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Megan Mulherin

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Basic Profile Information

Hometown

Volo, IL

Birthday

January 6, 1978

Dominican LIS Information

Number of Credits Completed

30

Focus

Special

Expected Graduation Year

December 13, 2009

Employer Information

Employer

Spencer Stuart

Job Title

Library Associate

Job Description

I perform the following functions at my firm:
Competitive Intelligence, Web 2.0 training and implementation, Access / Database creation and execution, SharePoint management and production, Collection development, Invoice processing and analyzation, Product maintenance and negotiation, Industry specific research fulfillment

I am in my third year as the board secretary for the Special Libraries Association Competitive Intelligence Division. I earned a dual certificate in Competitive Intelligence and the Intelligence Information Function from the Special Libraries Association in November 2007.

I received my B.A. from the University of Iowa in Anthropology with a Minor in Religion. I also spent a semester abroad studying Irish Literature at the University of Dublin, Trinity College, and participated in a writers’ workshop.

Interests

Favorite TV Shows

Masters of Horror :: The Outer Limits (1995-2002) :: Heroes :: Fringe :: ST: TNG :: House

Favorite Movies

Bladerunner :: Dune :: Terminator :: Silence of the Lambs :: Lord of the Rings :: Nightbreed :: Blood Diner

Favorite Music

A Perfect Circle :: Beyonce :: Erykah Badu :: Bach :: Bob Marley :: Britney Spears :: Chopin :: Coldplay :: The Cure :: Danzig :: Dido :: Foo Fighters :: Genesis :: Grateful Dead :: Hall & Oates :: The Killers :: Kylie Minogue :: Madonna :: Megadeath :: Metallica :: MIA :: Michael Jackson :: Phish :: Rai Music :: RUSH :: Shakira :: Sisai :: Sting :: Sick Puppy :: Skinny Puppy

Favorite Quotes

The longer I live the more beautiful life becomes.

- Frank Lloyd Wright (1869 – 1959)

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When you come to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.

- FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT

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Love is not blind – it sees more, not less. But because it sees more, it is willing to see less.

- Rabbi Julius Gordon

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If you’re going through hell, keep going.

- WINSTON CHURCHILL

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Love all, trust a few. Do wrong to none.

- William Shakespeare (1564 – 1616), “All’s Well That Ends Well”, Act 1 Scene 1

Favorite Activities

I enjoy traveling, cooking, movies, blogging, sports, and am an avid Science Fiction fan. Emerging technology and new solutions for knowledge management and competitive intelligence inspire my professional blog (meganmulherin.com). I also host two personal blogs that discuss restaurants that my husband and I try out (food.meganmulherin.com), and random interesting stories and thoughts that I stumble across (musings.meganmulherin.com).

Favorite Books

Atlas Shrugged

Megan Mulherin's Activity

  • Megan Mulherin wrote a new blog post: Flickr vs. Picasa – Post #8   3 months, 3 weeks ago

    While doing my brand monitoring project, I ran across Cook Memorial Library using Picasa.  I’ve never thought about this tool as part of a library 2.0 toolbox, but why not?  I did find a good number of libraries that use Picasa for photo hosting, but I don’t know how many people would actually come here to

  • Megan Mulherin wrote a new blog post: Context Book Report – Born Digital   4 months, 3 weeks ago

    “The role of libraries is increasing, not decreasing. The job may take on different contours, but its importance is only rising as Digital Natives grow up saturated in the information environment of the digital age (Palfrey, 2008, Chapter 11, Location 4344).”

    Born Digital provides a road map for understanding how children, teens, and young adults are

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