Fun library related school supplies for the new semester
New semester, new supplies. Some fun books and gifts
Fall Into Canadian Reads
Editor’s note: This is a guest article from Michelle Boivin-Carriere. Fall is such a cozy season. As summer break is long behind, we work ever harder towards our MLIS. To […]
Progress Beats Perfection: Trevor Owens on Digital Preservation
This is a guest post from Scott Richard St. Louis. Trevor Owens. The Theory and Craft of Digital Preservation. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2018. Day by day, our digital […]
Web Archives and the Future of Historical Inquiry: “History in the Age of Abundance” Book Review Part II
This is a guest post from Scott Richard St. Louis, and is a continuation of this post. What changes to the contemporary structure of the historical profession will be necessary […]
Web Archives and the Future of Historical Inquiry: “History in the Age of Abundance” Book Review Part I
This is a guest post from Scott Richard St. Louis. Milligan, Ian. History in the Age of Abundance? How the Web is Transforming Historical Research. Montreal: McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2019. […]
Book Review – Librarian’s Guide to Games and Gamers: From Collection Development to Advisory Services
Bibiliographic Info Author: Michelle Goodridge, Matthew J. RohwederPublisher: Libraries UnlimitedPublished: 2021Page count: 259Formats available: ebook, print (paperback)Get a Copy: Paperback ($65.00 USD) | Kindle Ebook ($61.09 USD) | WorldCat Summary As gaming has become more […]
Book Review – The Future Academic Librarian’s Toolkit: Finding Success on the Job Hunt and in Your First Job
Bibiliographic Info Editor: Megan HodgePublisher: Association of College and Research LibrariesPublished: 2019Page count: 328Formats available: ebook, print (paperback)Get a Copy: Paperback ($62.00 USD) | DRM Free eBook ($44.00 USD) | WorldCat Summary Are you interested […]
Giving and Receiving Feedback: A Skill for Grad School and Life
Learning how to give effective feedback to colleagues, classmates, and even professors as well as receive feedback yourself is a skill that takes practice, nurturing, an open mind, and a […]
Library Work Won’t Love You Back
This summer, I have been fortunate to have an internship that I love. I loved the work of cataloging, enjoyed the company of my coworkers, learned a lot, and actually […]
Reading Recommendations for the Pandemic Summer
Hello, readers! I’ve been writing for Hack Library School for over a year now, and my biggest struggle has been thinking of new topics to write about each month. All […]
#DignidadLiteraria
#DignidadLiteraria is new to the LIS field, but it has already created interesting discussions about publishing, who is represented in library collections, and who gets to speak on behalf of […]
A Fond Farewell
Well Hack Library School, this is it – my final post on these hallowed pages. I’m starting a job in February at a Science Library, which is basically my dream […]
Bygone Badass Broads: Perspectives Beyond Library World
Over the last few years, there has been an increase in the in glossy books of profiles of women in history, bringing alive stories that have been forgotten or ignored. […]
Guernsey: Perspectives Beyond Library World
The selections for my book club with friends can vary widely, but we often return to two major themes: books about books and World War II historical fiction. When we […]
Book Talk: So You Want to Talk About Race
(Photo courtesy of Ijeoma Oluo, 2018) Like all forms of oppression, racism is fraught with history, guilt, complexities, nuances, multiple perspectives, and it can be a contentious discussion topic. Having […]
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