This June I start teaching a summer session course in genealogy for the graduate School of Information (iSchool) at San Jose State University. A course like this back then would have saved me years of frustration in my own research, and would have made me an even better librarian in terms of the type of research assistance and programming that I provided in public, special, and academic libraries.
Librarian’s Genealogy Boot Camp Available for Free at 2016 Southern California Genealogy Jamboree in June
Are you a librarian or library professional from Southern California? The Southern California Genealogical Society is hosting a FREE half-day genealogy boot camp for librarians, as part of its 2016 Genealogy Jamboree conference!
Marketing the Library: Great new marketing video from Common Craft
While I love seeing the media write about libraries, I cringe every time I see a headline along the lines of “Libraries aren’t just about books anymore” or “Libraries aren’t just quiet places anymore”. Because those are really outdated perceptions of libraries. At least… according to us librarians. Common Craft has produced a new video to help the public understand how libraries have changed in the Internet Age.
What Facebook Needs To Fix In Groups To Make Them More Useful For Educators (Part 2)
The second part in my look at what Facebook needs to fix or implement in Facebook Groups to make Groups an effective tool for classroom instructors.
Innovative ways to promote subject librarians within your campus community
A look at some of the innovative ways academic libraries are promoting their subject specialist librarians.