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Join the Illinois Chapter of SLA and @iBraryGuy for … In the Balance: Tools to Increase Your Personal & Professional Productivity Work, work, work… Most of us do it to live. Sadly, an increasing number of us also feel like it is all we live to do. But is it a sign of the times […]
August 6, 2012
When you need help getting something done, finding reliable assistance can be a real problem. You can ask family and friends. But how many of us have been let down by the well-intentioned? You can hire through a professional services provider. But that can be expensive. Yes, you can also post something on a basic […]
March 1, 2011
As a foodie and home chef, I am almost ashamed to say that I have stopped buying cookbooks. I used to love and treasure them. But with so many recipes available online these days, it almost seems a waste to spend the money. Of course, some are indispensable and I have my favorites with which […]
January 13, 2011
Have you ever found yourself trying to remember the name of a book you have seen on a TV show or maybe heard about on a radio program? You can rack you brain trying to recall it. Sometimes a web search can help. But more often than not, it is enough to drive a person […]
November 23, 2010
Is it a faux pas to bring your own dessert to Aunt Pearl’s Thanksgiving feast? What about calling in advance to let her know that your new love interest is coming to dinner and is a vegetarian? After all, nothing is worse that having to break bread with an unhappy host – especially when it […]
November 19, 2010
With so many uproars and bombshells this week (re: ABA Journal, Thomson Reuters news, etc.), the iBraryGuy team decided that our friends and colleagues could use a little levity today. The collective librarian blood pressure is too high. So we are bringing it down a few notches. Consider it a smile from us to you […]
September 9, 2010
When looking to learn a new language, the choices for how to go about doing so seem endless. From immersion classes to software to books, the language education business is big and booming. If you want something simple, effective, and online, why not give LiveMocha a try? LiveMocha is a web-based system that puts a […]
August 20, 2010
Don’t look now… But sometime very soon, a word that probably never knew nor loved is about to become extinct. Every year, hundreds of words fade forever from English parlance. Friends, you have been asked to save the whales and save the planet. Today, the iBraryGuy team is joining with the awesome folks at Oxford […]
July 22, 2010
If you love books as much as we here at iBraryGuy do, then you know just how hard it is to part with ones that you have read. Throwing away a book is NEVER an option for us. If you are like us, then you probably would rather see your used books end up in […]
August 22, 2012
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