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In the Spirit of Ben Franklin: 13 Virtues of Next Gen Librarians


The ACRL national conference is upon us once again. If you’re going to the city of brotherly love, I’d like to invite you to come check out a panel that I am on with two amazing librarians. Carissa Tomlinson is an emerging technologies librarian at Towson University, and Catherine Johnson is an instruction and reference [...]

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 [...]

The Zen of ACRL Immersion


In Zen Buddhism a sesshin is a period of intense practice of Zen and meditation that typically last 5-7 days. This reminded me a lot of my Immersion experience this weekend. In Zen you are trying to maintain the utmost concentration on your practice, and the same is true with Immersion. Teaching librarians have the [...]