Category Archives: being a librarian

The vituperous hag also known as the Annoyed Librarian recently commented that “People like to attack the AL for being ‘negative’ or ‘anonymous,’ but they do that because they can’t address the issues I raise.” Not can’t; won’t, at least … Continue reading →

Classes started on Monday; there’s no question in my mind that the summer has come to an end. The chilly evenings here in Michigan certainly have contributed the feeling that autumn is here! Anyway, I thought this would be a … Continue reading →

Inspired by Catherine Pellegrino’s recent post about what she is working on this summer, I thought I’d do a post about my own summer projects. Although I’m officially transitioning to my new position on July 1, I’m already working on … Continue reading →

As I was reviewing my folder of blog posts drafts, I came across this one, and thought it might be worth visiting. I’ve read about the gap between faculty and librarians in the past, but it often seems to focus … Continue reading →

A few days ago, Christina Pikas sparked a discussion about professional associations by expressing her displeasure with the idea of SLA creating an academic division. The common theme of the discussion seemed to be that several people find specific organizations … Continue reading →

Yesterday, Greg Schwartz wrote that Library Journal’s Movers & Shakers Award nominations had been opened. As you can see (I hope), there’s been some interesting discussion on this topic. I’d like to focus, in particular, on the idea expressed by … Continue reading →

In case you’re wondering at the sudden glut in posts: I’m going through my drafts folder and trying to finish the entries I started writing in the last few months. Several weeks ago, I had a workload discussion with my … Continue reading →