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Tenure - Should we or shouldn't we?4 comments

J wrote 5 days ago: Whether those of you interested in academic librarianship go after a tenure-track position is really … more »

Tags: tenure

How I planned 1 comment

J wrote 1 week ago: I don’t know that I’ve really got any great insight into planning a good instruction ses … more »

Tags: instruction

Show me the money!

J wrote 1 week ago: Someone searched and found this blog with terms “funding for conferences”. Let’s … more »

Tags: Conferences, Funding, Money

Keeping it together5 comments

J wrote 1 week ago: First, thanks for the great discussion on my earlier post about balance! It’s always good to … more »

Tags: Organization

Finding the balance9 comments

J wrote 2 weeks ago: One of things that can often happen when you are tenure-track is that work starts to take over your … more »

Cool beans1 comment

J wrote 2 weeks ago: I remember saying that all the time in high school many years ago. Anyway, my university’s ID … more »

Tags: Learning, instruction, networking, Teaching

Peer Review

J wrote 1 month ago: David Lee King has a post up about peer review. He raises a good question about what is a better ty … more »

Craziness in Memphis1 comment

J wrote 1 month ago: I really think the world has gone mad…for many reasons. The latest news about the mayor of Me … more »

Tags: News

what questions to ask when interviewing

J wrote 1 month ago: The post title is actually search terms that somebody used to find this blog. It’s always int … more »

Tags: Interviewing

5 ways to NOT ingratiate yourself with your new co-workers5 comments

J wrote 1 month ago: (This post is a bit in the style of the Librarian’s Guide to Etiquette. In other words, don … more »

Jumping through the hoops1 comment

J wrote 1 month ago: The New-Lib listserv is all abuzz right now about that sticky thing called the GRE. If you aren … more »

Tags: Hoops

To pay or not to pay? That's really not the question8 comments

J wrote 2 months ago: I must say that I really disagree with a recent post by Meredith Frakas. (I know…how dare I d … more »

Tags: News, Conferences, paying

How many more years of school?!!1 comment

J wrote 2 months ago: Probably since I got my library degree I’ve been debating the value of a second masters. I ra … more »

Tags: Learning, advanced degrees, Education

Embedded Librarians1 comment

J wrote 2 months ago: I’ll be blogging for the rest of the week from the Off-Campus Services Library Conference in S … more »

Tags: embedded librarians

We aim to please

J wrote 2 months ago: I just got in to Salt Lake City as part of this month’s circuit. You’d think the first … more »

Tags: Customer Service

How do you network if you can't go anywhere?6 comments

J wrote 2 months ago: One of the things that people will tell you to do when you are looking for a job is to network. Act … more »

Why I go to conferences1 comment

J wrote 2 months ago: There are so many reasons people go to conferences. For me, the reason depends on what the conferen … more »

Tags: Learning, Conferences

Something to celebrate1 comment

J wrote 3 months ago: April is National Poetry Month. Great time to showcase your library’s poetry collection. If … more »

Tags: News, Library, Poetry Month, Poetry

What should be in a CV?2 comments

J wrote 3 months ago: CV’s are really very different from a resume. For one thing, they can be much longer. And th … more »

Tags: CV


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