tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061870849031468581.post4116258326031105517..comments2024-03-27T05:00:00.090-04:00Comments on Letters to a Young Librarian: What Are You Reading?Jessica Olinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00282500023825318766noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061870849031468581.post-25280896417258142882012-04-12T11:18:03.937-04:002012-04-12T11:18:03.937-04:00As a general reference librarian, I try to know a ...As a general reference librarian, I try to know a little bit about everything, especially popular books. I don't have any time or inclination to read entire books, but I do keep up on major news, reviews, and items of interest in several genre categories by using Google Reader. Some of these I share on Twitter, and some on Google+ (in the guise of my library's account).Anna Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06542744978194806986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061870849031468581.post-8605782596726855182012-04-11T13:43:57.264-04:002012-04-11T13:43:57.264-04:00Oooh. I like the sound of Presentation Zen. list....Oooh. I like the sound of Presentation Zen. list.Jessica Olinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00282500023825318766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061870849031468581.post-44803532551300551582012-04-11T09:23:23.463-04:002012-04-11T09:23:23.463-04:00I find more and more of my time is spent reading u...I find more and more of my time is spent reading up on tech issues. I'm also really interested in the speed at which technology and the tech industry move and change. It's seems like each day brings some new major story.Michael Perryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07481536205868334151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061870849031468581.post-17764871920799539202012-04-11T09:21:00.847-04:002012-04-11T09:21:00.847-04:00The one thing I do really like about business repo...The one thing I do really like about business reporting is that it still has an old school journalism feel. Meaningful, vetted content and less 'opinion' reporting. I also found business news tends to give a better view of the contentions that drive our world.Michael Perryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07481536205868334151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061870849031468581.post-22202304283443729582012-04-10T19:51:19.854-04:002012-04-10T19:51:19.854-04:00I get RSS feeds of new articles published in three...I get RSS feeds of new articles published in three major journals in my liaison area (internal medicine) and try to at least skim the abstracts. <br /><br />Books like Presentation Zen (which is also a blog) and Slideology are inspiring and helpful if you do a lot of presentations or instruction sessions.Alison Aldrichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03883637762449201255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061870849031468581.post-34365298919798266792012-04-10T18:59:56.993-04:002012-04-10T18:59:56.993-04:00I've gotten a lot of great stuff from Google+,...I've gotten a lot of great stuff from Google+, especially politics and gaming related reads.Jessica Olinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00282500023825318766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061870849031468581.post-70780679505513275112012-04-10T18:57:09.269-04:002012-04-10T18:57:09.269-04:00If I were to try to list all that I read, it would...If I were to try to list all that I read, it would take forever. Perhaps a Just For Fun post on the topic, though.Jessica Olinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00282500023825318766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061870849031468581.post-37702358437974855912012-04-10T18:55:44.840-04:002012-04-10T18:55:44.840-04:00I've been reading Harvard Business Review late...I've been reading Harvard Business Review lately and startled myself by enjoying it.Jessica Olinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00282500023825318766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061870849031468581.post-20864426413191697912012-04-10T17:48:19.279-04:002012-04-10T17:48:19.279-04:00I read a fair amount of e-mail, most of it is sent...I read a fair amount of e-mail, most of it is sent to me from news.google.com on "traumatic brain injury" "volcano" and "va hospital" and I try to stay current on some PC trends and whatnot, though I think much gets by me. I work at a VA hospital, and am a TBI survivor. plus.google.com is also very cool.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07499386600026738291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061870849031468581.post-37492010218172910842012-04-10T16:36:47.630-04:002012-04-10T16:36:47.630-04:00I'm a circulation manager, or something like t...I'm a circulation manager, or something like that. I can never remember what it says on my cards. I'm also the interlibrary loans coordinator, which isn't even mentioned on my cards.<br /><br />However, you know what I do for about 60% of my day?<br /><br />Tech work.<br /><br />Yesterday I fixed a couple of self check issues, helped various patrons with various computer problems, fiddled with and fixed the self check-in and sorting machine, and then for an encore I opened up a co-worker's computer and fixed their video card which had become unseated from the motherboard.<br /><br />Oh and I'm the go-to guy for odd eReader questions that "normal people" can't solve.<br /><br />So consequently, I read a LOT of tech news. I listen to several tech podcasts. We had a couple of books come in on the Kindle Fire and the Nook Tablet. I immediately snapped them up just to see if there was stuff in there I didn't know.<br /><br />Beyond that, to relax, I read a lot of science history and quite a fair bit of science fiction, fantasy, and erotica. I'm a nerd, what can I say? :)Dan Messerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08853768717953439685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061870849031468581.post-47958429017005970542012-04-10T11:56:56.199-04:002012-04-10T11:56:56.199-04:00I have found it's incredibly helpful for my jo...I have found it's incredibly helpful for my job to stay up to date on business news, especially things related to mergers and acquisitions. It does have the added benefit of keeping me up to date on news in general and lets me sound like I know what I'm talking about when I'm interacting with people in the business/finance world.Michael Perryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07481536205868334151noreply@blogger.com