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That Time I Downloaded my Twitter Archive
After preparing for a presentation about our eportfolio program at Mount Holyoke College at CLAC, I found myself deleting some old tweets after finding some with dead links devoid of context (I will own my memory work). I deleted a few tweets here and a few tweets there until I could not refresh my web view anymore. I downloaded my archive…
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Locating, Accessing & Citing Peer Reviewed Science Articles
Whoa September, the month that flies the fastest in the world of higher ed professionals, when new students and faculty arrive, gentle learning management system reminders get sent, and unpredictable foibles of technology arise. For me, it is also the month of many one shot sessions. icon-clock-o Over the last year, I’ve been paying closer attention…
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Not Your Grandma’s Annotated Bibliography
The annotated bibliography is a stalwart assignment for students undertaking research projects. [1. “Annotated Bibliographies” UNC Writing Center] I frequently encounter the annotated bibliography with the classes I support. In upper level classes, students know the drill: collect 5-10 ‘scholarly sources’ and write a few sentences about why each source might be useful for their…
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Reclaiming my Attention
At the start of the year, I saw this tweet: Make 2016 the year you take control of all the information floating out there about you on the Internet: https://t.co/WDrpd0fFIS — Fast Company (@FastCompany) December 27, 2015 Since adopting a password manager in 2013, I’ve become more aware of all the accounts I’ve accumulated over the…
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That Time I visited my Book IRL 2015 Edition
Last year, Digital Humanities in the Library: Challenges and Opportunities for Subject Specialists was published by ACRL Press. I was very proud to contribute a chapter of my own. It was the very first time I saw my published work in print; quite a humbling experience. Now, I am pleased to share that my chapter…