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What is the value of a graduate degree? That’s not an existential question like “what’s the value of learning?” though it could be. It’s a calculation: time plus tuition minus the chance of getting the right job after graduation. When the costs far outweigh the return, a new question might occur to graduates: Can I have my money back? 
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In the last two weeks we’ve discussed the challenges that we face in our workplaces, and heard from a few members of our community about the challenges they’re currently wrestling with at work. In the opening post we talked about how sharing our challenges can help us realise how much we have in common. In this post we’ll be looking at ways to think about problems and challenges that help get to solutions.
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This is a post that I’ve been meaning to write for a Very Long Time and which is finally seeing the light of day thanks to interest shown by Sarah Wolfenden during a conversation we had at the recent LILAC conference: ‘I’d like to read a post about that’ she said, or words to that…
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For those of you interested in research, the powerpoints from the Librarian as Researcher seminar, that took place at National University of Ireland Maynooth Library, Ireland, on 8 May 2014
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By Alexsandra Mitchell The job description for today’s librarian is ever-changing, adapting to constantly evolving technological advancements that better serve library users. Libraries have expand...
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It’s a brand new year, and 2014 is shaping up to have a surplus of professional development opportunities for librarians. If you’re eager to grow and deve Via Tom D'Amico (@TDOttawa)
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Christeene Alcosiba took a winding path to technology. Currently an academic librarian and program director at Emory, Alcosiba entered a UX design course to transition her experience managing large data sets into technology. The newly-minted UX designer has a special knack for Human-Computer Interaction concepts and evaluating and building products for targeted users.
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A middle-aged book collector in Mali helped keep the fabled city’s libraries, books and manuscripts safe from occupying jihadists.
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by Kiersten Bryant, former Head Editor, INALJ California previously published 10/30/13 How Does This Networking Thing Work? I will be attending a library conference soon and have been looking for a...
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1. You cringe a little when people say, “I used Wikipedia.” 2. Your home library is organized in alphabetical order or by subject. Obviously. 3. You believe that the smell of a new book is better than the smell of a new car....
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Editor's note: This is a guest post by Ashley Maynard. 1. There is no universally-accepted definition for Digital Humanities and probably never will be. Instead, Digital Humanities (DH) is and wil...
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by Ashley Mancill, Head Editor, INALJ Alabama Knowledge Is Power: Awesome Websites for Learning Library Skills I became interested in library work shortly after leaving the fast-paced and closely r...
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