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More lists of advice for students
If there’s one thing library bloggers love writing, it’s lists of advice. Here are a couple of recent ones that students might find useful: What I want LIS students to know from Digitization 101 Ten...
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Career Planning at Any Stage Workshop with Ulla de Stricker
As I mentioned in my last post, Ulla de Stricker was in Montreal on Friday for Web 2.You. At the suggestion of Cabot Yu from CLA-CASLIS, the CLA McGill Student Chapter (led by Adam Baron) and the CLA...
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Don’t get mad; get a job
Much of this is territory I’ve covered already, but it can never be repeated too many times. Words of wisdom from Tiffini Travis: Advice to current graduate students: Do a practical internship where...
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Another year of Professional Partnering is over, but the connections will...
The academic year is winding down, and last week was the end-of-year get-together for McGill’s Professional Partnering Program. Congrats to soon-to-be MLIS grad Adam Baron for organizing a great year...
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On being scared
http://www.flickr.com/photos/verityatthedisco/4193432039/ I came across some career advice from my Re:Generations co-conspirator Meghan Ecclestone that I would like to share with you. You can (and...
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Good advice from someone who has given me more than my fair share of advice
Seriously, at some point I am going to have to pay Amy back for all the help she’s given me over the past few years, but for now I’m doing my best to pay it forward by offering advice to current,...
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Some sobering advice regarding library school expectations
I came across an interesting post from Mr. Library Dude, who offers his advice on the reality of library school and library job hunting. Although it comes across as somewhat pessimistic, I do agree...
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On shooting for the moon
Michael Steeleworthy is a fantastic gentleman I was fortunate enough to meet at CLA in Halifax this year, and he recently offered some very good advice for recent grads based on his first year as a...
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Top technology for students and new librarians to become familiar with
I recently attended the Ontario Library Association Super Conference, where I chatted with a ton of interesting people, including a group of student volunteers. One of these students later emailed me...
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Code School vs. Codecademy: Where are the best coding tutorials?
More than a year and a half ago, I wrote a post about my experience using Codecademy, and to this day it’s one of the most popular posts on my blog. Since then, I’ve tried several different online...
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