As a new school year rushes toward us, I find myself thinking more and more wistfully about the sabbaticals that tenured professors around me are either leaving for or just returning from. The idea of a full semester (or year!) … Continue reading
Until a few years ago, I never thought about the number of different hobbies and interests that I had. Then my sister retired, and I watched her struggle for several years to deal with the loss of her vocation, which … Continue reading
More Writing Tips Mendeley recently published a nice tips paper on scientific writing called Clarity and Impact: Key Tips for Writing a good Scientific Paper. They also reference in the article, an infographic on the topic. Unfortunately, the link in … Continue reading
Chade-Meng Tan, was originally an engineer at Google. While working there, he was nicknamed by his co-workers as “Jolly Good Fellow”. It is now part of his business card, and he is a NY Times Best Selling author of his … Continue reading
Have the recent changes to Evernote’s pricing structure left you less than enamored with it as your go-to organization tool? Michael Hyatt, who has written often on his use of Evernote, recently took a second look at several of Evernote’s … Continue reading
Professional librarians today are expected to be active in our organizations and in many cases, to be active writers, producing peer reviewed articles, book chapters and even books. But writing does not come easily to many, and even the most … Continue reading