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Information Sophistication


Our institution was recently in the New York Times for the focus we are placing on financial literacy. We require students to attend multiple sessions about how to manage their money and make sound financial decisions. I think this is a forward thinking initiative, and wish that I had something like this when I was [...]

Don’t Make It Easy For Them: New Post on ACRLog


I was recently asked to guest post on one of my favorite blogs, ACRLog. I always find their stuff valuable, and I was happy to get an opportunity to contribute. Here’s a short teaser: “I love customer service in libraries. I love improving our systems and services so they are more user-friendly. I love helping [...]

7 Ways to Cross-Pollinate Yourself and Your Staff


The staff at our library recently had a meeting in which we were brainstorming new ideas. The question that the director asked to guide our brainstorming was “if time was not a factor, what would you really like to work on or do?” We could think as big or small as we wanted and we [...]