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Posts filed under "Reference"

Tips for Using the WordPress Admin Bar with BuddyPress


If you run a WordPress Network that uses BuddyPress, you are probably aware of the distinctions between the WordPress and BuddyPress admin bars (or in the latter case, the “buddy bar”), so we can jump right to the point: You are no longer using the buddy bar, and are now using the core admin bar; there is something you don’t like about this arrangement and you need to change it. Well, here are a few quick tricks.

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Migrating from ContentDM to Omeka

Seems like the Omeka forums get a lot of traffic from people looking to migrate from ContentDM to Omeka. I, personally, get inquiries about this all the time (for some unknown reason). So I figured I may as well share what I know about the process here so I can just send a link or you can find it on Google or whatever.

Acronyms and Initialisms My Library Degree Failed to Teach

I’ve been told many times since completing my M.L.I.S. that most skills related to library and archival work are developed on the job.  In fact, I realized about halfway through my degree program that my professional training would continue well after grad school. Not unlike other professional-academic hybrid programs, library school provided a sufficient foundation, but the bigger challenges and learning experiences came during my practicum and in my daily work, as well as in…

The Brief Etymology of a Gay Bash

I went to library school because I am what some people call “intellectually restless” – constantly moving from one interest to the next.  Honest people call this phenomenon by other names, such as “uncommitted,” “easily distracted” or “lazy,” but I prefer the more aristocratic “intellectually restless.” In any case, given my training and varied interests, I will occasionally pose imaginary questions on this site to give myself micro-research and reference problems. Please feel free to…