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Trivia teammate just found a tweet from some guy crowing about beating our trivia team. I'm both proud and weirded out about it! about 3 hours ago via web
Mental note: high incidence of zany interactions at the desk the Friday before Memorial Day. about 7 hours ago via web
@EmilyGusba Haaaa! I like it. about 7 hours ago via web in reply to EmilyGusba
According to the most recent caller, I should become a pharmacist. O_o about 7 hours ago via web
Helped someone find 2 articles which may help him indirectly earn a Nobel Peace Prize. I'm the only one he's told. Impressive or crazy? about 8 hours ago via web
Adventures in Library Instruction Episode 36 is up! adlibinstruction.blogspot.com/2012/05/episod… Featuring special guest @charbooth 4:46 PM May 23rd via web
Few things better for reorienting my bad mood than dressing up like a monkey for a while.. 1:11 PM May 23rd via web
@annavan HA! Totally makes sense. I just edited out the "I NEED TO PEEEE!" part. :) 12:31 PM May 23rd via web in reply to annavan
Best part about editing the podcast .. I can cut out my stupid comments. Mwahahaha. :) 12:04 PM May 23rd via web
Man, I haven't been this cranky about various work things in a while. I expected more out of summer! 9:28 AM May 23rd via web
@jacobsberg Thanks, man. Means a lot. 6:06 PM May 22nd via web in reply to jacobsberg
Really, really frustrated that some folks at our university don't understand the value we librarians bring. Commence sour mood. >:( 4:23 PM May 22nd via web
Made a bean salad a couple nights ago with leftover ingredients.. total success. Maybe my first recipe-less endeavor ever! 1:32 PM May 22nd via web
@lauramac95 @annavan @jazzmodeus I don't know what you're talking about .. and it definitely won't feature @charbooth .. :) 11:49 AM May 22nd via web in reply to lauramac95
Writing a Choice review at home .. Sadie the cat approves of this and hasn't left my lap all morning. 8:30 AM May 22nd via web
In the middle of a 3-hour meeting of environmental minds here.. everyone is chatting, I'm sitting and watching. Oh, the librarian life. 11:37 AM May 15th via web
@Jessican_DC Yeah!! That's awesome! 1:31 PM May 11th via web in reply to Jessican_DC
@bohyunkim Welcome! :) 12:53 PM May 11th via web in reply to bohyunkim
@bohyunkim I need to update this page, but here's our comparison page: subjectguides.library.american.edu/content.php?pi… 12:50 PM May 11th via web in reply to bohyunkim
@bohyunkim Zotero is great for citing web sites .. EN has more control over citing in Word, and Mendeley's PDF sorting/renaming is awesome! 12:50 PM May 11th via web in reply to bohyunkim

Name Rachel Borchardt
Location Washington, DC
Bio Science librarian at American University. Co-produce Adventures in Library Instruction, fascinated with assessment, instruction, and bibliometrics/altmetrics.