Category Archives: MLIS

Information Space | So, you’re Considering a Master’s Degree in Library and Information Sciences, Now what?

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Deadlines to enter fall 2013 MLIS/MIS/MLS/MAS programs are fast approaching. Below are links to a few useful resources. I found the Library School forum at Library Journal particularly helpful during my application process.

So, you’re Considering a Master’s Degree in Library and Information Sciences, Now what? | Information Space

Librarians in training | Library School’s LiveJournal  – A great resource if you have questions about specific programs at specific institutions.

So You Want To Be A Librarian by Lauren Pressley

Is a Master’s Degree in Library Science a Poor Investment? A Counter Perspective to Forbes Magazine | Information Space

UPDATED: Letters to a Young Librarian | When Publishers Attack

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UPDATED: News: Book publisher to drop lawsuit against McMaster librarian – Tame the Web (March 4, 2013)

“I feel like Edwin Mellen suing Dale [Askey] is yet another escalation in this increasingly adversarial relationship between publishers and librarians.” via Letters to a Young Librarian: When Publishers Attack.

The ALA President Maureen Sullivan responded today to this lawsuit.

As a recent MLIS graduate and future librarian, I will be following this lawsuit closely. In my opinion, publishers/presses have bigger (re: Amazon) concerns to focus their resources on than suing librarians for libel.

Also see CLA Supports Dale Askey in Libel Suit Defence.

Overcoming Instruction Stage Fright « Hack Library School

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“When I began a student assistant position in reference and instruction this semester, the time to brave the classroom arrived without my previously anticipated sense of preparation and confidence. I was excited and terrified. A part of me believed that I could be quite good, while the other part waited for the fraud police to stop me before I could present my novice self to a class of undergraduates.”

via Overcoming Instruction Stage Fright « Hack Library School.

4 Tips for Finding a Job in Your Niche | Mashable

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4 Tips for Finding a Job in Your Niche | Mashable

Here I have provided a list of employment resources for the Library and Information Services niche in Canada.

You may also like:
The Ultimate Guide to Crushing Your Job Interview | Mashable

SLJ’s Top 10 Tech: 2012 | The Digital Shift

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SLJ’s Top 10 Tech: 2012 | The Digital Shift

Trends include curation for discoverability, online open courses, flipping and makerspaces.

We practiced flipping in my Emerging and Innovative Technologies LIS class. Through flipping I have increased my ability in critical thinking, assessment and evaluation, but this method did make the class more burdensome on the students to generate discussion in class and complete required readings before class.

Library of Congress Accepts First Emoji Novel | Mashable

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This would make a very cool example for a Cataloging and Classification class!

Library of Congress Accepts First Emoji Novel | Mashable

6 Great Bibliography Tools – Stephen’s Lighthouse

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6 Great Bibliography Tools – Stephen’s Lighthouse.

Creative Commons Infographic: Licenses Explained – Technology Enhanced Learning Blog

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Helpful guide for students too!

Creative Commons Infographic: Licenses Explained – Technology Enhanced Learning Blog

Creative Commons Infographic: Licenses Explained – Technology Enhanced Learning Blog

Least Stressful Jobs of 2013 – 9. Librarian | CareerCast.com

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Least Stressful Jobs of 2013 – 9. Librarian | CareerCast.com.

Gabriella Coleman | Geek Researcher Spends Three Years Living With Hackers

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Geek Researcher Spends Three Years Living With Hackers | Wired Enterprise | Wired.com

I’m sure Gabriella Coleman’s upcoming book Coding Freedom: The Ethics and Aesthetics of Hacking will be a fascinating read!  I completed an Information Security weekend workshop during my MLIS program and we discussed hacking and how easy it is for hackers to compromise systems. We also discussed pros and cons of hacktivism. I would have to take a full-credit course in Information Security but it was not offered at the time. I could see Coleman’s research integrating well within the curriculum.

The Anthropology of Hackers syllabus-as-essay via The Atlantic

Hacker (Forthcoming, The John Hopkins Encyclopedia of Digital Textuality)

Gabriella Coleman video Hacktivism: Political Hacking’s Global Reach, From Scientology to Wikileaks to the Arab Spring on DemocracyNow.org