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Tenure - Should we or shouldn't we?
Whether those of you interested in academic librarianship go after a tenure-track position is really a personal decision. But there are some problems with librarians being tenure-track that I think r… more »
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Tenure - Should we or shouldn't we?
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J wrote 5 days ago: Whether those of you interested in academic librarianship go after a tenure-track position is really … more »
How I planned
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J wrote 1 week ago: I don’t know that I’ve really got any great insight into planning a good instruction ses … more »
Show me the money!
J wrote 1 week ago: Someone searched and found this blog with terms “funding for conferences”. Let’s … more »
Keeping it together
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J wrote 1 week ago: First, thanks for the great discussion on my earlier post about balance! It’s always good to … more »
Finding the balance
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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 beans
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J wrote 2 weeks ago: I remember saying that all the time in high school many years ago. Anyway, my university’s ID … more »
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 Memphis
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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 »
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 »
5 ways to NOT ingratiate yourself with your new co-workers
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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 hoops
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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 »
To pay or not to pay? That's really not the question
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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 »
How many more years of school?!!
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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 »
Embedded Librarians
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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 »
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 »
How do you network if you can't go anywhere?
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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 conferences
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J wrote 2 months ago: There are so many reasons people go to conferences. For me, the reason depends on what the conferen … more »
Something to celebrate
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J wrote 3 months ago: April is National Poetry Month. Great time to showcase your library’s poetry collection. If … more »
What should be in a CV?
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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 »
