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A late #AusLibChat

Posted on October 17, 2022 by davidwitteveen

I missed the last #AusLibChat for personal reasons. But I’d actually written out my answers beforehand, so I thought I’d share them. Continue reading →

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Serendipity: a case study

Posted on August 14, 2022 by davidwitteveen

I was trying to write a joke about astronomy yesterday, and ended up researching the ethics of marketing to teenagers. In library science, this is called serendipity: the accidental discovery of useful information while you were searching for something else. Continue reading →

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Book Guardians

Posted on May 11, 2021 by davidwitteveen

I was going to write about bysteander intervention in libraries. But my heart isn’t in it, so have a charming documentary about Reykjavík librry instead. Continue reading →

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AI flashcard, robot bosses, and a museum in your home.

Posted on April 7, 2021 by davidwitteveen

Some freeform blogging. Some bits and pieces, mostly. I’m currently knee-deep in uni work and assignments. I used to roll my eyes at RMIT’s Information Management course being part of their School of Business, and the business subjects that were … Continue reading →

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Emerging trends in academic libraries. By which I mean: puppies.

Posted on February 19, 2021 by davidwitteveen

I’m back to my Masters degree in a couple of weeks, after taking a year off. I didn’t plan to take a year off. Actually, I was planning to finish my Masters last year. After a rocky year in 2019 … Continue reading →

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RUNNING ZERO-PREP RPG SESSIONS

Posted on December 27, 2020 by davidwitteveen

I haven’t updated this blog since February. And this post has nothing to do with libraries. 2020 was not a good year.  I spent most of it in lockdown because of the pandemic. I was separated from my partner for … Continue reading →

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Roundup: Teenagers and YA articles

Posted on March 31, 2019 by davidwitteveen

A roundup of articles I’ve read recently about teenagers and YA. Only loosely related to libraries. Continue reading →

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Serendipity, synchronicity, and grief

Posted on March 14, 2019 by davidwitteveen

Serendipity, synchronicity, and grief; a post only tangentially related to libraries and this week’s #GLAMBlogClub theme of ‘serendipity’ Continue reading →

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Libraries I would like to visit

Posted on February 25, 2018 by davidwitteveen

I’ve been meaning to start a list of libraries that I would like to visit. A blog post seems as good a place as any to make it. I’ll be revisiting and updating this post as I find new libraries, … Continue reading →

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Onwards

Posted on July 1, 2017 by davidwitteveen

I’ve been thinking about farewells a lot this past month. What does it mean to say good bye and move on? What does it look like? Continue reading →

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