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Heather B @hbrarian.bsky.social · 16h

Ugh. Hoping our eventual fedex of a $320 book back to Canada with all sorts of paperwork gets to its final destination. I’ve never spent so much time on mailing something in my life and I have shipped overseas before!

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Heather B @hbrarian.bsky.social · 16h

Fighting the good fight!

Heather B @hbrarian.bsky.social · 1d

Our dean is getting the leadership team individual coaching for the next nine months as well as group coaching for the team. It’s come at the right time for me. I’m super excited!

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Heather B @hbrarian.bsky.social · 3d

It’s my old Twitter handle. Joining Twitter a few years after it launched, variations of my name were taken. And I’m a librarian who only uses these platforms for professional stuff. Though I started using Bluesky when you had to have an invite and did start out with my name, but decided to revert.

jessamyn @librarian.bsky.social · 3d

Explain your username:

Jessamyn was taken. I am a librarian for a job and I use Bluesky slightly more for work stuff. I'm also on Mastodon at @[email protected]

Matthew Noe @noethematt.bsky.social · 3d

Explain your username:

My last name is Noe. My first name is Matthew.

People have made weird jokes about "Noe" (some haha cringe, some rude and bullying) my entire life.

I thought it was an amusing way to reclaim some of that back in 2008. And despite me not loving "Matt" it is pithier 🤷‍♂️

Heather B @hbrarian.bsky.social · 3d

Don’t publishers of indexed journals have feeds going in? Though any human checks aren’t happening.

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Heather B @hbrarian.bsky.social · 3d

Does anyone have a recommended estimate or range for writing APCs into NIH grants? How’d you determine that? Of course if/when APC caps happen, there’s your answer. #medlibs #scholcomm

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Heather B @hbrarian.bsky.social · 4d

Had no idea this happened! When I started to read this story I presumed it was a long time ago, recalling stories from our rare books librarian about the subjects of some of our old old anatomy books. Things like this just don’t happen out of nowhere without red flags.

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Heather B @hbrarian.bsky.social · 4d

UK slang for young women? Maybe they are using AI to index 🤣

Heather B @hbrarian.bsky.social · 4d

We’ve used them to make buttons on our button maker. We’ve had a self service thing during events.

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Heather B @hbrarian.bsky.social · 7d

I wasn’t aware that Blackboard still existed. 😂

Heather B @hbrarian.bsky.social · 7d

That’s like for us. It’s an initiative but as you know, not everything is available to us and we communicate that. Not sure about high cost ones though.

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Heather B @hbrarian.bsky.social · 10d

I may have also used Bonjour and Merci Beaucoup when emailing the library for the VAT and Tax ID. But that's not as funny as when I called one library awhile ago and TRIED to speak French!

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Heather B @hbrarian.bsky.social · 10d

Just spent a good chunk of time figuring out paperwork to return an ILL book to Canada. We normally don't borrow returnables outside of the US, so not sure if this is normal or new, considering. But seriously, could French proper nouns be any longer? Didn't fit in the form!

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Heather B @hbrarian.bsky.social · 16d

Yeah if you can switch that would be good, but if you see her again definitely tell her your thoughts. I think some physicians forget that patients are a part of the healthcare team. Also you are the consumer and have a right to voice your displeasure. They aren’t the boss of you!

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Heather B @hbrarian.bsky.social · 16d

Ugh, sorry. Is she private practice or like part of a hospital group? Our hospital’s physician group started this about a year ago but no one has ever said that to me. I’m sure some if my conversations were billed but i believe it’s just the more substantial ones.

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Heather B @hbrarian.bsky.social · 16d

For some like us it’s not hostility but practicality. We serve students in multiple locations across the state, not to mention online students, and need equitable access for all.

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Heather B @hbrarian.bsky.social · 16d

Yeah respond that she gave you the 50 cent answer and are waiting on the remaining $49.50

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Heather B @hbrarian.bsky.social · 18d

Not sure if you have already found a solution to the .ics/Outlook thing, but I did! Click the link to download the file, then open the file in it's folder, go to your Outlook calendar and drag the file to the Outlook window. You'll be asked which calendar to import to. Before you say it, I know.

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Heather B @hbrarian.bsky.social · 22d

I don’t know if that’s necessarily a copyright thing but if you are sending ejournals, it could be a licensing issue. Also check to see if your institution limits size of attachments.

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Heather B @hbrarian.bsky.social · 23d

And long suffering victim of CINAHL requests that are from newsletters! Snappy title and one page? I can guarantee you don’t want that! #medlibs

Heather B @hbrarian.bsky.social · 23d

The integration of clinicaltrials.gov into Embase is becoming a problem with ILL. Folks think they are requesting an article, but no. Had to create a cancellation reason for it, directing them to our reference service point if they want us to see if anything has been published yet. #medlibs

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Heather B @hbrarian.bsky.social · 23d

Do you use OCLC ILL? Maybe use Article Exchange? Not surprised about this. Though I recently just learned about it!

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Heather B @hbrarian.bsky.social · 24d

It’s a great zoo! But they keep making it bigger so impossible to see everything without getting worn out! Good problem to have.

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Heather B @hbrarian.bsky.social · 24d

Do you live in the Omaha area??

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Heather B @hbrarian.bsky.social · 25d

Good information here. I’m currently working with our office of export control on how to handle a return to Canada. We received it before the change date but we normally don’t do international loans so need the extra guidance!

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