The Librarian Linkover
By Lorene Kennard
The Librarian LinkoverOct 31, 2022
Nicole Celic - Creator and Designer of the Video Game King Pangnapa
Nicole Celic, creator and designer of the video game King Pangnapa, discusses how she created the game and what she hopes it will do for libraries. During our conversation, Nicole mentioned Women in Games.
Episode #102.5 Recording Malfunction
We had a recording malfunction this week. We hope to get back on track next week. Is there a previous episode you missed? Now is the time to catch up.
Emily Drabinksi! - President of ALA
Emily Drabinski, President of ALA, discusses what ALA does, her role as President and why people should join ALA. During our conversation, she mentioned The Merritt Fund.
Shanna Miles - Author of Children's Books
Shanna Miles, author of children's books, discusses why librarians should write books. During our conversation, she discusses The Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators.
Ryan Woodward - Program Manager at International Women's Baseball Center and 100th Episode!
Ryan Woodward, Program Manager at International Women's Baseball Center, discusses working in history and education. During our conversation, he mentioned his creations Women in Baseball Week and Women in Baseball Heritage Trail. Ryan also helped me celebrate my 100th episode!
Martha Kyrillidou - Director and CEO of QualityMetrics, LLC
Martha Kyrillidou, Director and CEO of QualityMetrics, LLC, discusses library assessment.
Meg Morrissey - DAM and Metadata Expert
Meg Morrissey, DAM and Metadata Expert, discusses why librarians are perfectly skilled to work in DAM.
Christina E. Taylor - Library Management Consultant for Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Christina E. Taylor, Library Management Consultant for Texas State Library and Archives Commission, discusses grant writing, social media and graphic novels.
Alison King - Back for Her 3Peat
Alison King, Copy Editor and owner of King Career Services, is back for her 3Peat! This is an everything but the resume episode. Alison mentioned the following items during our conversation.
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Royal Career Academy (Courses) royalcareeracademy.teachable.com
Instant Downloads https://store.sendowl.com/s/277d796e-5528-4b4a-bb5a-0b8647d33ae5 Website www.kingcareerservices.com Social www.linkedin.com/in/alisonking100https://www.facebook.com/kingcareerservices
PLA Visit me at booth 620!
Shea Swauger - Senior Policy Analyst, Data Sharing and Ethics at the Future of Privacy Forum
Dr. Audrey Barbakoff - CEO of Co/Lab Capacity
Helen Rimmer - Owner of The Kind Brave Leader
Helen Rimmer, Owner of The Kind Brave Leader, discusses steps we can take to become better leaders. During our conversation, Helen mentioned M25 Consortium of Academic Libraries.
Catherine Bellamy - Consultant for Redbird Library Consulting Services
Catherine Bellamy, Consultant for Redbird Library Consulting Services, discusses her passion for well being of library staff, as well as helping library staff have sustainable careers. During our conversation, Catherine mentioned American Indian Library Association.
Jami Yazdani - Owner of Yazdani Consulting and Facilitation/Consultants for Libraries Directory
Erin Decker - Owner of White Rose Books & More
Chris DeCristofaro - Co-Host of The Library Pros Podcast
Elizabeth McLean - Principal of Knowsaic Information Services
Elizabeth McLean, Principal of Knowsaic Information Services, discusses the things to think about when starting a business. During our conversation, Liz mentioned these organizations.
Association of Independent Information Professionals
Specialized Library Association
Society for International Development
Association for Intelligent Information Management
Barbara Band - School Library, Reading and Literacy Consultant
Barbara Band, school library, reading and literacy consultant, discusses suggestions for librarians considering going into consulting. She mentioned the following organizations during our conversation.
Karen Van Drie - Executive Director of Global Literature in Libraries Initiative
Karen Van Drie, Executive Director of Global Literature in Libraries Initiative, discusses why it's so important to read globally. During our conversation, she mentioned ALA's International Relations Round Table Series. She also mentioned the IB Curriculum.
(Karen would like to make a correction to something she said during our conversation. It was Richmond, British Columbia, not Riverside that came to PPLD and told them to save seconds, minutes, and hours. She regrets that she couldn't remember the name of the translator of The Phantom Tollbooth, by Norm Juster. It was translated into Portuguese by Jorio Dauster. #NameTheTranslator )
Marj Atkinson - Owner of Ask Marj
Denise Lyons - Commissioner/State Librarian of Kentucky
Dr. Curtis Rogers - Educational Consultant
Dr. Curtis Rogers, Educational Consultant, discusses the importance of communication and marketing in libraries.
Lauren Deacon - Independent Researcher and Writer
Lauren Deacon, independent researcher and writer, discusses ideas for librarians who want to do free lance work. During our conversation, Lauren mentioned the National Digital Forum in New Zealand.
Kaetrena Davis Kendrick - Researcher, Leader, Consultant and Coach
Dr. Emily DiLeo - User Research, Research Operations, Knowledge Management
Dr. Julia Huprich - Content Curator
Curtis Kendrick - Binghamton University Libraries Faculty and Staff Mentor
Curtis Kendrick, Binghamton University Libraries Faculty and Staff Mentor, discusses his Ithaka S+R brief "By Any Measure: The Racial Demographics of Librarians." Access the brief here.
Joe Niese - Author of Six Books on Sports
Dr. Kate McDowell - Data Storytelling Toolkit for Libraries
Dr. Kate McDowell, Associate Professor at University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign, School of Information Sciences, discusses her Data Storytelling Toolkit for Libraries. She mentions these tools during our conversation.
The Data Storytelling Toolkit for Librarians (DSTL) at ALA Annual
Sara DeSantis - Sr. Content Acquisition Specialist at Sling TV
Alison King - Copy Editor and Owner of King Career Services - is Back!
Dr. Jeanie Austin - Author of Library Services and Incarceration: Recognizing Barriers, Strengthening Access
Dr. Jeanie Austin, author of Library Services and Incarceration: Recognizing Barriers, Strengthening Access, discusses why it is possible and urgent to provide services to the incarcerated. Here is a link to their book.
Rodney Edward Freeman, Jr. - Founder and Chief Curator of Reminisce Preservation
Rodney Edward Freeman, Jr., Founder and Chief Curator of Reminisce Preservation, discusses steps librarians need to take to start a business. During our conversation, Rodney mentioned BCALA.
Janel Kinlaw - Owner of Refining Workflow
Helen Linda - Business and Process Analyst at Vermont State Colleges System
Helen Linda, Business and Process Analyst at Vermont State Colleges System, discusses how she uses ALL of her "traditional" library skills in her current role. During our conversation, Helen mentioned Women in Lean, International Institute for Business Analysis and Kata Girl Geeks.
Dr. Andrea Jamison - Assistant Professor of School Librarianship at my beloved undergrad alma mater Illinois State University.
Rachel Wedeward - Research Project Manager at the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry
Rachel Wedeward, Research Project Manager at the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, discusses her roles working in associations. During our conversation, Rachel mentioned SLA, MLA, The Center for Association Leadership and Association Forum.
Stephanie Norick - Tableau Business Intelligence Senior Analyst at Salesforce
Suzanne S. LaPierre and Chris Barbuschak - Authors of Desegregation in Northern Virginia Libraries
Suzanne S. LaPierre and Chris Barbuschak, authors of Desegregation in Northern Virginia Libraries, discuss how they used their librarian skills in the research and writing of their book.
Joanne Kiley - Senior Manager at HBR Consulting
Alison King - Copy Editor and owner of King Career Services
Dr. Africa Hands - Assistant Professor in the Department of Information Science at University of Buffalo
Emily Weak - Founder of the Hiring Librarians blog
Kyle Banerjee - Senior Implementation Consultant for EBSCO
Kyle Banerjee, Senior Implementation Consultant for EBSCO, discusses his role working for a library vendor. Kyle mentions Association for Computing Machinery during our discussion.
Steve Ammidown - Freelance Archivist and Librarian
Steve Ammidown, freelance archivist and librarian, discusses job hunting and hot topics in the library world today. He mentions Fine Books & Collections magazine during our discussion.
Martha Hickson - Award-winning School Librarian and Leader in the Fight for the Freedom to Read
National Coalition Against Censorship
Comic Book Legal Defense Fund
Office for Intellectual Freedom - American Library Association
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Amy Neeser - Consulting and Outreach Lead in Research IT at the University of California, Berkeley
Amy Neeser, Consulting and Outreach Lead in Research IT at the University of California, Berkeley, discusses the wide range of opportunities for librarians to work in data. She says, "Data is an opportunity, not a threat." Here is a link to her research on making job ads more equitable. Amy also mentions Research Data Access Preservation Association and the Campus Research Computing Consortium.
Lisa Grimm - Vice President and DAM Evangelist at Digizuite
Allison Jai O'Dell - CRM Manager at The Funders Network
Allison Jai O'Dell, CRM Manager at The Funders Network, discusses how library skills are perfect for roles like data architecture structure and taxonomy.