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Professional “Thank You” Not Required?

Quite often I receive emails from students in MLIS programs asking for advice. This can be as simple as help with a paper, a cataloguing question or long-term career advice. Sometimes these emails also involve in-depth questions regarding the future … Continue reading

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Bridging the Gap between New Generation Librarians and Boomers

How do you view your new librarian? Would you have more faith in a librarian who is older but a recent graduate, or a younger librarian with a few years behind her? Bridging the gap between the different generations of … Continue reading

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Library of Congress to Offer Junior Fellows Summer Internships

From the Library of Congress Press release   “Rare comic books, wax-cylinder recordings, novelty postcards, hand-colored films and a tale told on a hooked rug were among the treasures uncovered by the 2008 class of Junior Fellows Summer Interns, who … Continue reading

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IFLA 2008 – The third day

It’s now the end of day 3 for IFLA 2008. One of my favourite things about conferences is the ability to meet people and network. I’ve met some terrific professional gurus, as well as promising young library students who will … Continue reading

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