Went to TEDxRegina yesterday and honestly, my thoughts on the afternoon, with a couple exceptions, are pretty much the same as my thoughts on the inaugural one in 2012. Perhaps because I usually cherry-pick the best TEDTalks when watching online, both years I’ve gone in expecting all TEDx talks will be stellar too. But honestly, […]
Went to TEDxRegina last year and am excited to be going again this year. Plus, unlike last year when I went on my own time, this year my employer is funding me plus a few other colleagues to attend. Yay! That is *exactly* what I was saying last year about how libraries need to ensure […]
I’ve long been a believer that a happy workplace is a productive, engaged workplace. Now, it looks like Canadian business schools are starting to agree. From the Globe & Mail (with my own bolding of parts I found particularly relevant)… The business case for happiness in the workplace DELLA BRADSHAW Published Wednesday, May. 22, 2013 07:00PM […]
The police often get the short end of the stick in terms of public perception but stories like this one show there are definitely good cops out there. In my line of work, it’s not often that you can arrest somebody on multiple occasions and end up being friends with them. On the flip side […]
One benefit of being home with the baby for a couple weeks was that Shea, Sasha and I were able to slip out one afternoon earlier this week for one of Sasha’s first-ever outings. We snuck into the SUN AGM & Conference to see my mom receive a Lifetime Membership from the organization (she’d also […]
It’s no secret that I am fascinated by the different approaches that so many tech companies take towards organizational culture compared to more traditional companies. Here’s another example – a presentation outlining tech marketing company, HubSpot’s cultural code. (I especially love their three-word policy that guides pretty much everything they do: “Use Good Judgement”. Also […]
A new vlogger combines a couple of my favourite things – books and booze – in her Literarily Drunk reviews.
Although it can seem dire sometimes, according to this graphic from MacLean’s (via Ken Haycock’s shiny new Facebook page), librarians will be one of the highest demand professions over the next decade. (I’m going to ignore that the actual wording doesn’t specify “librarians” and actually says “Technical Jobs in Libraries…” which could mean a lot […]
I attended the 2013 Stapleford Lecture at the U of R last night which featured Dr. Toni Samek from the U of A’s Library School. Her topic was: “Librarians Unplugged: How and Why Librarians Are Speaking Out About Crucial Social Issues”. My first swelled head moment came when I got the invitation to attend the […]
I finally realized why I like “The Breakfast Club” so much – the whole movie is set in a library! 😉
