Assessing the Transferability of LIS Degrees Accredited by ALA and CILIP
Library Student Journal has a new article out, written by recent Southern Connecticut State graduate Dana Goblaskas. According to the abstract, This paper aims to assess, through the use of surveys and data comparison, the transferability of Master’s-level library and [...]
Thinking about student research
While I was setting up the new LSJ facebook page (go like us!) I had the chance to revisit the LSJ mission statement as I was filling in all the profile information for the page. Here’s the official LSJ mission: [...]
Summer reading
As library students, we read. A lot. Every so often, a book stands out. It changes the way we look at our work, at the LIS field, or even at the world in general. Here are a few books LSJ [...]
After a brief hiatus…
…perhaps it’s time to announce a new LSJ blog policy: radio silence in the weeks leading up to finals. Or, more accurately, to final papers. Think of it as my own small contribution to reducing your options for procrastination. But [...]
PhD student/supervisor communications
Thanks to this must-read Hack Library School post, which offered a handy list of non-LIS blogs that LIS students should follow, I am now a fan of The Thesis Whisperer. 1) It’s a cool title (with an equally cool tagline: [...]
Teaching do’s and don’t's
Someday, I hope, I will be a professor. I’ll create course syllabi, I’ll hold office hours, I’ll lecture, I’ll grade, I’ll answer questions about both course content and coursework expectations, and I’ll be the person in front of the class [...]
