http://www.apexinformation.com/meldinme ... a little of this, a little of that Sun, 02 Aug 2009 02:48:44 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Sat down at my laptop about 7:45 AM. It was month end, so I had administrative tasks to tackle. My day went something like this: Checked email for anything that needed immediate action. Reviewed my upcoming day and the rest of the week. Reviewed AIIP-L posts. Walked office assistant for about 40 ... http://www.apexinformation.com/meldinme/2009/08/library-day-in-the-life-day-5/ Sat down at my laptop about 8:30 AM. This is a relatively quiet week for me, after an intense several months. I have two research projects set to start early August (for one, the advisory committee is still hammering out the scope; for the other, we're waiting on one of ... http://www.apexinformation.com/meldinme/2009/07/library-day-in-the-life-day-4/ Sat down at my laptop just after 8 AM. Today looked pretty much like this: Checked email for anything that needed immediate action. Reviewed my upcoming day and the rest of the week. Reviewed AIIP-L posts. Had a quick phone meeting with a client. Paid a few bills online. Checked Twitter and retweeted a tweet about ... http://www.apexinformation.com/meldinme/2009/07/library-day-in-the-life-day-3/ I had an earlier start to my day than yesterday - on my laptop just after 7 AM. Today looked pretty much like this: Checked email for anything that needed immediate action. Reviewed my upcoming day and the rest of the week. Corresponded with fellow AIIP member who chairs the organization's website about ... http://www.apexinformation.com/meldinme/2009/07/library-day-in-the-life-day-2/ I'm taking part in the Libary Day in the Life project (the concept is described here), second annual, which runs this week and started today. I'm a consulting librarian/information specialist, so my library is a virtual one. It's been some years since I worked in a physical library, and in those ... http://www.apexinformation.com/meldinme/2009/07/library-day-in-the-life-day-1/ Recently the BC government announced it was cutting back on funding for some key programs - including the yearly operating grants for our public libraries. This comes at a time when libraries are experiencing increased use, perhaps because of the state of the economy and the fact that our public ... http://www.apexinformation.com/meldinme/2009/07/help-save-funding-for-british-columbias-public-libraries/ Prediction  in some circles is that scientific publishing will become more interactive in the future and will take full advantage of the web's interactive capabilities. Elsevier and Cell Press have launched "Article of the Future," a collaborative project with scientists, to explore the potential of this publishing model. It looks ... http://www.apexinformation.com/meldinme/2009/07/article-of-the-future-new-direction-for-scientific-publishing/ Ever cut into an avocado and discover it isn't quite as ripe as you'd like it to be, and then worry about it going brown while you wait for it to ripen? We discovered a low tech way to do this, even if you don't have a lemon in the ... http://www.apexinformation.com/meldinme/2009/06/keeping-an-avocado-green/ Today, I discovered and bookmarked the U.S. government blog, GovGab.  This blog is authored by five federal employees (along with two substitutes as needed), each taking one day of the work-week as their own. Posts cover a mix of issues on health, finance, travel, family and other topics. Today's post ... http://www.apexinformation.com/meldinme/2009/06/us-government-blog-govgab/ You can now get your dog tested for the gene mutation that causes boxer cardiomyopathy, Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy (ARVC). I blogged about this earlier this morning, saying that the test would be available later this year - well, it's now available through the College of Veterinary Medicine at Washington ... http://www.apexinformation.com/meldinme/2009/06/screening-test-for-canine-cardiomyopathy-now-available/