Category Archives: administrative

Today is my birthday, so it’s a bit of a treat for me to share my happy news with you today in particular! Next month, I will be leaving Grand Valley State to work for Springshare, Inc. I will be … Continue reading →

Especially not on cover letters or really anything that you want to be taken seriously. I have learned via Wikipedia that there is actually a movement to ban Comic Sans, and the authors of this movement argue that Comic Sans … Continue reading →

Earlier this year, I co-wrote an article with my coworkers Emily Frigo & Julie Garrison about our experience using LibGuides for the tenure and promotion process. It was published in this month’s issue of College & Research Libraries News.

I mentioned on FriendFeed that I am planning to propose a small change to my colleagues – that we remove the link to the FirstSearch interface to WorldCat and replace it with a link to WorldCat.org. Someone commented that they’d … Continue reading →

I’m pleased to announce that as of the 1st of July, I will be the Web Services Librarian here at Grand Valley State University Libraries. While I have enjoyed working with government information, I’ve always been rather passionate about technology, … Continue reading →

I’m a bit embarrassed that it’s been nearly five months since I wrote about my problems finding the ALA Code of Ethics, especially since I promised an entry on my issues with the actual content of the code. I am … Continue reading →

I’ve just seen the list of this year’s Library Journal Movers & Shakers (thanks, Bald Geek). Congratulations to all of those recognized by this year’s awards! I was really happy to see so many familiar faces among this year’s winners: … Continue reading →

For the last three semesters, I’ve taught advertising and public relations students about a few basic government statistical resources. I didn’t stray very much from my predecessor’s work – I used his presentation, and even the questions he posed in … Continue reading →

A colleague recently referred me to an article in this January’s issue of College & Research Libraries, entitled “Revitalizing a Mentoring Program for Academic Librarians” (pre-print available here). The article describes the experience of Kansas State’s librarians in reworking their … Continue reading →

Actually, the complete title of this article from the Seattle Book Examiner is Top 20 things librarians in public libraries wish patrons knew or did. I’m looking forward to the rest of the series! What are the top things you … Continue reading →