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Promoting your grads: what all library schools should be doing

When I graduated from FSU with my MLIS, I didn't come out of it with job searching tips, an alumni network or really any help of any kind in finding…

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Walkin’ in a Wiki Wonderland

You know, I'm really going to end up running out of titles for my wiki posts, but that's a good sign. It is so exciting and gratifying to me to…

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Internet Librarian — Hoorah!

I know everyone has already written about Internet Librarian, but I took two days off for my birthday, which I ended up spending getting mauled by lambs. Yes, you heard…

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Facebook at Bennington’s Crossett Library

Since posting about social networking software almost 2 weeks ago, I have been corresponding with Oceana Wilson of the Crossett Library at Bennington College. They are the library that has…

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You may not be the person you think you are

We all have a story of our life in our heads that informs who we think we are and what we think we are capable of. This story is based…

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testing

just showing vt librarians how to blog! So easy!

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My first podcast

I'm not sure why I didn't mention this earlier (probably out of sheer embarassment - I hate my voice), but I recorded my first podcast last week. Jenny Levine and…

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Libraries in Social Networking Software

I've been listening and quietly taking in all of the talk about social networking software and the library's place (if any) in that software. I've raised a few questions on…

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John Iliff (1953-2006) – an inspiration

This morning when I saw Karen's post that John Iliff had passed away, my first thought was "it has to be some other John Iliff." The John Iliff I know…

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Information Literacy Online: If you build it… will they come?

Before I started my job, there were no instructional materials provided to online students on how to use the library resources (there also was no distance learning librarian to create…

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Blogosphere welcome wagon

For almost a month I've been meaning to write about three great new blogs that came on the scene fairly recently, but the post somehow got lost in the suffle…

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On skill sharing

Last November, I went to a meeting of Vermont colleges where we discussed doing more consortial activities. We broke up into groups to discuss different ideas and then reported to…

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Social software in academic libraries: what’s most important?

In mid-May, I'm giving an hour-long talk at the Vermont Library Association's Annual Conference about using social software in academic libraries. The majority of the population I'll be talking to…

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Self-Promotion Wiki

After writing my last post, I started thinking that it really would be helpful to have a resource with information on self-promotion for new librarians. So I started one here…

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Shameless self-promoter

I have been reading the discussions regarding "movers and shakers" and the "self-promoting elite" with great interest. See these posts (and many comments on the first two) at The Shifted…

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The heart of rock n’ Roll… is in the library

If you haven't taken a look at this terrific library marketing video from LIS students at the University of Pittsburgh, what are you waiting for? These students could teach experienced…

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HigherEd BlogCon and the flu: a winning combination

I have been working since November to make HigherEd BlogCon a success. And whatdayaknow? I get the flu, just as the Library and Information Resources week begins. I have been…

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HigherEd BlogCon Library Track: Day 1

I just wanted to let you all know that today is the first day of the Library and Information Resources track of HigherEd BlogCon. We've got a great schedule of…