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Playing the super-productive librarian. My #LISMentalHealth Week post

I know a lot of librarians who've suffered with depression or anxiety, take psychotropics, or who go to therapy. It makes me wonder if people with mental illness are drawn…

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Should the horrible first job search be seen as a rite-of-passage?

I felt really sad when I read Kyle Shockey's post on the Librarian Burnout blog about feeling burnout after library school and being in the midst of the job hunt.…

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The Next Librarian of Congress?

Late last week, I received an email from the culture editor at the New Republic about writing an article on the next Librarian of Congress. It was the first offer…

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The insidious nature of “fit” in hiring and the workplace

Organizational culture is a very real and a very powerful force in every organization. I have worked in a variety of different organizations and each had had its own rituals, norms,…

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You could learn a lot from us: community college librarians at ACRL

ACRL was ridiculously amazing this year. I feel energized, affirmed, and hopeful (and completely exhausted and sick since it ended). The programming was so high-quality and relevant that, in most…

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True confessions

When my brain was completely full on Thursday at the ACRL Conference, Jad Abumrad's keynote felt like a spa for my brain. For those who don't know, he is the…

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Framework? Standards? I’m keeping it local.

I'm sure most of you have already heard that the ACRL Board has decided to adopt the Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education. What I think is more interesting…

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Peer learning in library instruction

Teaching is such a solitary thing. Sure, you're up in front of a bunch of students, and maybe an instructor if you're doing course-integrated instruction, but the act still feels…

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A weight off my shoulders

I know it's been a while since I last posted. I've almost written a few posts on the vitriol I've been seeing from librarians on social media over the past couple…

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Reflections on library assessment and the Library Assessment Conference

I wanted to write about the Library Assessment Conference as soon as I returned, but unfortunately, life got in the way. I got barely a week and a half before…

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Is your big deal a good deal?

We've all suspected it. We've all talked about it. Some have even written and spoken at conferences about it. But now we have hard evidence that there is incredible variation…

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Don’t go it alone. On the benefits of collaboration.

I don't have all the answers. There, I said it! I'm a pretty smart person who did well in school and has been relatively successful in her career, but I…

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Creating safe spaces vs. freedom of expression

I don't really think of myself as a victim. I feel exceptionally lucky when I think of the life I've had so far. I grew up in an upper middle…

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Why I Teach Freshman

In September, I went to a lecture given by Allison Head of Project Information Literacy fame at a local university. During the lecture, she offered a preview of the research…

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I hate to say “I told you so.” Drawing the line with HBR.

Over four years ago, I wrote a post about how EBSCO had shut off my institution's links to all Harvard Business Review articles after we declined their "generous" offer to…

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Opening up knowledge on the tenure track

I'm not a hero. I'm not an open access warrior. I'm not one of those people who would risk their career on the cross of Open Access. I'm not a…

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Library DIY has been released!

This is just a quick note to say that Library DIY (which I wrote about in a previous post) has been released! I am so very proud of this project.…

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Understanding why errors happen is more important than spotting them

People incorrectly using "big words" has always been one of my pet peeves. When I see a fancy word used incorrectly in a cover letter (and I have seen way…