Posted on November 26, 2019
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Recently, I was a minor participant in a Twitter thread that began here.
Category: Library Philosophy, Professionalism, ReflectionTags: Academic Librarianship, Academic Libraries, ALA, American Library Association, Apprentice, Apprenticeship, Librarian, Librarianship, Library, Library School, Library Science, Library Support Staff, MLIS, Professionalism, Support Staff, Trades, Tradesmen, Tradespeople, Twitter
Posted on January 8, 2019
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Over the last few months I’ve been in a, “Well, now what?” period of my career. I’ve steered my department through crisis and now that it’s passed I’m not sure what I’m doing in my position. If my career starts and ends running a…
Category: Access Services, Leadership, Library Philosophy, Professional Development, Professionalism, Service ModelsTags: Academic Librarianship, Academic Libraries, Badassery, Creative Destruction, Librarian, Librarianship, Library, Library Science, Public Services
Posted on November 5, 2018
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We are part of an amazing profession built on helping others. As I’ve been pondering my next steps in the profession and what my place is in it (here and here) I reminded myself that I don’t have to struggle with the question on…
Category: Access Services, Leadership, Library Philosophy, Professional Development, Professionalism, Reflection, Service ModelsTags: Academic Librarianship, Academic Libraries, Librarian, Librarianship, Library, Library Science
Posted on March 14, 2018
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About six months ago I wrote about the perception of professionalism in libraries. About three months ago I began a post with the above title. That post was begun at a point of emotional nadir in which my depression had had a significant resurgence….
Posted on December 16, 2017
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In the spring of 2016 I was enrolled in the University of Missouri’s School of Information Science & Learning Technology’s (SISLT) Online Education certificate program. I was only in the program for that one semester before taking a new job in a new state…
Category: Access Services, Digital Humanities, Professionalism, Service ModelsTags: Academic Librarianship, Academic Libraries, Academic Writing, Access, Access Services, Books, Consortial Lending, Consortium, Librarian, Librarianship, Library, Library School, Library Science, Library Support Staff, Mizzou, MO, MOBIUS, Public Libraries, Reading, Research, SCHOLARSHIP, SISLT, Thomas Jefferson Library, UMSL
Posted on July 7, 2017
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I’m the boss now. Not of a whole department, or anything, just a small unit, but still, I’m the boss. I have (soon-to-be) five people under me for whom I am responsible and who are responsible to me. I’m in a position to have…
Posted on March 12, 2017
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So, if the purpose of this blog is to explore the profession and my place in it — and it’s supposed to be — then, what I need to do is, well, that. I’ll begin, I guess not with the beginning (I’ve done that…
Category: Access Services, Digital Humanities, Library Philosophy, Necessary Ubiquity, Service ModelsTags: Academic Librarianship, Academic Libraries, Access, Access Services, DH, Digital Humanities, Information Concierge, Librarian, Librarianship, Library, Library School, Library Science, Necessary Ubiquity, NU, Research, Retail, Value Added Service, VAS
Posted on March 2, 2017
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I have always tried to keep this blog relatively positive. I’ve not always been successful, but that’s been my goal. I’ve tried to keep most negativity away from here because I don’t think anyone wants to read me whine about whatever perceived injustice my…
Posted on January 26, 2017
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Happy New-ish Year, gentle readers. After a three month hiatus I thought now would be a good time to jump back in the blogging pool. Some quick updates:
Posted on July 19, 2016
by Jeffrey
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I found library school to be surprising in a lot of ways. It wasn’t nearly as difficult as I’d hoped it would be. In fact, I had to work much harder as an undergraduate than as a graduate student. There was very little practical…
Category: Biography, Job SearchingTags: Albuquerque, Ambition, Blogging, Cincinnati, Columbia, Community Theatre, Consortium, DeLyle Bowen, Dublin Core, Duquesne University, Emerson Library, Frustration, GA, Georgia Southern University, Google, Hope, ILL, Information Science, Interviews, Introverts, Job Searching, Librarianship, Library, Library School, Library Science, Master's Degree, Metadata, Mizzou, MO, MOBIUS, MST, Networking, NM, OH, PA, Perseverence, Pittsburgh, Professionalism, Public School, Public Speaking, Rolla, RUSA, San Antonio, Schmoozing, SISLT, St. Louis, St. Louis County Library, STARS, Statesboro, Theatre, Thomas Jefferson Library, TX, UMSL, University of Cincinnati, University of New Mexico, UTSA, Webster Groves, Webster University, Whining, Work History
