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...
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...
Book Review: Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap and Others Don't
November 29, 2016
Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap… and Others Don’t by James C. CollinsMy rating: 5 of 5 stars An older book, published...
Thanksgiving Book Review: Trader (Newford, #4)
November 25, 2016
Trader by Charles de Lint My rating: 5 of 5 stars A book I’m thankful for this year is Trader by Charles de Lint. It...
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...
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...
Book Review: Defying the Nazis: The Sharps' War
October 15, 2016
Defying the Nazis: The Sharps’ War by Artemis Joukowsky My rating: 5 of 5 stars Joukowsky’s account of Rev. Waitstill and Martha Sharp’s activities during...
Linked Data: What New Catalogers Need to Know
June 11, 2016
This post focuses on linked data and what new catalogers need to know. Catalogers working in technical services now are expected to adapt to changing...
Am I a Data Scientist Now? Review of Coursera’s Data Science Specialization
July 28, 2015
No, I’m not a data scientist now. But I do have a wider understanding of data science and a few new skills thanks to coursera.org’s...