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CLA Sessions Accepted!

Posted on November 25, 2010 | Leave a comment

This is Halifax, looking QUITE dapper.

Just so ya know I work with the bestest CLA committee eva, and we have TWO count ‘em TWOOOO sessions accepted at the CLA Conference in Halifax in May, 2011. Yay, us!

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CLA 2010

Posted on May 28, 2010 | 1 Comment

Candian Library Association 2005 Conference by Mita, from flickr

CLA is next week! Weeee, I’m excited! Although… before I board my flight to Edmonton on Monday, I have to drive to Ottawa and run a half-marathon. Talk about a kill-joy.

Okay, but let’s not talk running, let’s talk CLA! I’m doing a few things while I’m there: I’m participating in two sessions with the Re:Generations Committee that focus on new and aspiring librarians. “Preparing for the Profession” is designed as a little unconference for new professionals, in which we discuss topics that are key to getting into the job market — everything from writing an effective C.V. to negotiating salaries. I’ll be directing the conversation around networking, and creating a professional web presence for yourself, but we’re hoping that much of the discussion is driven by audience participation (fingers crossed!) There are lots of helpful hints on how an unconference actually works from an article on the LNG website (thanks to Megan for the tip). It’s not one of those things where you can sit back and be silent and take notes — But I hope the collaboration and interaction helps create some community among the audience and that we all get to learn a whole bunch.

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Imma Re-Pra-Zent

Posted on February 7, 2010 | 3 Comments

Update: The event was great! We set it up so that the content was largely driven by the students questions, and I think it worked…. I was there until 9pm talking with some of them. It was a very curious, impressive group. People: The future of library land in is good hands!

I am participating in an “Ambassador’s Visit” on behalf of the CLA’s Re:Generations Committee at the U of T’s iSchool this week. I don’t think I get diplomatic immunity so there go my plans to commit lots of crimes.

Ambassador’s Visits are where Re:Gen Committee members go to their local lie-berry school to discuss with students the in’s and out’s of academic librarianship — how to prepare yourself for the job market, how to get interviews, and what the job is actually like. I’m co-presenting with Jane Schmidt, who is a big-wig at Ryerson University (She is Manager of the Collection Services Team there).

We’re going for a relaxed, audience-driven discussion that will hopefully give students some insights about our field and help students chill out about getting jobs. Oh, and to promote CLA! Because you should join.

Question to you, librarian people: What sorts of things did you wish you’d known before you entered the job market? What kinda tips do you think are important to inform students about?

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Re-Post Post

Posted on January 31, 2010 | Leave a comment

New blog post over at the Re:Generations blog. You’ll get a hint of my angsty side! K, off to listen to some Dashboard Confessional and dye my hair black. Ciao!

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