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Tips for library job applicants in a tight market

Another semester of teaching at San Jose State's SLIS program has ended. Many of my students are graduating and others are starting to think about applying for jobs so they'll…

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The folks at American Libraries have done a beautiful job with their Drupal-based website. It's a heck of a lot more polished than their old site and contains not only…

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Shuffling off to Buffalo

For library folks near the Buffalo area, I wanted to let you know that I'll be participating in an all-day conference on "Gadgets and Gear" for the Western New York…

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Computers in Libraries Recap: Day 3

I took an absolutely obscene amount of notes from Ken Haycock’s keynote, because it was just one pearl of wisdom after another (I’m only including some choice bits here). I’ve…

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A lot of Davids make one heck of a Goliath

In response to my post a few days ago about EBSCO, Sarah Houghton-Jan just wrote an impassioned post about unethical vendor practices, suggesting that we let our vendors know when…

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Has EBSCO become the new evil empire?

Absolutely. I was less than thrilled with the way EBSCO has dealt with some of its customers vis-à-vis Harvard Business Review. I thought it was pretty evil that they signed…

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Baby steps in promoting information literacy

In the Fall, I wrote a post about my own thoughts on who should teach information literacy in academic libraries. In theory, I don't care who teaches information literacy as…

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Finding the work/family/fun balance and identity as a librarian/parent

This is a post mainly for those professionals who are passionate about their careers and are considering having children but wonder/worry what impact it might have on their life and…

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A Working Mom’s Library Day in the Life: Thursday – awesome day

This will be my last Day in the Life, as Reed and I got sick with RSV (and him with bronchiolitis as well) so I'm feverish, wiped out, and confined…

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A working mom’s library day in the life: Wednesday

This morning I felt really sick to my stomach and dizzy, so after helping to get Reed dressed, Adam ended up taking him to daycare. I spent 20 minutes lying…

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A Working Mom’s Library Day in the Life: Tuesday

My day started at 6:00 am when my husband and I got Reed fed, dressed, and ready for daycare. Adam drove him to daycare today since I was nearly out…

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A Working Mom’s Library Day in the Life: Monday

This week’s "days in the life" are very different from the ones I did back in July. In July, I was still in the midst of maternity leave and was…

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A rant about men (like Clay Shirky)

A lot of people have written about Clay Shirky's post "A rant about women" and I'm here to give my two cents FWIW. First of all, who in their right…

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Big things I’ve learned 2000-2009

Going into a new decade (I know technically it's not a new decade until 2011, but don't be such a kill-joy!) is a good time for reflection. After seeing all…

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Edublog Award Nominations

In this post I'm just registering my nominations for the 2009 Edublog Awards. My Nominations for The 2009 Edublog Awards are: Best New Blog - In the Library with the…

Tips for library job applicants in a tight market

Follow my American Libraries columns online!

Shuffling off to Buffalo

Computers in Libraries Recap: Day 3

A lot of Davids make one heck of a Goliath

Has EBSCO become the new evil empire?

Baby steps in promoting information literacy

Finding the work/family/fun balance and identity as a librarian/parent

A Working Mom’s Library Day in the Life: Thursday – awesome day

A working mom’s library day in the life: Wednesday

A Working Mom’s Library Day in the Life: Tuesday

A Working Mom’s Library Day in the Life: Monday

A rant about men (like Clay Shirky)

Big things I’ve learned 2000-2009

Edublog Award Nominations

A review of Information Literacy and Social Media by Santamaría and Pfannenstiel

Community Time and Enoughness: The heart of slow librarianship

Queer Time, Crip Time, and Subverting Temporal Norms

Meredith’s Slow Productivity (not to be mistaken for Cal Newport’s Faux Slow Productivity)