Adrienne Canino is a second-year student at the MSLIS program at the iSchool. She has a B.S. and M.S. in Environmental Studies, and currently works in a non-profit that focuses on youth development through environmental conservation work in Syracuse. She enjoys joining her love of science education and outreach with her zeal for information literacy.
Carnegie Library, on Shaw Quadrangle, is best known for its quiet reading room and impressive stone stairs. If you have visited more than once, you also likely know what hides behind its door. Stately marble columns, stacks that transport a browser back in time, and a math department. That’s right, Carnegie Library on SU campus… Read the full article…
Although every library needs outreach, not every library has a librarian doing it. Further investigation into the world of outreach in libraryland has yielded another dozen incredible examples for me. But one of the best learning opportunities I discovered was the Resource Library at Children & Nature Network. What is The Children & Nature Network? The Children &… Read the full article…
Reaching our audiences is a critical part of librarian’s jobs. The many different types of librarianship engage their audiences as a part of their mission and to that end, different types of librarians work with different methods of outreach. Outreach is one of my favorite parts of working with a community. I find it greatly satisfying… Read the full article…
Open Source ILS in use: The Monteverde Institute The Monteverde Institute, a non-profit research and study abroad organization in Monteverde, Costa Rica, hosts the John and Doris Campbell Library. This summer, I’m an intern at this library to work on their digital presence (check out my final project at mvilibrary.wordpress.com ). Like many libraries, in… Read the full article…
A new part of the world seemed like a really great opportunity to try out new lessons in librarianship. So the opportunity to work at Monteverde Institute’s Library in the heart of the cloud forest in Costa Rica was an incredible opportunity. Librarianship for Science Literacy I came into librarianship, like many others, through another… Read the full article…