Category Archives: Librarianship

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She Said She Had a “Crush” on Us | Hired Librarians
An interview with Nicole Tekulve, Information Commons Librarian, and Virginia Cairns, Chair of Search Committee/Head of Reference & Instruction.

Remove Your Librarian Glasses | Information Tyrannosaur
This ability to challenge your own perspectives, examine your implicit assumptions, and inquire into the the viewpoints of others is crucial to diversity work, but also to the work we do in our organizations and the work we do as librarians.

Dear Freshmen: What iSchool Seniors Want You to Know | Information Space
As you’ll hear every senior say, and as you will one day realize yourself, your years of college will go by so fast, and you’ll have no idea where your time went.

A Conversation on The Value of the LIS Degree | Information Space
The current conversation around the value of a professional LIS degree recurs on a regular basis. We recognize that this conversation has many sides to it, so to frame a potential dialogue on the topic, Jill Hurst-Wahl (current LIS faculty) and Matthew Gunby (recent MLIS graduate) have considered possible goals of the LIS degree.

Leadership in a Digital Age | American Libraries 
The increasingly digital context brings challenges and opportunities for librarians, library staff, archivists, and museum professionals. New roles and the competencies required to perform them are evolving. One overriding role for all of us is that of the leader.

Dewey-It-Yourself: How to supplement your library school education | Hack Library School
It can be very frustrating to look at job postings and think, “What does that even mean? They didn’t teach me that!” But with an optimistic and do-it-yourself attitude the gap between what you know and what you need to know can shorten.

General Articles

Will getting an advanced degree limit your career options? | LifeHacker
A graduate degree really is an investment, one that could further your knowledge in your field and possibly boost your earning potential. But, as with other types of investments, there are also risks involved.

You Have To Prove You Deserve the Job | FastCompany
The world is flooded with college graduates this month eager to start that shiny new job. Here are a few things to keep in mind if you are looking for a job:

Happiness: Expert Advice On How To Be Happy In Life | Huffington Post
The lowdown behind the newest research on how to get more happy — right now.

Musings about librarianship | Zombies and libraries – how are libraries using the zombie theme?

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Austen and Sherlock are more my cup of tea…but unique themes are ways to draw community members into the library and highlight pop culture. We have seen superheroes at the library, Harry Potter readathons and Fifty Shades of Grey book clubs. Here’s a look at zombies in the library! Go zombrarians!! 🙂

Musings about librarianship | Zombies and libraries – how are libraries using the zombie theme?

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Awesome, Libraries Crowdfunding Now! | Hulk Statue For Library | Huffington Post Books | The Modern MLIS

The 20 Most Beautiful Libraries on Film and TV | Flavorwire

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The 20 Most Beautiful Libraries on Film and TV | Flavorwire

Duke Humfrey’s Library at Bodleian Library from the Harry Potter Series

Duke Humfrey’s Library at Bodleian Library
from the Harry Potter Series | Flavorwire

How social media is changing privacy in medicine | The Search Principle

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6 Bookless Libraries | Ellyssa Kroski – OEDB.org

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“As space and budget concerns continue to grow, many libraries are opting to forego building their print collections in favor of providing electronic resources. This new trend toward building digital libraries has been developing over the past several years in spite of the controversy over eliminating print materials. Many people have spoken out against bookless libraries, especially with regard to public libraries, stating that the digital divide will keep many from using library resources and as well as the fact that many publishers won’t sell their publications to libraries in eBook format.” See the full article: 6 Bookless Libraries | Ellyssa Kroski – OEDB.org.

The Big Library Read Experiment | Sourcebooks.com

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A unique pilot program to research book discovery and generate data on libraries supporting authors.

Sourcebooks and OverDrive are partnering on a pilot program that will allow library patrons worldwide the opportunity to read New York Times bestselling author Michael Malone’s acclaimed novel “The Four Corners of the Sky” in ebook format. The Big Library Read is a no cost program in which libraries worldwide promote from their lending catalog a single ebook to their patrons. In addition to creating a global “library book club,” it’s designed to generate data about the positive exposure and sales influence library ebook catalogs provide to authors and publishers. See the full article at Library eBooks: The Role of Libraries in the Book Discovery Process | Sourcebooks.com.

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OverDrive and Sourcebooks to Launch Ambitious Ebook Data Experiment | The Digital Shift

Advancing the User Experience: presentation by Monica Harris, OPPL « Tame The Web

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Advancing the User Experience: presentation by Monica Harris, OPPL « Tame The Web

Awesome, Libraries Crowdfunding Now! | Hulk Statue For Library | Huffington Post Books

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How can you attract more kids to visit the library? How about a nine-foot tall statue of The Hulk? That’s what Northlake Public Library in Northlake, IL is trying to get via a crowdfunding campaign on indiegogo.com. See full article at: Hulk Statue For Library: Northlake, Illinois Crowdfunding Scheme Has Big Goals  | Huffington Post Books.

Libraries: A Canvas for Creating Meaningful User Experience | UX Magazine

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“User experience is an important tool for libraries to employ against a number of competitors like bookstores and at-home Internet access. Libraries have taken this as an opportunity to provide services that are not available elsewhere. The strategy to focus on users and their needs has earned libraries strong support from the public as demonstrated by a recent Pew Internet study: an overwhelming 91% of Americans “say public libraries are important to their communities.” See the full article: Libraries: A Canvas for Creating Meaningful User Experience | UX Magazine.

How Graphic Novels Became the Hottest Section in the Library | Publishers Weekly

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According to old stereotypes, it shouldn’t work—serious librarians should want nothing to do with the raucous, pulp world of comics—and for a long time it didn’t. But over the past decade, the graphic novel genre has become one of the fastest-growing at libraries of all kinds, as a new generation of librarians adopts the category as a means to energize collections and boost circulation and patronage via How Graphic Novels Became the Hottest Section in the Library  | Publishers Weekly.