At this point, I’m halfway through the modules in INFO 5300, Management of Information Agencies, and I have to say that the one component that keeps coming up as vitally important is Communication. Now I know I’m biased. I have multiple degrees in English, and I’ve been working as a Read more…
I’m wrapping up my second draft of my IOP for INFO 5200 this week. (That’s the second part of my Information Organization Project, for non-UNT folks.) It’s a project that we work on all semester, to show mastery of the ALA’s 3rd core competence for librarians: Organization of Recorded Knowledge Read more…
While writing this post, I learned a new phrase that seems like it would be fairly common: Bystander Effect. Apparently, if there is an emergency, the larger the crowd, the more likely people are to stay quiet, hoping someone else (that’s more likely more prepared for whatever problem is occurring) Read more…
When it comes to temperatures, I’m a bit like my bulldog or Goldilocks: Not too hot, not too cold… I want it just right. But I can respect people who make resolutions to go out there no matter how cold the weather is in order to stick to their fitness Read more…
One of the first projects I’ve been able to run on my own has been an in-person event at Fondren with Pet Partners. We brought in several dog/human teams to visit with students (and faculty and staff), allowing them to play with the dogs and relieve some stress during final Read more…
I can easily say that for us, the last six weeks of the year are the most stressful time, every year, hands down. Balancing the needs of two families, plus all of the holiday communications, plus wrapping and finding gifts for more than 30 people, plus all of the requisite Read more…
Thinking back to our institute for INFO 5000, I remember being particularly daunted by the idea of our term paper and doing a literature review. When I did my previous M.A. in literature, I had not done such research, and I was hesitant about how I’d even begin to tackle Read more…
with advice from Progressive Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation and AED Superstore The word has been out for a while: Obesity is on the rise in America. A study published last year by JAMA (the Journal of the American Medical Association) showed that no matter which way you look at the data (all adults, men vs. women, specific Read more…
Since I started my internship at SMU and my classes at UNT at the same time, I had a steeper learning curve than my intern peers when it came to understanding how to answer questions at the reference desk. In addition, I’ve been working as a freelancer for more than Read more…
Having gone through this process several times, this was one of the easier posts to conceive (and one of the harder ones to make sure I was citing outside sources). I’ve been advised to do several of these things, like wearing shorts, talking about expectations, and writing down questions, even Read more…