Category: Libraries
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Free Little Libraries
June 24, 2022
Years ago we purchased an old Chicago Tribune newspaper stand with the intention of transforming it into a robot themed Free Little Library. Life got...
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Libraries and Neutrality: Is It Time for a Language Update?
July 03, 2018
Libraries have always adapted and grown with their communities, yet some things still seem set in stone. Take for example our stance of “neutral,” which...
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Digital Archiving Tip: How to Extract Embedded Media from PowerPoints
November 07, 2017
Converting PowerPoint presentations into PDFs will provide a better format for long-term preservation in digital archives. However, this will lose any animations, transitions, and embedded...
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Whitewashing Cultural Heritage Collections
September 12, 2017
Is there a word for something that you don’t know, but you really do know? That’s how I felt during Dr. Kimberly Christen’s webinar hosted...
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On Libraries, Neutrality, and the People of Earth
August 16, 2017
With the news full of articles and videos about numerous neo-Nazi rallies across the country, the topic of library neutrality inevitably pops up. And this...
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Libraries, Democracy, and the First Amendment
March 17, 2017
We’re all familiar with the first amendment. We’re often reminded of its existence whenever someone spouts off an unpopular statement or when a government official...
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How Do We Teach Empathy?
December 06, 2016
How do we teach empathy? This is a question I have discussed a great deal this past year. Increasing the news has shown people ranging...
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Usability Study Tips for Distance Education Students
November 16, 2016
I wanted to share a few tips I learned from doing a usability study for my final project in graduate school as a distance education...
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Shh! Don't Tell Anyone I'm a Librarian
October 25, 2016
Shh…don’t tell anyone I’m a librarian. Just kidding, kind of… A lot has changed since I first left my short career as a school librarian...