While the social tools libraries might use to reach their online users are free, they still represent an investment and should be treated as such. It’s an investment of time and attention instead of money. I was pleased to find that Darlene Fichter make a similar point (much more elegantly than me, I [...]

On Friday morning, my family - who haven’t all been together in over a year - will pull up to my doorstep, load my bags in the car, and drive eight hours (allowing for snack-time) together to Syracuse, NY. On Saturday, the three of them will watch me gather my freshly minted MLIS at [...]

Mistaking the time, date, and, indeed, month of a dentist appointment this morning, I, instead enjoyed brunch with some close friends, Kate and Alex with whom I spend far too little time. The course of conversation led, as many with me do, to the internet and developments with it. Alex’s website is an [...]

As I’ve mentioned I’m very close to earning my MLIS. I’ve just begun my final class, a ’studio class’ taught by David Lankes called Planning and Creating a Digital Library (IST 759). I’m to use the semester to build a portfolio to demonstrate my understanding of a number of facets; among them, wonderfully [...]