Interview Post: Jaleh Fazelian

Name? Jaleh Fazelian Current job? Head of Research, Learning, and Information at a small, Jesuit, liberal arts college in Ohio. Also, I am t...

Vendors and Genders

I had a very negative interaction with an author/vendor today. This person (I'm g uessing male from the name on the email account) calle...

You Do You: On Escaping the Fear of Missing Out, by Virginia Alexander Cononie

The topic of FoMO or DOING ALL THE THINGS has been covered on this blog not just once , but twice by the talented Ginger Williams. Even so...

Wherefore Art Thou Surveying?

source I try to start any endeavor at work by asking myself why I'm doing it. Sometimes, the answer is easy to find. Paying the ProQuest...

Looking For Suggestions

source I've got five different posts in various stages of rough or not-so-rough draft, but I don't feel comfortable publishing any o...

Replacing the timer in a Dualit toaster

I have had a 4 slot Dualit toaster for the last 15 or so years, and it has worked well. I replaced one of the heating elements some time ago...

Interview Post: Andrea Snyder

The View From My Desk Name? Andrea Snyder Current job? Outreach Services Specialist, Nassau Library System (Long Island) How long have you b...

Here and Now: Buddhism, Mindfulness, and Burnout

source I wrote a post for Maria Accardi 's great blog, " Librarian Burnout ," that was published last week.  "Last year, ...

Just for Fun: My "Essential" Reading

source I recently read  a list of David Bowie's favorite books , and while looking over the list I realized that the books I consider my...

LED light bulbs are now good enough

A number of my posts here regard my battle to replace GU10 and MR16 Halolgen bulbs with LED equivalents, via a short period of CFL bulbs. Th...

Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes (Turn and Face the Strain)

Back when I started this blog, I spent a lot of time complaining about how so many LIS programs have curricula that looks at least 5 to 10 y...