Things are hard right now, so I don’t have much to give, but here are some thoughts I have on information how it can inform about the people who it came from.
Continue reading “The Information We Leave Behind”The Librarian’s Night Before Christmas
‘Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the stacks, not a patron was searching for fiction or facts…
Continue reading “The Librarian’s Night Before Christmas”Libraries Without Borders: Helping the world one box at a time
For this years Project for Awesome, I decided to make a video highlighting Libraries Without Borders! LWB does great work in addressing the information needs of people affected by disasters and other things outside of their control.
Continue reading “Libraries Without Borders: Helping the world one box at a time”What comes after my MLIS?
Now that I’m finishing Grad School with my MLIS, what am I going to do with my life? Well, it turns out that it’s… complicated. It’s been a busy month — I went to two conferences and also moved house — and on Friday I’m done with school… FOREVER (probably). I haven’t found a job yet, but I’ve got some ideas… !
Continue reading “What comes after my MLIS?”Special Collections at Toronto Public Library
I was in Toronto a couple weeks back for a conference, and was so lucky to be able to visit the Merril Collection of Science Fiction, Speculation, and Fantasy at the the Toronto Public Library — so of course I filmed it (in 4k HD, no less!). The biggest thanks to Sephora Hosein & Kim Hull of TPL for sitting and chatting with me, and letting me come into the archives and capture some amazing footage of amazing materials.
Continue reading “Special Collections at Toronto Public Library”Paywall: The Business of Scholarship (annotated + commentary)
(Note: this was screened on October 29th. To view the running chat, click here view this video at YouTube itself.)
Hey everyone! This movie came out last month and I loved it a lot because it gives some important details on why paywalls exist, and what some of the alternatives to them are! AND SINCE YOUTUBE PREMIERES IS NOW A THING, I wanted to give folks a chance to ask questions and get them answered! So I added some annotations to make it more understandable for laypeople, as well as contact info for EVERY.SINGLE.INTERVIEWEE so you can ask them questions, too.
Continue reading “Paywall: The Business of Scholarship (annotated + commentary)”Why are most librarians women?
At over 80% of the profession being women, librarianship is one of the most gendered professions. Why is that?
Continue reading “Why are most librarians women?”What do you learn in Library School? The MLIS Explained
Y’all asked for it, so here it is: What the heck do people even learn in the course of their Masters in Library and Information Science?
Continue reading “What do you learn in Library School? The MLIS Explained”Ch-ch-ch-changes! News about me and the channel.
Y’all I have so much news, let me tell you. And it’s all objectively good or neutral, so that’s a delight!
Continue reading “Ch-ch-ch-changes! News about me and the channel.”8 College Tips I wish someone had told me when I started!
Starting university? Don’t want to freak out? This is the video for you! Now that I’m starting my last term of my masters, I wanted to share a bunch of things that I wish someone had told me back when I first started my undergrad. They’ll save you time, money, and heartache, and make sure that at the end of it all you’ll have something positive to show for it!
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