Thursday, September 13, 2007
Tuesday, July 31, 2007
Reached the Finish Line for Semester #1
I'M FINISHED!! I just submitted my second response to the last book review, my webpage is done, complete with Thoreau fragment...so I believe I am done. Hooray! It was a very challenging 12 weeks, but very rewarding. After 8 years at home with my kids, I wondered if I had the brains and the stamina to do this. I guess I do. I'm looking forward to the next three weeks off, but will be ready for semester #2!
Heading to the Beach
This picture of my kids was taken on a trip to the Franklin Inst. in Philly, early this summer, we also caught a Phillies game. They've been very patient with Mommy all semester, so now we're heading for a week at the beach!!
Friday, July 27, 2007
Thursday, July 26, 2007
The Discovery Channel is airing "Ocean of Fear" on Sunday July 29, about the sinking of the USS Indianapolis. My uncle died on this vessel, so this film is of special interest to me. The film kicks off the Discovery Channel's annual Shark Week.
Shark Week :: Discovery Channel :: USS Indianapolis Timeline
Shark Week :: Discovery Channel :: USS Indianapolis Timeline
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Wednesday, July 25, 2007
40mph in a 25mph zone = $107.50!
Got pulled over today, driving 40mph in a 25mph zone, just around the corner from my house! All I have to say is "Oh crap!"
Monday, July 23, 2007
Happy 57th Anniversary Mom & Daddy!
Here's a cute picture of my parents on their 57th Wedding Anniversary. We celebrated the occasion with a nice family gathering at my brother's house.
Friday, July 20, 2007
There's No Place Like Home!
Pittsburgh was fun, but I'm really glad to be home!! I can't tell you how happy I was to see my husband, kids and dog! See everybody in October!
Tuesday, July 17, 2007
Pittsburgh, PA !!
Finally, on July 17, I 've been able to sit down and post to my blog. It's taken this long because the connections in my hotel room were not working...no phone, no internet. The phone guy is supposed to come today and fix it, so hopefully, I'll have internet access from the comforts of my hotel room and won't have to scramble around to get online. Thanks to everyone who let me use their computers in the meantime!
What have I been doing since I got here? Well, other than going to lectures and meeting with groups, I've been EATING! So much good food! Allison, Cara, Cindy and I started off our culinary adventure at Joe Mama's...I really recommend it. Since then, we've been to Lulu's Noodles, Primanti's (huge sandwich, piled high with meat, cheese, fries and coleslaw), the Union Grill, and tonight we're going to the Church Brew-works. Should be fun! The diet is definitely on when I get home!
Speaking of home...looking forward to getting there. I miss my family, but dad/Sean is keeping the kids busy while I'm away.
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
Sunday, July 8, 2007
Friday, July 6, 2007
My Home Page
I can't believe I finally got this page published!! I thought I'd post it to my blog, just because. Maybe I'll get some sleep tonight...maybe I'll remember what my kids look like...I think I still have a husband.
Anyway, here it is:
http://www.pitt.edu/~jaf73/
Anyway, here it is:
http://www.pitt.edu/~jaf73/
Friday, June 29, 2007
Wednesday, June 27, 2007
Monday, June 18, 2007
Saturday, June 16, 2007
Tuesday, June 12, 2007
Bloglines URL
My Bloglines RSS feed URL is:
http://www.bloglines.com/public/janefarrell
Bloglines | My Feeds (316)
http://www.bloglines.com/public/janefarrell
Bloglines | My Feeds (316)
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King Tut Exhibit
I saw the King Tut exhibit at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia yesterday. It was really fascinating, so I thought I'd share the website. Also, I was attempting to use Scribefire again, and actually got it to work (yippee!!), the URL below is the result!
Friday, June 8, 2007
Tuesday, June 5, 2007
Boolean Search
While reading the books for this week's upcoming review the Boolean Search Method has come up repeatedly. As I am new to the library profession I felt I needed to understand this better, so I "Googled" it. I came to realize it is pivotal in using the Web of Science. For those of you like me, new to library science, check out this website. It may help you too.
http://business.cch.com/help/UsingTheBOOLEANSearchMethod.htm.
You'll have to type the URL, I don't know why, but it won't create a link. Sorry!
http://business.cch.com/help/UsingTheBOOLEANSearchMethod.htm.
You'll have to type the URL, I don't know why, but it won't create a link. Sorry!
Saturday, June 2, 2007
Here's an interesting article on Library 2.0. Enjoy!
http://libraryjournal.com/article/ca6365200.html
http://libraryjournal.com/article/ca6365200.html
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
I read an interesting AP article in the May 28 edition of the Patriot News. It stated that Pitt's library has acquired "North America's larges collection of European Union and European Community public documents and publications," and that "the library system plans to digitize a large portion of the collection and upload it to the Internet as part of the school's Archive of European Integration, an online archive and repository." The article states that the collection will take up about 3,500 feet of shelf space, and includes microfilm and microfiche.
I found this article at an ironic time, as I just finished reading Double Fold!
Source: Patriot News, May 28, 2007, Associated Press
I found this article at an ironic time, as I just finished reading Double Fold!
Source: Patriot News, May 28, 2007, Associated Press
Sunday, May 27, 2007
Friday, May 25, 2007
For all you moms and dads out there, here are some cool digital library websites for kids.
http://www.storyplace.org
http://www.npac.syr.edu/textbook/kidsweb
http://www.storyplace.org
http://www.npac.syr.edu/textbook/kidsweb
Thursday, May 24, 2007
Monday, May 21, 2007
Well, week two is underway, and I've finally finished reading Kuhn and wrote my review. Hopefully it's acceptable. Although I was totally confused while reading this book, after I wrote my review I was suprised to see how much I actually got out of it. Needless to say, I'm glad it's behind me...on with the next batch of books!
Connotea, del.icio.us and Zotero are still mysteries to me. I'm meeting with a recent FastTrack grad, who is going to help me shed some light on these. Fingers crossed!
On a personal note, my son's little league team continues to lose and head coach Sean (aka Dad) is taking it very personally. My daughter is finished with preschool for the year and is now constantly underfoot, tormenting the dog and writing with markers on the furniture, aarrgghh!! The laundry and dishes are piling up and everything seems to have taken a backseat to my studies. I'm hoping I can fine tune my time management skills and get everything done. I don't know how you people with full time jobs are doing this! Good luck to all! Until next time...
Connotea, del.icio.us and Zotero are still mysteries to me. I'm meeting with a recent FastTrack grad, who is going to help me shed some light on these. Fingers crossed!
On a personal note, my son's little league team continues to lose and head coach Sean (aka Dad) is taking it very personally. My daughter is finished with preschool for the year and is now constantly underfoot, tormenting the dog and writing with markers on the furniture, aarrgghh!! The laundry and dishes are piling up and everything seems to have taken a backseat to my studies. I'm hoping I can fine tune my time management skills and get everything done. I don't know how you people with full time jobs are doing this! Good luck to all! Until next time...
Friday, May 18, 2007
I made it through Week 1, and I feel better at the end of the week than I did at the beginning. I'm still confused about a few things, primarily Connotea, del.icio.us and Zotero, Hopefully, there will be more instruction in the days to come. I'm still struggling through Kuhn, but I'm trying to incorporate the word paradigm into daily conversation to impress my family and friends.
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