List of Contributions

Register here: CRT in Libraries Case Study: A Conversation on Library Work In and Against Prisons This event is co-sponsored by the Prison Library Support Network and the Reference and Instruction Special Interest Group of the Metropolitan New York Library Council.  It is the second event ...

Sherre, I feel similarly. I don't know that I have any barriers with Connect. I didn't know about the recommend button either, so I've went and clicked some in here also. I don't see that it raised the post's priority, but I can see if it's been recommended by anyone else. Doesn't feel that useful because ...

Yes, I was thinking along these lines and you expressed it well. There's something about the term networking that doesn't feel quite right. I was going to say I'm often accidently networking because I'm  simply interested in others.  Naturally making connections feels more comfortable. You really do ...

Hi Allen,  I agree there isn't a best major. Sometimes librarians have specific interests or ideas about what library work is, so English seems like a good fit for them. It really depends on so many factors. My undergraduate degree is in psychology. It helps me approach working with others better ...

Thank you Sherre. I'm honored and excited about the opportunity. ------------------------------ Jessica Kirk Reference - Senior Librarian Arkansas State Library She/Her/Hers,or They/Them/Theirs ------------------------------

The introduction to cataloging wasn't required for my degree, but I did end up taking it. I felt like the messaging was that every library is different, so much of the learning has to occur once you're on the job. The intro course still gave me the kind of overview I needed to understand more about the ...

I just finished Instructional Librarianship in my last semester of my M.L.S. and I would say it was one of the most applicable courses I took and I'm not even an academic librarian. I can't imagine not having taken it and have routine teaching requirements. ------------------------------ Jessica ...