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Mary Axford and Crystal Renfro, two of the three authors of the Academic PKM blog (http://academicpkm.org), are pleased to announce a new, FREE online course called “A Year to Improved Productivity for Librarians and Academic Researchers”. The course will consist … Continue reading
Welcome to the very first session in our year-long look at Productivity for Academic Librarians and Researchers! We are excited you are checking us out and hope that you stick around and participate throughout the year. You are welcome to … Continue reading
Remember the old joke “SEX! Now that I’ve got your attention…”? It turns out that this is a humorous but accurate description of how the brain works. When human brains evolved, they did so where needs were basic. When we … Continue reading
When discussions commence about the topic of productivity, inevitably the topic of email overload is soon a focus of discussion. We have hundreds (or thousands for some people) of emails in various work and personal accounts cluttering up our mailboxes … Continue reading
What does it mean to be productive? Working efficiently, getting the most done with the least effort and time. Working efficiently requires CLARITY about what projects need to be done, what the project looks like when it is done, what … Continue reading
Paper as a productivity tool? Really? In this day and age of super connected mobility with online resources? Believe it or not, paper still has a great deal to offer to our productivity toolbox. Kevin Purdy, in a LifeHacker Top … Continue reading