Bibliocycle

Today is Wednesday, July 26th, and it is my last day in the library before my trip to Karachi.  I have spent time over the past few weeks preparing materials to bring, and setting up a blog (Collaboratory) to use with my library colleagues in Karachi.  Thanks to the wonderful staff at AV, I am taking a set of transparencies of my PowerPoint slides as a back-up so that I’ll have a Plan B in the case of technology failure.  I have been in touch with my Pakistani contact, Nooruddin Merchant, and he assures me that all is ready.  I have checked the weather reports (thunderstorms for six of the next seven days) and gotten updated exchange rates.  The dollar has, remarkably, strengthend against the rupee this spring.  When I go home tonight, I’ll finish packing.