Lifting One Another Up

I was recently asked to describe my ideal job, and the first thing that came to mind was that I want to work somewhere that I can help suppo...

The Long and Winding Road to Librarianship, by Natalie DeJonghe

source Once upon a time, in a land far away, I was a high school English teacher. At the ripe old age of 22 I was convinced I had my life pl...

Firefly The Board Game Review

I�m a pretty big geek. I know that�s not that big of a surprise, I write a blog where I review board games. One of the things I geek out abo...

Gender, Emotional Labor, and Anger: Some Unfocused Thoughts About Librarianship

I've tried to start this post a number of times, and it's kind of stumped me. I want to talk to you about the confluence of thinking...

A Faintly Amusing Aside on Schooling

The origins of my surname are in the French 'Joubert', which hundreds of years ago was anglicised to 'Jubert'. This makes my...

Worrying About My Post-PhD Life, by Abigail Phillips

source At the moment, I�m in the final months of working on my dissertation. This means writing and crying and writing (and if we�re being h...

Quick Update

Here is what has been happening for the past couple months. Yesterday I did an Ask Me Anything on Reddit. Last time I did one was three yea...

Building Bridges and Closing Gaps: Faculty/Library Communication

source Earlier this month, I was on the agenda of a faculty chairs meeting (the library is considered academic affairs but not faculty at my...

Twilight Imperium Strategy tips

With every passing day I become increasingly obsessed with Twilight Imperium. I've been reading strategy guides and every tip I come acr...

Interview: Maura Smale

Maura's Cats. The catloaf on the left is Caramel. The upside down on the right is Gummy. Biographical Name? Maura Smale Current job? Chi...

Stretched Too Thin: Not a Real Post

I'm feeling stretched too thin lately. I took the positive step of telling someone who is heading up a project that I admire a lot that ...