In 1944, C. S. Lewis was invited to speak to the Oxford Socratic Club on the assigned question of whether theology is poetry. He did not seem to care much for question, and so after briefly answering “that for me at any rate, if Theology is Poetry, it is not very good poetry” in that [...]

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I used to be cool. I drove a Fiat Spider. I rode bulls. I had an earring.
Now I have a minivan. And reflux.
But I’m on my way back to being cool. I’m starting library school next month. Really. I’m convinced that librarians have been given a bad rap. I [...]

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The trend in academic libraries is moving toward providing reference and research assistance in ways that the patron finds most convenient: phone, email, IM, etc… I’ve been offering reference assistance via IM (instant messaging) for almost a [...]

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