The Journey My journey to my internship started when I was accepted into the Sophomore Leaders Overnight Retreat trip hosted by the iSchool. Only 12 selected sophomores are chosen to go on this fully sponsored road trip. The trip which provided an insight into Ernst and Young (EY) and Microsoft’s main offices at New York… Read the full article…
I recently had the opportunity to experience my first professional academic librarian interview. It was quite an experience! Six months before graduation, I applied to a handful of positions, ranging from a few part-time to adjunct positions to first year and user experience librarian positions. I printed out job descriptions, and highlighted the skills that… Read the full article…
The first day of April 2019 marks the Census Day of Action. This means that in exactly one year, the 2020 Census will be underway. In the past week, communities across the United States held events promoting census awareness and participation. The United States Constitution mandates the Census. It collects data about people living in the… Read the full article…
Librarians in movies tend to fall into a cranky spinster stereotype — you know at the end of “It’s a Wonderful Life” when the horrible, alternate reality is that Mary has become a librarian? — while libraries are dusty, old buildings. In real life, that’s just not the case; libraries play host to life-changing moments… Read the full article…
#Critlib, or critical librarianship, is the ongoing work of turning a critical eye to the functions of libraries. As well as drawing the principles of social justice into the profession in this critical eye. You can practice critlib in all types of librarianship. Even in library school! It began in earnest as the result of… Read the full article…
My name is Dinesh Challa. I am in my second semester of graduate school to obtain my Master’s in Information Management here at the iSchool. How did I get here? How did I get to freezing Syracuse, New York after being born and raised Hyderabad, India? I chose Syracuse University for a few important reasons. I… Read the full article…
A few miles north of Syracuse proper, you’ll find a library with its own farm — or maybe it’s more appropriate to call it a farm with its own library. The LibraryFarm at Northern Onondaga Public Library (NOPL) at Cicero is a growing (pun-intended!) part of the community there. The completely organic LibraryFarm lends out… Read the full article…
American Library Association Midwinter conference (ALA Midwinter) was January 25-29, 2019 at the Seattle Convention Center. It was also my first library conference. While I have been to fan conventions in the past, I was not sure what to expect from ALA. I had heard whisperings about the Expo Hall and more free books than… Read the full article…
Being a librarian doesn’t always come cheap: there are books, tuition, conferences, and a host of other expenses. Luckily, there are opportunities for scholarships to cover at least some of those costs. Here’s a round-up of awards with applications due in spring 2019. Editor’s note: don’t forget to take a look at the Library Science… Read the full article…
InfoSpace is wrapping up another year of blogging! To close out the year, we’re celebrating our most popular posts from the second half of the year. Want to know what was popular from the beginning of 2018? Check out our Top 5 Posts from Spring 2018. Without further ado: our top 5 posts from summer… Read the full article…