I forgot to mention in my write up of my presentation from ALA that I had my LibraryBox in the room and set up. When I was describing myself as a researcher and one whose work was open, it seemed only right that I make my work immediately available to anyone there with a device.  We had power up in the front of the room and so my

I’d preloaded my LibraryBox with my current published papers and chapters, and–for fun–pictures of the two felines whose cat fur lingers no matter how carefully I lint roll on my way out the door and who often appear in my presentations.

Guess what got more downloads?

Next I’ll hear that Gypsy has her own fan club.

It worked beautifully though and if you’ve not purchased or built your own LibraryBox, I encourage you to take a look at Jason Griffey’s project. It’s wonderfully useful for sharing documents, cat photos, and other things when the wifi is tenuous.