Evergreen unsung heros: an invitation to participate
I’m so excited about the Evergreen community. There are a lot of smart people who work hard and do really excellent work. I’ve really enjoyed Chris Cormack’s blog posts about the unsung heroes in the...
View Articlewelcome to code4lib
This was my first code4lib. It was awesome and one of the best library things I’ve ever been to–I’m inspired by the work people are doing, I’m excited to research new things and most importantly I feel...
View Articlesharing serial prediction patterns
One of the core strengths of libraries is shared standards and sharing library data. Since we migrated to Evergreen in May I’ve been doing migration cleanup, implementing acquisitions and trying to...
View ArticleEvergreen Unsung Heroes
I was inspired by Chris Cormack’s excellent series of blog posts highlighting awesome people in the Koha community. I wanted to adapt Chris’ idea to the Evergreen community. Here’s the call for...
View Articlenew job
This is my second week at CILS, a unit that serves post-secondary students with print disabilities by creating alternate formats like: etext, accessible PDFs, Kurzweil and DAISY. I’m getting familiar...
View Articlelesbrarians vol. 3
I’m super excited about the new lesbrarian logo that Kathleen Jacques has been working on. This isn’t the final one, but it’ll be close. I hope to have buttons made in time for the Vancouver Dyke...
View Articlelesbrarian buttons
Several years ago I decided I wanted to get a group of lesbrarians together for the Dyke March. The night before the Dyke March I used some paint from the dollar store on a sheet to make a Venn...
View ArticleBig ideas for libraries in communities
I was super excited and completely terrified to be shortlisted to pitch my idea for what digitization in public libraries could look like. Public speaking is scary for me, and getting up in front of a...
View Articlethis is a love letter
Photo credit: Danita Thewalkingcrime I’m sad I wasn’t able to make it to code4lib this year in Chicago. Instead I tuned in via the Livestream and have rewatched a couple of talks several times. The...
View Articleegcon2013: open library ecosystem
egcon2013 design work by Jon Whipple I just finished chairing the organizing committee for the International Evergreen conference in Vancouver. It’s been more than a year of planning and a labour of...
View ArticleBCLA Conference – Content Licensing: Negotiating the Shadows
I was asked to be the librarian on this panel at the BCLA conference that was moderated by Ken Roberts. The other panellists were Roland Lorimer (Director of the Publishing programs and the Canadian...
View Articlevegetarian restaurants in Vancouver (compiled for an American I met in New...
Someone I worked with briefly is visiting Vancouver. She asked for vegetarian restaurant recommendations. I asked my friends on Facebook, then checked their suggestions on Urban Spoon. Finally I...
View ArticleMy first Sugru project
I’ve wanted to get some Sugru since I first heard about it, but didn’t really have a use for it. Sugru is a self setting rubber that comes in different colours and is still flexible after it cures. I...
View Articleif this, then that
While sitting around with a few friends I was joking I’d like a way to automate writing Facebook birthday messages on my friend’s walls. (Yes, I realize this completely misses the point of a thoughtful...
View Articleusing IFTTT to help find awesome rental housing
Finding good rental housing in Vancouver is hard. A recent study showed that Vancouver is the second most expensive housing market in the world. Rent is quite expensive and decent apartments or rental...
View Articleletter to the Vancouver Public Library Board
I am writing to urge you to reconsider the changes in the Public Internet Use policy that the Board recently passed. These are bad policy changes that erode intellectual freedom, are problematic for...
View ArticleInternet Use Policy across Canadian public libraries
I’ve been pretty critical of Vancouver Public Library’s new Internet Use Policy. After sending a letter to their Board I was wondering what other public library policies were like. VPL is a member of...
View ArticleReply from Vancouver Public Library Board re: new internet use policy
A few people were critical of my directness in my letter to the VPL board, so I was surprised to get a response. I have permission to post the reply I received here. I’d love to know what other people...
View ArticleDigesting the Gender and Sexuality in Information Studies Colloquium
Most of the conferences I go to are technology ones that are focused on practical applications and knowledge sharing on how we have solved specific technical problems or figured out new, more efficient...
View ArticlePorn in the library
At the Gender and Sexuality in Information Studies Colloquium the program session I was the most excited about was Porn in the library. There were 3 presentations in this panel exploring this theme....
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