Category Archives for Professional Development
Reference 2021
Here are my slides from a presentation I gave at the ILA 2011 Conference. I was asked to talk about the future of reference, so my approach was to provide my perspective of where we find ourselves today and talk … Continue reading
From Grocery Store to Kitchen
I was fortunate enough to present at two programs this afternoon for the 2011 ALA Annual Conference. Here’s the full description of the first program, “From Grocery Stores to Kitchens: Empowering Users to Get Creative with Digital Media.” It’s time … Continue reading
Investing in Libraries through Internships
I began my first internship in 2001, right after 9-11, when I worked at a well-known film production company in LA. Like most, if not all, internships in the film industry, this one was unpaid and it involved navigating the … Continue reading
New APALA Website
Earlier this year I was asked to chair the web committee for APALA (Asian Pacific American Librarians Association). I was happy to accept with the understanding that we would want to launch a new website pretty quickly. Yesterday, the new … Continue reading
If You Want to Work in Libraries
…here are 10 things you should know. Ned Potter has created a great slide deck to give people a better idea of what librarians and other information professionals do these days. Check it out! If you want to work in … Continue reading