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We’re Getting Questions!!!


We have now gotten through the first few weeks of Instant Message Reference at Edgewood College.  We have not done any serious publicity for our site yet.  The only way people would know about it yet is if they went to the Ask a Librarian link on the libraries home page.  We are doing this [...]

Philosophy of Librarianship


I was asked to write one page about my personal philosophy of librarianship for a job application. Here is what I came up with: Andy Burkhardt’s Philosophy of Librarianship The maxim that guides me in my career as a librarian is “forward.” This is a philosophy of constant improvement. Librarianship is an ever changing field. [...]

Thinking about Library School?


I just got CCed in an email yesterday in which a student was asking for advice and guidance about library school. The person he originally asked recommended me because she said I was more “forward thinking.” I think this meant that I had more thoughts about the future of librarianship than her. I was glad [...]