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My year in books 2017
Reading this year has been so many things for me. An escape. A way to educate myself. A way to see my own struggles in a different way through another's…
Posted inWikis
Saying goodbye to the Library Success Wiki
In July 2005, on the heels of the successful ALA Annual 2005 Wiki, I developed the Library Success Wiki. Here's what I said about it then: "I would like this…
The ballad of the sad instruction librarian
It's been a busy Fall term so far and I haven't had much time to spend on Twitter, but I usually check it first thing every morning. When I did…
Whose rights matter more?
My dad recently shared with me a book, written by a distant cousin who is a professor in Israel, about her grandmother's immigrant experience and her relatives. Her grandmother just…
Posted incommunity colleges Higher Ed Work-life balance
Dear Professor
I knew something was very wrong toward the end of Freshman year at Wesleyan. I'd begun to withdraw from the circle of friends I'd become so close to over the…
Framework Freakout presentation and Questions Answered
Last week, I gave an online presentation about the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy for the ACRL Student Learning & Information Literacy Committee. It was entitled Framework Freakout: How to Stop…
The dangers of the backchannel: my observations from the #ACRL2017 hashtag
When I took my current job at PCC almost three years ago, I gained so many things: work I love, amazing engaged colleagues, a mission I identify with, terrific students, and…
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Holding to our values during difficult times
I write a lot in my American Libraries column about library values, particularly those around access and privacy. My latest column (Jan/Feb 17), which should be out soon online just…
