The end of Twitter?
The tl:dr is in whatever online communities you frequent, do you ever ask yourself "who isn't here? Who doesn't feel welcome here? What barriers are there to participation?" If not,…
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We are atomized. We are monetized. We are ephemera. Do we deserve more online?
In March and April, I took about 5 weeks off from social media. I didn't post anything to or look at Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram. I'd wondered if I'd feel…
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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…
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…
Generous hearts and social media shaming
When I was young and bold and strong, Oh, right was right, and wrong was wrong! My plume on high, my flag unfurled, I rode away to right the world.…
Are online MLIS degree-holders “less than?”
When I graduated from library school, I worried about anti-online-degree bias. I worried that people would think my degree was somehow "less than" because I'd done it fully online. I…
My year in books
Growing up, I was a voracious reader. What a surprise, right? Gee, a librarian who likes to read. But something happened to me between college and grad school where I lost…
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Free and Cheap Technologies to Supercharge Your Teaching
Just gave a fun whirlwind instructional technology talk and I wanted to provide the slides and links below for the attendees (and anyone else who's interested). Slides: Links: Tools for…
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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…
Getting into the gray areas with the draft Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education
This semester, I'm teaching I new course I developed for San Jose State's MLIS program entitled "Embedded Librarians/Embedded Libraries: Embedding the Library into the Fabric of Higher Education." It's been…
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Good for what? Considering context in building learning objects.
I'm working with a colleague of mine (Amy Hofer of Threshold Concepts fame) to create a suite of tutorials that are going to be integrated into online University Studies (think…
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Library DIY: Unmediated point-of-need support
I recently realized that while I write about a lot of things, I do not often write about the work I'm doing at Portland State and through the Oregon Library…
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Mobile Learning: The Teacher in Your Pocket
There's a great new book out on mobile technologies in libraries and I was fortunate to have been asked to contribute a chapter on mobile learning and mobile instruction in…
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Gender, “thought leaders”, ego, and subversion
Lots of people have been writing about Ask Miss Julie's post Ego, thy name is librarianship. Julie is a talented and humorous writer and a hard-working and innovative children's librarian.…
Up to my neck in… well, everything.
You know you're a real blogger when, no matter how absurdly busy the rest of your life is, the thing you can't do that you miss the most is blogging.…
The changing professional conversation
I have had some great discussions on Twitter. Professional discussions, discussions about parenting, conversations with friends. I've been pleasantly surprised that you can have a quality professional discussion with multiple…
Faculty inertia and change in scholarly publishing
I loved Barbara Fister’s recent post, "Breaking News: Academic Journals are Really Expensive!", about faculty who seem surprised that journals cost the library a lot. Kind of amazing to think…
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Interview on mobile technologies at ALA TechSource Blog
In anticipation of my upcoming two-part workshop on mobile technologies for libraries, Dan Freeman of ALA TechSource interviewed me, asking me about my thoughts on the present and future challenges…
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New Webinar: Delivering Innovative Mobile Services through Your Library
When I wrote my book Social Software in Libraries five years ago, I decided to include a chapter on mobile technologies. As I started researching the topic, I was disappointed…
