Category Archives: Librarianship

Making Years of Service Meaningful – My thought on #hlth

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Bohyun (Library Hat)

By now, I believe almost everyone in the library-land would have heard about the Harvard Libraries Town Hall meeting debacle. (If not, see this post by Tom Bruno.) Like everyone else, I don’t have an inkling about whether the reorganization … Continue reading →

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Published! Chapter 8. Mobile Use in Medicine: Taking a Cue from Specialized Resources and Devices

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Bohyun (Library Hat)

The presentation that I gave with my colleague, Marissa Ball, at Handheld Librarian Online Conference II (February 17, 2010.) is now out as a book chapter in the new book published by Routledge, Mobile Devices and the Library: Handheld Tech, … Continue reading →

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Research Librarianship in Crisis: Mediate When, Where, and How?

Posted on August 1, 2011 by Bohyun (Library Hat)

*** This post has been originally published on ACRLog *** The talk about the crisis of librarianship is nothing new. Most recently, back in May, Seth Godin, a marketing guru, has written on his blog a post about the future … Continue reading →

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Apply or Not: ALA Emerging Leaders Program

Posted on July 22, 2011 by Bohyun (Library Hat)

ALA is now receiving applications for the 2012 class of the Emerging Leaders (EL) Program, and I saw many new librarians considering applying to the program in Twitter, Facebook, etc. Applying for this program requires some paperwork. You have to … Continue reading →

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Beyond the Middlemen and the Warehouse Business

Posted on May 19, 2011 by Bohyun (Library Hat)

No Hyperbole Seth Godin recently wrote a blog post about the future of the library. His question is mostly directed to public libraries, and so many responses came out already. (Among many see the posts by Bobbi Newman, Nancy Dowd, … Continue reading →

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Tech Skills for New Librarians & Me (seeking advice)

Posted on May 6, 2011 by Bohyun (Library Hat)

I was recently asked to write a short piece on what kinds of tech skills new librarians will need to have before going out to the job market.  So I got to put together a list of some of the … Continue reading →

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Personal Branding for New Librarians: Standing Out and Stepping Up

Posted on March 30, 2011 by Bohyun (Library Hat)

Tomorrow, I will be giving a webcast for ACRL 2011 Virtual Conference with Kiyomi Deards and Erin Dorney. The webcast is open to all attendees of either ACRL 2011 Conference or ACRL 2011 Virtual Conference. I have moderated a panel … Continue reading →

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Library and IT – Synergy or Distrust?

Posted on March 3, 2011 by Bohyun (Library Hat)

In my previous blog post, I asked why libraries are not actively encouraging those who are novice coders among library staff to further develop their coding skills. I was surprised to see so many comments. I was even more surprised … Continue reading →

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Why Not Grow Coders from the inside of Libraries?

Posted on February 21, 2011 by Bohyun (Library Hat)

How fantastic would it be if every small library has an in-house developer? We will be all using open-source software with custom feature modules that would perfectly fit our vision and the needs of the community we serve. Libraries will … Continue reading →

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Surprise – a Personal Brand is a By-product!

Posted on February 1, 2011 by Bohyun (Library Hat)

At the 2011 ALA Midwinter Meeting at San Diego, I moderated a panel discussion about personal branding sponsored by ACRL New Members Discussion Group. The program aimed at providing new and budding librarians with an opportunity to think about personal … Continue reading →

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