In library school, and life, you have more time than you think.
Editor’s note: this article was originally published on June 5, 2019. For the sake of context, I’m going to talk about myself for a moment. In addition to being a […]
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Allison Jennings-Roche
Allison is an MLIS student at the University of Maryland. She is specializing in Diversity and Inclusion and also pursuing a Graduate Certificate in Critical Theory. Allison is a staff member in the Reference and Instruction department of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) Library. She has a BA in English Literature and Political Science, and an MA in Legal and Ethical Studies; as well as previous work experience in higher ed and public libraries. Allison is passionate about interdisciplinarity, information literacy, equity, and critical pedagogy. When she’s not geeking out over all things library, Allison teaches yoga, enjoys rock climbing, tends a small flock of chickens in her urban backyard, and spends enormous amounts of time creating a life with her 4 children under the age of 7.
Connect with her on Twitter @ajenningsroche.
“What would you change about the library?” Um… everything?
I am a researcher and an over-preparer, and I am generally pretty quick on my intellectual feet. But a question at an interview this week (for my dream job, eek!) […]
Less-charted Territory: Attending a professional conference outside of library land.
As a follow up to my previous post about taking classes outside of your program’s core curriculum, I also want to recommend attending conferences outside of library land. Last week, […]
Uncharted Territory: Taking classes outside of your MLIS program’s core curriculum
Sometimes, one of the best decisions you can make in your academic career is to go off the beaten track, and challenge expectations, even your own. After coming off one […]
Presenting at conferences: putting yourself out there in library school.
As most of us reading Hack Library School know, or at least have heard, the MLIS is a “minimum qualification” for actual employment as a big L academic librarian. Some […]
Burnout and self care: a reflection on registering for classes.
Email alerts are disruptive, by design. Today, though, that disruption was exactly the encouragement I needed to reflect on library school, and life.
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