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		<title>Climate Change and Libraries</title>
		<link>http://thewakilibrarian.wordpress.com/2009/10/15/climate-change-and-libraries/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:21:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Happy Blog Action Day! Yes, that's right, today is Blog Action Day and this year's topic is climate change. In addition to being bastions of free speech, kingdoms of information and houses of technology, libraries are also places that are part of the Green Movement. Many of the libraries that are being built or retrofitted are being built with sustainability, for the planet and the library, in mind. I think this is a great development and yet another way for libraries to help the communities they serve. So below are some of resources to find out more about green library design and other ways you can help the planet. Climate change is everyone's problem and therefore everyone can be part of the solution. ...<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thewakilibrarian.wordpress.com&blog=4733282&post=794&subd=thewakilibrarian&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Friday Grab Bag</title>
		<link>http://thewakilibrarian.wordpress.com/2009/10/09/friday-grab-bag/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:39:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is finally Friday. I don't know about you, but this week has felt very long to me. So for this Friday I have a grab bag of bits and pieces I've been bookmarking throughout the last couple of weeks. I hope some of them are useful for you. ...<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thewakilibrarian.wordpress.com&blog=4733282&post=787&subd=thewakilibrarian&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Reducing Waste</title>
		<link>http://thewakilibrarian.wordpress.com/2009/09/24/reducing-waste/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 20:44:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[No, don't worry, this post is not about recycling or composting or even the Green Movement. Instead this is about reducing waste in terms of your time, energy and inspiration. It is back-to-school time and the campus is crazy here. So this topic of reducing waste is really close to my heart, especially as more things get piled on my plate. ...<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thewakilibrarian.wordpress.com&blog=4733282&post=764&subd=thewakilibrarian&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>College, Technology and Other Stuff</title>
		<link>http://thewakilibrarian.wordpress.com/2009/08/25/college-technology-and-other-stuff/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 22:35:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wow, last week in August already. Hard to believe that the summer is almost over and that some students are already back at college. Luckily my university is on the quarter system so I have another month to prepare. But in the vein of back-to-school time, here are some interesting articles to check out about college, dropout rates and other stuff. ...<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thewakilibrarian.wordpress.com&blog=4733282&post=733&subd=thewakilibrarian&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Increasing Your Knowledge Base</title>
		<link>http://thewakilibrarian.wordpress.com/2009/07/24/increasing-your-knowledge-base/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 16:38:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Knowledge management is one of the latest buzzwords (buzzphrase?). While it might get annoying to keep hearing about "knowledge management" no one can doubt its importance. But it isn't just about knowledge management, you first need to have a knowledge base in order to have something to manage! So, in today's turbulent economic times, I thought it would appropriate to share some interesting links and resources for expanding your knowledge base and taking care of business.... <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thewakilibrarian.wordpress.com&blog=4733282&post=696&subd=thewakilibrarian&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>End of the Quarter Bits</title>
		<link>http://thewakilibrarian.wordpress.com/2009/06/09/end-of-the-quarter-bits/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 16:27:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dwakimoto</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It honestly doesn't seem to make much difference if I'm teaching a class or taking a class, the end of the quarter is still filled with anxiety, last minute chores and lots of panicked students. It also means that I fall behind on bookmarking new web stuff, blogging about new web stuff, and basically just fall a little behind. So here is my attempt at catching up on some of the cool library and tech stuff that has been floating around my RSS feeds--basically just a little of this and a little of that.... <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thewakilibrarian.wordpress.com&blog=4733282&post=667&subd=thewakilibrarian&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What do you do outside of work?</title>
		<link>http://thewakilibrarian.wordpress.com/2009/05/30/what-do-you-do-outside-of-work/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2009 21:04:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dwakimoto</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thewakilibrarian.wordpress.com/?p=657</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I've been thinking about this question a lot lately. It seems that many of us are driven to always do more at work and are defined by our work. But what, outside of work, is a part of who you are? Not to go completely philosophical on a library blog, but I think it is an important question.... <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thewakilibrarian.wordpress.com&blog=4733282&post=657&subd=thewakilibrarian&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Energy and Productivity</title>
		<link>http://thewakilibrarian.wordpress.com/2009/05/21/energy-and-productivity/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 20:08:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dwakimoto</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I'm pretty sure that all of my students have Spring Fever. They seem ready for summer, and they aren't the only ones. I'm definitely ready for the quarter to be over too. And when spring hits, I always feel the need to do spring cleaning and with the days getting longer (well, technically they are still 24 hours long, but we get more sunlight each day so to me they are longer), I feel like I should be accomplishing more--both at the library and at home. In that spirit, here are a few helpful posts about getting more energy and getting things done.... <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thewakilibrarian.wordpress.com&blog=4733282&post=652&subd=thewakilibrarian&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Writing &amp; Communication</title>
		<link>http://thewakilibrarian.wordpress.com/2009/05/13/writing-communication/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 16:23:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thewakilibrarian.wordpress.com/?p=636</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I don't know about you, but I spend a lot of time every day writing. Now, most of the stuff I write isn't creative writing or even writing for publication, but it is writing. All of spend inordinate amounts of time writing emails, Tweeting, IM-ing, blogging and composing memos. Writing is a part of our daily life and is all about communicating--one of the key parts of human life. So this post is about, more or less, writing and communicating.... 

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		<title>Cool News</title>
		<link>http://thewakilibrarian.wordpress.com/2009/04/16/cool-news/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2009 19:50:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Can you believe that it is already Thursday? Well, I have some fun news and tools to make the last few days of the workweek fly by too.... 

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