I'm taking “Advocacy and Library Issues” with former CLA President, Wendy Newman, as a distance course this term. This is my first ever distance course (I took French 101 as a distance course back in 1993 or so but was in the classroom in front of the instructor while the other students were at sites […]
I’ve had a couple chances to plug my blog in front of the new semester of students in the last couple weeks (and have had a few compliments on the content from people who’d checked it out – thank you very much!) But obviously not everybody’s going to take the time to browse or search […]
With apologies to Billy Shakes for the paraphrase, I think this will be my “semester of disconnect” at FIMS. I've got two classes at Somerville House up in UGG-ville I've also got one evening class and one distance class so only need to be at the North Campus Building one day per week (in the […]
I'm over at the school having worked on a couple of my first assignments for most of the night after walking Shea to work at 7pm. Now I'm just surfing around aimlessly because Shea's at work and if I go home, er, I'd probably just be doing the same thing. Here's something fun I came […]
I mentioned in my last post that I might do a list of some reasons why a certain library system isn't one of my favourites. Jen's comment that she didn't mind this system inspired me to do that list now. So here's my list of some reasons why I'm not a fan of LPL:1. They […]
Florence Hwang, a recent grad from the program, attended a federal libraries career networking event in Ottawa and reports back with these tips on her blog (reprinted with permission):* Instead of listing relevant courses you have taken in your resume, provide examples of projects you did in school.* Experience counts. Put down your volunteer experience […]
At the end of my first semester, I posted “10 Tips For New Library School Students“. On Tuesday, I'll begin my third (and final) semester of library school. I honestly can't believe how fast the time has gone. In honour of that mini-milestone, here's another similar list: TEN THINGS I'VE LEARNED IN LIBRARY SCHOOL (SO […]
Back from our trip to the States. Great time but as we traveled, I was continually reminded of a quote which I believe is from Gord Downie of the Tragically Hip: “One on one, Americans are some of the nicest people you'll ever meet. But as a group, they scare the hell out of me.” […]
After going to class today on three hours of sleep, I thought it might be interesting to break down what a typical day is like for me. Of course, no day is “typical” and how my time breaks down will likely be quite different when compared to any other student as well. 3 hours – […]
Why do my random thoughts posts always seem to fall around the time of a long weekend? Strange…Relationship TheoryI've been thinking about something quite a bit since July. I read a lot of relationship books and watch a lot of Oprah so I'm very aware of the theory that says anyone in a relationship can […]
