Santa Fe Public Library
I am honored to serve on the board of the Santa Fe Public Library with a dedicated and passionate group of community members. In the words of Kurt Vonnegut, “The America I love still exists at the...
View ArticleLandmark Skate Tunes #11: Sebadoh – Skull
My ode to a landmark skate tune over at The Deaf Lens.
View ArticleMikhail and Margarita
Not unlike her main character, Himes is both a physician and a writer. Her debut novel reflects these two worlds, underscoring the necessity of artistry and imagination within the clinical application...
View ArticleTechnical Report Archive & Image Library
Very happy to be welcomed as a member of The Technical Report Archive & Image Library (TRAIL) at the Center for Research Libraries.
View ArticleEverybody Had an Ocean
The opening vignette detailing Beach Boy Dennis Wilson’s initial encounter with Charles Manson sets the tone for McKeen’s (journalism, Boston Univ.; Mile Marker Zero, Too Old To Die Young) latest foray...
View ArticleSpoils
In an article for the New York Times, Van Reet, a veteran of the First Calvary Division in Baghdad and recipient of a James Michener Fellowship, criticized the publishing phenomenon of the “War on...
View ArticleSerbia: Refugee and Migrant Library
Please to announce the winner of the Innovation in Libraries AF Chapter April grant: A Refugee and Migrant Library in Serbia.
View ArticleLonesome Lies Before Us
Authenticity, failure, art, and identity would be a succinct, thematic description of Lee’s oeuvre (e.g., The Collective). Of course, it wouldn’t summarize the depth of his work. Here, Lee introduces...
View ArticleProgressive Librarians Guild
Very excited to join the PLG in their efforts + actions. “Libraries are an important intersection of the individual, communities and knowledge. We see librarianship as a profession and practice that...
View ArticleSouthside Branch 10th Anniversary Plaza Fair
The Southside Branch will celebrate its 10th Anniversary with a Plaza Fair on Saturday, May 20 from 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM. This free event will feature over 25 booths from non-profit organizations...
View ArticleAll Abilities Lending Collection
The Saline District Library (MI) is compiling a collection of gadgets and equipment available for check out by patrons called the All Abilities Collection. The purpose of the collection is to allow...
View ArticleLANL Foundation Community Outreach Grant
Thanks to the LANL Foundation for funding a collaborative team effort between MAKE Santa Fe and ¡Youthworks! to design and build a digital fabrication certificate. Participants are developing trade...
View ArticleThe Red-Haired Woman
Winner of the Nobel Prize in 2006 for his unflinching and exhaustive ruminations on Istanbul in such books as Snow and My Name Is Red, Pamuk’s tenth novel is once again set in his beloved Turkey. The...
View ArticleColgate University
Thrilled to announce I’ll be joining Colgate University this fall as an Associate Professor + Head of Research and Instruction in the University Libraries.
View ArticleThe Method Podcast
Talking about the FAIR Data Principles on the inaugural episode of The Method podcast.
View ArticleThe Multispectral Thermal Imager
So proud of Madeline Whitacre and her award-winning poster in the non-technical category at the 2017 Los Alamos National Laboratory Summer Student Research Symposium. This year’s Symposium, Championing...
View ArticleDesignated Representative
Looking forward to assisting Colgate University data users in locating, downloading, and working with ICPSR data.
View ArticleStages of Change: Dialogue in a Liberal Arts Context
This event brings together faculty, staff, and students from Colgate, New York Six Liberal Arts Consortium schools, and others from Central New York region for a day of forums and workshops, to share...
View ArticleUnclassified: Research Data Management at Los Alamos National Laboratory
“We created a LibGuide. Strangely, that did not solve our data management problem.” Josh Finnell, telling the story of our people #dlfforum — Yasmeen Shorish (@yasmeen_azadi) October 23, 2017
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