February 2010
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State DOTs and Social Networking
This post might be very boring to the library folks, but this is what I do. I’m a transportation librarian, so I think about transportation stuff. One thing that I’m interested in is how transportation agencies use social networking to share information. This is why I started MashTrans, because it was clear that people were [...]
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DIY Mentorships
Last month I blogged that I’m accepting applications for a mentor. (Applications are still open, by the way…) Well, this week one of my mentors/role models/heroes, Sarah Glassmeyer, blogged about Libpunk Mentorship. It’s great advice to any wayward librarian (or professional whatever) looking for direction. Her five main points are: Own Your Shit It’s OK [...]
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Observations
Peformance based tenure – Here’s to good work!
02.05.10 | Permalink | 2 CommentsToday’s AP wire had an article about Ohio State University, the largest university in the country, possibly changing the rules for granting tenure: The leader of the country’s largest university thinks it’s time to re-examine how professors are awarded tenure, a type of job-for-life protection virtually unknown outside academia. Ohio State University President Gordon Gee [...]
