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What’s new at Maintain IT

The Maintain IT project is awesome, so when equally awesome Stephanie Gerding asked me to pass on info about their new offerings, I didn't hesitate: The MaintainIT Project is pleased…

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TRLN Management Academy

My last big library-related trip before baby is taking place next week. I'll be jetting off to Chapel Hill, NC for the TRLN Management Academy, a week-long intensive learning experience…

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Nominate your favorite mover and/or shaker

Since getting pregnant, I have become a terrible procrastinator (mostly because I seem to forget everything I need to do). So if you're anything like me, you probably haven't yet…

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The Abbreviated Fall Speaking Tour

With the pregnancy, I tried to keep my speaking schedule light for Fall. However, all three of the talks I'm giving fall within a two-week period, so it's made me…

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What we (not just Movers and Shakers) need

Update: Just realized that our article is this month's cover story for LJ. WOW! I know some people really want to be named a Mover and Shaker by Library Journal.…

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Teaching the “soft skills” in library school

From the library school survey, looking at the list of skills and competencies people think are important for librarians to have , there are a lot of "soft skills" on…

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Library school survey results

A few weeks ago, I posted a survey to Survey Monkey to get people's views about their library school education and what they think should be taught in library school…

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Future of LIS education?

In October, I'm speaking at a conference in Reykjavik, Iceland entitled The Future is here: Are we prepared? New thinking in education for public librarians. (PDF). My talk is entitled…

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Consistency or effectiveness in instruction and assessment

The part of my still new-ish job that causes my the most worry is assessment. I'd hoped to have time this summer to do some serious research on information literacy…

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PALINET Leadership Network

Walt Crawford started his work on the PALINET Leadership Network site less than a year ago, but already, he has made it a terrific resource for people in our profession.…

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Reinventing the Rook Tour

Last week was one of the most stressful, but also most satisfying, weeks I've had at work. That week, we did our "rook tours" which are orientations to the library…

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The best laid plans of mice and Meredith

It's amazing how I manage to delude myself year after year. Every spring I make a list of projects I want to get done in the summer when I "have…

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Love for sale

Seriously, I just don't get it. So, Google used to have a blog just for librarians called Librarian Central. I remember hearing about it from lots of folks way back…

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Want an awesome job?

There is a very small, select list of people who I really see as role models in this profession. One of them is Mary Chimato, Head of Access Services at…

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Anaheim-bound

Oh Thursday I'll be heading to ALA Annual. I wish I could muster up more excitement about going to Anaheim, but the location doesn't exactly thrill me (nor does the…