[RE]Boot Camp: Share Some. Learn More. Teach Better.
By Ellie Collier Setting the Stage Last fall, as a part of the Texas Library Association’s “Transforming” initiative, my library held its own transforming retreat. Austin... Read More
Learning to teach through video
By Kim Leeder It’s a truth so many of us keep in the dark corners of our lives as instruction librarians: we were never taught to... Read More
An Inflection Point for American Public Libraries
In the Library with the Lead Pipe is pleased to welcome another guest author, Jean Costello! Jean is a technical project manager for a prominent... Read More
Why isn’t a picture worth a thousand words?
In the Library with the Lead Pipe is pleased to welcome another guest author, Kristine Alpi! Kris is the Director of the William Rand Kenan,... Read More
Outreach is (un)Dead.
By Emily Ford Outreach is dead. It’s time we put its body in a coffin, say our collective prayers and move on. You see, for most... Read More
Sense of self: Embracing your teacher identity
Welcome to another guest post at ItLwtLP. This time we bring you thoughts from Carrie Donovan, an instruction librarian at Indiana University Bloomington. Enjoy! By Carrie... Read More
We’re Gonna Geek This Mother Out
By Ross Singer I am not much of a book reader. I have a home computer. It has a working internet connection. Any interest I have... Read More
W-E-B-S-I-T-E, Find Out What It Means To Me
By Brett Bonfield It’s interesting how many people don’t really understand the concept of open source. People often describe freeware as open source, or they’ll describe... Read More
A Look at Librarianship through the Lens of an Academic Library Serials Review
By Annette Day and Hilary Davis Talk to any librarian or library vendor and you’ll hear the same thing – the global economic downturn is hitting hard. Libraries... Read More
Editorial: What Not to Do When Applying for Library Jobs
By Editorial Board This week we decided to do a “collective wisdom” post about job hunting mistakes. This is an issue affecting every librarian, whether you’ve... Read More