I had the great honor recently to be invited to speak to a class at my alma mater (the LEEP Program at the University of Illinois). The Instruction class, taught by Melissa Wong, was finishing up their work and had myself and Chad Kahl of Illinois State University dialed in for a little Q & [...]

So, my first semester as a professional academic librarian is over and our students will return for part two next week. I’m not sure I have much in the way of either highlights or low points, specifically, but I have gotten some good experience. My weeding project is continuing at a steady pace, I’ve had [...]

In youthful naiveté, I assumed being a new member of the profession (and ALA) that I would just go to Midwinter, attend some stuff, get involved, etc. My brother moved to Philadelphia a few months ago so it sounded like a great time to make a visit to him and attend my first ALA conference [...]

I recently returned from attending my first conference as a capital “L” Librarian, but it was momentous for another reason: I was actually a speaker. If you’re wondering how exactly a “first-year nothing” ends up speaking at a national conference, well, press on, dear reader. I owe a great deal of thanks to my colleague [...]

The first installment from Josh Petrusa, in his first year as E-Resources Librarian at Norwich University. So here I am, almost three months into my first professional position, and the rehearsals are over. Four years of non-professional work, two years of library school, six months of a job search, and a month of getting accustomed [...]