Vacation Brain
I have not been feeling inspired lately. It's been months since I've submitted something to a conference, and I have only two papers in the works (and maybe the start of another paper, but it's been so long...). I feel like a student without an idea, who's instructor says, pick something! Pick any topic that interests you! Aren't you curious about something? Read! Ask Questions! It's so much easier to be the cheerleader rather than researcher. Photo: Flickr Russ Sanderlin But, today I had two things happen that started ideas percolating: One, I was working with a colleague at another university to find speakers about single service points in libraries. While there are many research articles, a lot of them are case studies. It got us thinking, has anyone examined the larger concept of a single service point as it relates to issues of labor (who staffs them? Professionals? Paraprofessionals?) and access (from a user experience point of view, an intern
