My name is Kathryn.

Edward Corrado and I just had an article published in the Code4Lib Journal:

“This article reviews available cost-effective options libraries have for updating and maintaining pathfinders such as subject guides and course pages. The paper discusses many of the available options, from the standpoint of a mid-sized academic library which is evaluating alternatives to static-HTML subject guides. Static HTML guides, while useful, have proven difficult and time-consuming to maintain. The article includes a discussion of open source database-driven solutions (such as SubjectsPlus, LibData, Research Guide, and Library Course Builder), LibGuides, Wikis, and social tagging sites like del.icio.us. This article discusses both the functionality and the relative strengths and weaknessess of each of these options.”

Click here to check it out!

• Bakerella’s Chocolate Cupcake Lollipops
• Bakerella’s (of course) Mini Cherry Cheesecakes
• Cupcakes With Candied (real) Flowers (saw these on the cover of magazine in the check-out line)
• Jasmine Tea Cookies
• SCONES.
• Not Martha’s Mini Salads in Bacon Cups
• Stilton and Pear Tea Sandwiches
• Herbed Cream Cheese Sandwiches

I’ve made this Chicken with Lemon and Rosemary Roast Potatoes twice. The first time around I followed the recipe exactly and it came out beautifully. This time I couldn’t get fresh thyme, so I used some fresh rosemary to stuff the chicken. Equally good. The monkey refers to this recipe as the “chicken with a lemon stuck up it’s butt”. If that doesn’t sound delicious, I don’t know what does!

The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Everyone in 1880s America knows Jesse James. He’s the nation’s most notorious criminal and is being hunted by the law in 10 states. He’s also the land’s greatest hero, lauded as a Robin Hood by the public. No one knows of Robert Ford, at least not yet. But the ambitious 19-year-old aims to change that. He befriends Jesse and rides with his gang. And if that doesn’t bring Ford fame, he will have to find a deadlier way. Friendship becomes rivalry and the quest for fame becomes obsession.

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I’m looking forward to attending this SCRLC workshop tomorrow:

Leadership for the 2.0 Library
–Introduction to Self-Directed Leadership

Today’s libraries differ from yesterday’s libraries in several significant ways –

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On order for the library:

Anthology of American Folk Music and (hopefully) all twelve volumes of Southern Journey (Alan Lomax). I am content.

I bought this dress last week and wore it on Saturday night. It’s pretty short, so I wore opaque brown tights and knee-high brown boots. The monkey was horrified that I would leave the house in something so short, which I suppose is a testament to how conservatively I usually dress and/or a how much Little House the child has been exposed to.

Melissa took some nice pictures of our trip to Cleveland last wekeend which I spiced up with Gimp. They’re a bit Technicolor, but I like.

Step 1: Purchase stamp with which to make invitations. Check.

Would it be difficult to make a necklace like this?