Dale Askey

@daskey

Librarian, father, baker, runner, dancer, etc. As we say in our house, the other Dr. Askey. Work: Vice Provost and Chief Librarian at . He/him/his.

Edmonton, Alberta
bibliobrary.net
Joined November 2007
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    19 Jan 2018

    you know, if for nothing else, twitter is a fantastic place to see multiple witty and snappy rejoinders each and every day. brings joy.

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  2. 8 hours ago

    I am middle aged and just successfully did the Renegade to my 15 yo's exacting standards. I blame/credit for sending me down this rabbit hole. Video follows later this week.

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  3. 14 hours ago

    Our modest solar array generated 80% of our home's consumption yesterday. In February, 53 degrees north. Apparently solar is not actually useless here.

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  4. Feb 22

    Was just arguing with my daughter about the proper way to do the Renegade dance. Only the important stuff around here.

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  5. Feb 20

    Elk Island NP is becoming my happy place, I think. Just did a long ski tour on a stunning day.

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  6. Feb 19

    OK, so this debate-y thing going on is really just political theatre designed to turn the left against its own, correct? So utterly pointless and destructive.

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  7. Feb 16

    Canadian warming hut.

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  8. Feb 12

    To which I can only say--paraphrasing a colleague--universities (and their libraries) have been on a slow starvation diet in terms of public funding for years. And also, oh ha ha, that's a really funny joke, FT.

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  9. Feb 12

    Grammatical point: "their [libraries'] content budgets simply failed to keep up with the 3 to 4 per cent increases in research funding" makes budgets the subject, which then of course implies that libraries "failed" to capture their share of a purported research "windfall."

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  10. Feb 12

    Also, foregrounding FSU's move and burying Germany, Sweden, UC, et al. down below the fold is a wee bit disingenuous.

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  11. Feb 12

    Was this piece written in 1999 or something? The lede could not be more naive. There's been nothing quiet about this.

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  12. Feb 12

    I am so down for this, although it does literally mean no change from my routine!

    The 5th annual International Winter Bike to Work Day is happening February 14. Share your winter cycling experiences or tips over hot drinks and snacks at this event!
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  13. Feb 11

    It seems ironic that Bauer makes its high-end custom hockey sticks in China. Then again, Tim Horton's is really just a Brazilian holding company.

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  14. Feb 10

    My elder child writes excellent journalistic prose. I'm biased, but also impressed.

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  15. Feb 7

    Which means it will either be back up nearly six hours ago or in about 18. I have a confuse.

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  16. Feb 7

    Current error message:

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  17. Feb 7

    Somehow I get this weird feeling that all , , and Web properties run off of some decrepit 2001-vintage Sun stack. Yet another 500 error today.

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  18. Feb 6

    Merkel again showing how principled and courageous she can be in a crisis. Well done. She is reaping brutal mocking from the right, as if better evidence were needed that she did the right thing.

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  19. Feb 6

    This short interview with Sohair Wastawy is inspiring. Learned things about the Qatar National Library that surprised me.

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  20. Feb 5

    Looking forward to hearing about humanities and social sciences research at . Great annual tradition.

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  21. Feb 5

    As someone who once purchased and administered a Google Search Appliance, I can attest to the veracity of the droll aside in the Features section of the GSA Wikipedia page. Alas, the t-shirt wore out and is gone.

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