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Back in March, I wrote about my experiences chairing a double search committee. I ended that blog post with questions around onboarding and what happens after a hire is successful. I’m happy to...

https://acrlog.org/2024/10/10/lessons-learned-from-onboarding-new-colleagues/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lessons-learned-from-onboarding-new-colleagues

As a MLIS student at San Jose State University (SJSU), I often read about the importance of promoting library services through outreach efforts. During that time, I ran across the following quote...

https://acrlog.org/2024/03/31/engaging-in-outreach-efforts-meaningful-community-building/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=engaging-in-outreach-efforts-meaningful-community-building

This spring, I’m chairing concurrent searches for two new librarians role in my department. I’m thrilled to lead these search committees and bring new colleagues to the team. These roles open...

https://acrlog.org/2024/03/29/thoughts-from-a-search-committee-chair-running-two-searches/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=thoughts-from-a-search-committee-chair-running-two-searches

Towards the end of fall 2023, the STEM Librarian stepped down from her position at CSU Northridge. Throughout her tenure, she covered liaison duties that spanned across many Science and Engineeri...

https://acrlog.org/2024/01/22/navigating-an-unchartered-path-in-liaison-librarianship/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=navigating-an-unchartered-path-in-liaison-librarianship

This semester, Stego Studio, our library’s makerspace, moved into the department I oversee. This makerspace opened up around the time I arrived at my institution (fall 2021) and I’ve watched,...

https://acrlog.org/2023/12/18/supervising-a-makerspace-musings-from-the-fall/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=supervising-a-makerspace-musings-from-the-fall

This week, I celebrated my two year work anniversary. I feel like I say this a lot, but I both can’t believe I’ve been here two years and also feel like I just started. A lot has happened in ...

https://acrlog.org/2023/08/11/digging-in-reflecting-on-a-work-anniversary/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=digging-in-reflecting-on-a-work-anniversary

Inspired by April Hines’s recent tweet about what academic librarians can learn from public librarians, I’ve been thinking about the topic myself. It’s been especially front of mind as some...

https://acrlog.org/2023/05/30/learning-from-public-libraries/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=learning-from-public-libraries

It’s summer here on campus. The library is quiet and I feel a sense of calm as I look at the things I want to accomplish this summer. As each academic year comes to a close, I find myself natur...

https://acrlog.org/2023/05/19/feeling-connected-supported-an-end-of-academic-year-reflection/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=feeling-connected-supported-an-end-of-academic-year-reflection

In March, I attended ACRL. The first session I attended was a morning panel entitled “Academic Library Leaders Discuss Difficult Topics.” The panelists (Jee Davis, Trevor Dawes, and Violete I...

https://acrlog.org/2023/04/07/communication-leaving-things-behind/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=communication-leaving-things-behind

January and the first part of February is usually a tricky time of year for me. I’m both buoyed by the promise of a new year and bogged down by the weather and amount of daylight available to m...

https://acrlog.org/2023/02/23/coming-out-of-a-january-fog/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=coming-out-of-a-january-fog