempts to recreate various...
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Dec 27, 2017
All Right Stop, Collaborate and Listen

I’m back with a brand new edition…of GLAM Blog Club. Now that you can’t get that song out of your head, let us turn to the theme...
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Nov 28, 2017
Comics, Manga, Anime, Oh My!

To me, the difference between a Marvel trade paperback and a manga omnibus is like the difference between a cheeseburger and sushi. While both are forms of comics, the art...
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Jul 7, 2017
The Library of our Discontent

Fear. Fear takes many forms, from childhood nightmares to crippling anxieties. I experienced a lot of fear this past month, mostly around getting this blog post done in time (my...
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Apr 24, 2017
A State-Wide Koha ILS

This is a blog post I've been meaning to write for a long time now. For those who don't know, a lot of public libraries in WA are currently moving,...
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Apr 23, 2017
That's A Damn Inferior Cup of Coffee

I've been working in libraries for around sixteen years now. Being in any industry that long it's hard to not become jaded and cynical [citation needed]. I admit that it's...
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Shaddow Library

We Don't Want Your Donation

DoDeDoDo (Production)

DoDeDoDo Web – Reference STAT(S)!

DoDeDoDo – A Location Based Enquiry Tracking System

Bon Appétit

All Right Stop, Collaborate and Listen

Comics, Manga, Anime, Oh My!

The Library of our Discontent

A State-Wide Koha ILS

That's A Damn Inferior Cup of Coffee

3D Printer

arcade

blogjune

censorship

Comics

digital

discfriends

DIY

eservices

ethics

events

goodreads

graphic novels

hack

Library

maker

Makerbot

makerspaces

OPAC

open access

open source

publishing

raspberry pi

reading

sewing

soldering

tai chi

technology

toast

Troubleshooting

wifi

workshops

what if

Stargate

personal

Symposium

professional development

GLAM Blog Club

Learning

2016

Trust

Libraries

Privacy

X-Files

podcasts

reviews

GLAM

koha ils

koha

SLWA

idea

Consortium

one library card

Hope

OotS

3017

Archives

sci-fi

optical data

fear

identity

me

edward shaddow

silence

AUSLAN

safe

How Did I Get Here

Biography

Self-indulgent