Category Archives: Collaboration

Second Semester of Library School Done!

Posted on May 6, 2012 by

I finished my cataloging final last Tuesday night and emailed it in about 11:30 PM. Two semesters of library school are complete! Since I’m going part-time, that’s only 9 credit hours down, 27 credit hours to go! It feels like it’s … Continue reading →

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First Grad School Final Exam Tomorrow

Posted on November 18, 2011 by

Tomorrow’s my first final exam in library school! I could always use more study time, but I’m thankful for the help of my study group. We’ve met three times now to review specifically for this exam, and that’s been a … Continue reading →

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Why Social Networking and Web 2.0 Are Important to Libraries

Posted on November 7, 2011 by

After attending last week’s library career panel, I’ve been thinking about sharpening my presentation skills, so I started looking at examples of presentations on Slideshare this afternoon. I plugged the word “libraries” into the search box, and soon found a … Continue reading →

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Library Career Panel at NCCU SLIS

Posted on November 5, 2011 by

This past Thursday, November 3, our ALA Student Chapter facilitated a library career panel of five librarians from different areas: public, academic, special, music, and digital librarianship. The panelists were Dale Cousins (Wake County Public Libraries), Renee’ McBride (UNC-CH Libraries), Tamika … Continue reading →

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How Steve Jobs Got Me to Go to Library School

Posted on October 9, 2011 by

Okay, maybe that’s a bit of a stretch, but let me explain. I was introduced to my first Apple computer back in the late 80s, the Apple IIe. One of my professors in the University of North Carolina-Greensboro School of … Continue reading →

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Library TeachMeets for MLS Students?

Posted on October 5, 2011 by

I’ve just learned about Library TeachMeets, a concept that started in Scotland for teachers to come together for a combination social/informal training session, sort of an “unconference“ (see the Wikipedia article). The idea was picked up by librarians eager to do the same thing. … Continue reading →

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Online Collaboration and File-Sharing

Posted on August 16, 2011 by

Thing 13 on the 23 Things for Professional Development blog focuses on different ways to facilitate online collaboration and file-sharing, especially in the context of libraries. At my library, Google Docs is the most prevalent way to share files online. I have … Continue reading →

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