How I Manage

source I know I still have plenty to learn about managing people, but after close to four years in this job I've learned a lot. And I re...

Captaining the Ship

A while back, a library science graduate student said something like, "did I tell you I've decided I don't want to be a library...

Gender and Leadership

Gender and leadership from librarianjessica This post is a lot longer than what I normally published, but both Michelle Millet and I w...

Complaining Complainers in the Library

I was asked recently about how I handle complaints in the library. This is an awkward thing to explain, because - like so much - there is n...

On Bias

source When I teach undergraduates (or anyone, really) about assessing websites for academic use, I start by asking them how they judge webs...

Emotional Labor & Mental Health in the Library

This post is part of LIS Mental Health Week 2016 , an event that is being organized by Cecily Walker and Kelly McElroy . Feel free to join ...

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...

Interview: Jessica Olin

To get things started with these interview posts ( previous post for context ), I'm going to be the first to fill out this questionnaire...

Money on Your Mind, by Dolly Moehrle

You know what we talked about in library school? Collection development; the history of libraries; marketing; web and tech-y things; and oth...

On the Job, But Not the Org Chart: Leading from a Position New to Your Library, by Rana Hutchinson Salzmann

source As of this writing, I�m approaching the end of my first decade in librarianship. Yikes! How did that happen? I�d earned an MA in Engl...

Embracing Librarianship, Warts and All: My ENY/ACRL Keynote

Note: This is as close as I can come to recreating the keynote I gave at the annual conference of the Eastern New York chapter of the Associ...