Twilight Imperium, you should include Distant Suns

I�m surprised how contentious of an issue the inclusion of �Distant Suns� is in the Twilight Imperium game. Some people think it�s an ultima...

Essential Skills for Youth Services Librarians, by Natalie Korsavidis

source I graduated from library school in 1997 and began my full-time job in 1998. Through the years, I�ve learned things that library schoo...

The Library of the Future Versus The Future of Libraries

who are the best writers/thinkers/doers on future of academic research libraries? I need names and links folks. � Chris Bourg (@mchris4duke)...

��I�m a What?�: Mentoring as an Early Career Librarian, by Tarida Anantachai

As an early career librarian, the idea of mentoring and supporting other early career librarians and LIS students has been a particular inte...

Best Practices and Research Based Practices: Don't Be A Lemming

Lemmus lemmus Summer is over. New students will show up later this week and returning students will be here next weekend. Transitions always...

Summer Reading Planning, A Cautionary Tale (Also Known as �What Was I Thinking?�), by Jane Chirgwin

In the depths of a cold, brutal winter full of gray skies, snow and ice, one � s thoughts turn to summer. When the SRP theme is announced, i...

You Are Not Your Job: Identity and Impostor Syndrome

I spend a lot of words and space on this blog giving you advice on what to do with yourself professionally. Today I want to talk about somet...

Just For Fun: Martin and Zephyr

A little over a week ago on this blog, I shared some pictures of the newest feline members of the Olin household as a way to apologize for ...

"The Customer" Is Always Wrong: Managing Community Expectations

I tend to get a bit twisted about semantics, so I write about it frequently . Word choice matters. A recent piece written by one of my favor...