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On devil’s advocates and sausage-making

Karen Schneider published an interesting post yesterday under the pithy title The Devil Needs No Advocate. Other than the title, it's a post that I mostly agree with and it…

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What do they really need?

I'm not sure if I've become more cynical or just more observant, but lately I feel like I've been seeing things through new eyes. We make so many assumptions in…

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Management, upward mobility and sticking

I was really excited when I saw the title of In the Library With the Lead Pipe's post "Rising through the Ranks: On Upward Mobility in Librarianship" from last month.…

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What’s the deal, JSTOR?

I've written some posts in the past about vendors that have done some pretty slimy things in the name of making a profit. At least that makes sense to me.…

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Immersion reflections

Wow, what can I say about Immersion? First of all, you have to be there to really understand what a profound experience it is. My in-laws were visiting when I…

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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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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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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 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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It’s not about us (or more ramblings on possessiveness)

I know Jenica wondered if her blog post, Rambling about possessiveness, really had a point, but it was right in line with things I've been thinking a lot about lately.…

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Why I participated in Library Day in the Life

Sarah Cohen wonders what motivated people to participate in Library Day in the Life and who we are writing these for. I can't speak for everyone else, but I wanted…

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Day 3 in the life of a head of instructional initiatives

8:00 am – Checked my email. Checked reference email accounts. Answered a few reference questions, forwarded a database error on to our Head of Digital Initiatives and a Norwich history…

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Day 2 in the life of a head of instructional initiatives

With many of my colleagues on vacation and no students around, this isn't the most exciting time to be recording my time at work. I will definitely do something similar…

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Day 1 in the life of a head of instructional initiatives

This is part of the Library Day in the Life meme going on this week. What an awesome idea! I cheated on this a little -- I wrote this up…

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Didn’t know I needed to be a salesperson

Yes, I knew I'd have to teach people how to use email. And unjam printers. And help people use copiers. But I don't think I ever understood in library school…

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On leave

Friday was my very last day at work and I'm now officially on maternity leave. Our little boy is due April 7th, so hopefully I'll have a few days to…

On devil’s advocates and sausage-making

What do they really need?

Management, upward mobility and sticking

What’s the deal, JSTOR?

Immersion reflections

Tips for library job applicants in a tight market

Has EBSCO become the new evil empire?

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 rant about men (like Clay Shirky)

It’s not about us (or more ramblings on possessiveness)

Why I participated in Library Day in the Life

Day 3 in the life of a head of instructional initiatives

Day 2 in the life of a head of instructional initiatives

Day 1 in the life of a head of instructional initiatives

Didn’t know I needed to be a salesperson

On leave

Toxic comparison, time poverty, and a manager’s duty of care

The Crushing Mental Load of Disability

It’s not about information literacy: Why people’s risk calculus around COVID has changed

On 20 Years of Blogging at Information Wants to be Free