Riot Librarian

Category: professional development

  • Library Day in the Life, Monday

    Another year, another round of the Library Day in the Life Project. The last time I participated, I was a shiny new librarian in a new job as Systems and Metadata Librarian at Whitman College. Now I’m a slightly less shiny new librarian in another new job, so I thought it would be fun to…

  • On my Way to ALA

    I’m getting on a plane tomorrow and heading to my first ever ALA Annual. I’m hoping to meet lots of new people, learn some new things, talk about the library stuff I love (metadata, technology, and metadata), and eat a TON of great food (ok, I will admit, I think I’m more excited about the…

  • Moving On

    I’m both excited and sad to announce that after almost two years as Systems/Metadata Librarian at Whitman College, I’m moving on. I’ve accepted a new position as Metadata Analyst at the California Digital Library, in Oakland. I’ll be working on a variety of projects with the CDL, including work with the HathiTrust and the WEST…

  • Conferences, Conferences

    ALA Midwinter is in my hometown this year, and seeing as it’s right after the holidays, I arranged to stay in San Diego an extra week after New Years to attend. And because this conference will be relatively inexpensive, with no airfare or hotels necessary, I’m also going to be going to ALA Annual this…

  • Day 5 in the Life of a New Librarian

    I suspect today is going to be a little slower around here: It’s Friday, and summer in general is pretty slow and quiet around here. One of the benefits of a school that doesn’t offer Summer courses. I have a pretty short To Do list today and most of it involves research for some big…

  • Day 4 in the Life of a New Librarian

    It’s hard to believe how fast this week has passed. I’m just keeping my fingers crossed that the momentum continues. And that my fingers stop burning from the peppers last night. Man, that stuff is potent. 8.15 – I got into the library this morning and found this hilarious video in my inbox. Embedding doesn’t…

  • Day 3 in the Life of a New Librarian

    It’s hard to believe I’m already half way through the week. But at least I have a new coffee grinder, purchased at the very odd Shopko, and I got to have my coffee immediately upon waking. Life is much better that way. 8.15 – Arrived at work and checked the emails and RSS feeds, as…

  • Day 2 in the Life of a New Librarian

    I intended to update again yesterday after work. But I have to admit that I’m not really used to working full time and I’d forgotten how tired a person can feel at the end of the day. I have to re-adjust to this 40 hours a week thing, because my list of after-work projects is…

  • And the day is over

    So much for trying to update periodically throughout the day for this Library Life in the Day project. And so much for getting through my To Do list. I call it a To Do Wishlist for a reason. I did manage to edit the PR document on my desk, and that was an easy start…

  • New Librarian’s Day in the Life

    Today is the second annual Library Day in the Life web event: Librarians all over the world chronicle their work day on their blogs and other web sites, and all these postings are pulled together in one place. Now, I’m a new librarian: I graduated from Simmons GSLIS in May and just started my first…