Category Archives: LIS

Suzanne Briet’s Document Antelop in Celebration of Ada Lovelace Day

Posted on October 15, 2013 by Bohyun (Library Hat)

**This is part of the blog bomb that all the librarians at LibTechWomen planned and I am excited to participate. : )  Find more posts celebrating Briet today in Twitter with #briet**   In celebration of Ada Lovelace Day, I … Continue reading →

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Common Misconceptions about Library Job Search: What I have learned from the other side of the table

Posted on January 7, 2013 by Bohyun (Library Hat)

I have been invited to speak as a panelist for the American Libraries Live Episode 2 on Thursday, January 10th at 2pm EST. Since this program will feature David Connolly, who manages the ALA JobList site (which every budding librarian … 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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Interview with Brand-New Librarians III – Laura O’Brien

Posted on September 30, 2010 by Bohyun (Library Hat)

For the third and the last post of the Interview with Brand-new Librarians series, I interviewed Laura O’Brien. Laura graduated from Simmons Graduate School of Library and Information Science in May, 2009. Laura had completed her eight months’ of job … Continue reading →

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Interview with Brand-new Librarians II – Kiyomi Deards

Posted on September 27, 2010 by Bohyun (Library Hat)

For the second post of the Interview with Brand-new Librarians series, I interviewed Kiyomi Deards. Kiyomi is an ex-chemist who quit her full-time chemist work in order to attend an MLS program full-time. She loves science and research and writes … Continue reading →

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Interview with Brand-new Librarians I – Rachel Slough

Posted on September 23, 2010 by Bohyun (Library Hat)

In my last blog post, I talked about how soon-to-be librarians lacking professional involvement and networking can build a good foundation for their post-MLS job search through the work itself.  I also thought about adding some practical tips about the post-MLS … Continue reading →

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For Soon-to-be Librarians with Little Professional Involvement and Networking

Posted on September 22, 2010 by Bohyun (Library Hat)

Lately there has been a lot of discussion about getting the first job after finishing the MLS program. There have been many dozens of emails posted on NEWLIB-L (See “How Did You Get Your First Librarian Job?” thread) and LITA-L … Continue reading →

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Getting Published in a Peer-Reviewed Journal

Posted on August 10, 2010 by Bohyun (Library Hat)

My very first scholarly article in a LIS journal is about to be published in the fall issue of the Journal of Web Librarianship!  And I have two more articles submitted to two other journals, the Reference Librarian and Technical … Continue reading →

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Academics and Web 2.0

Posted on October 7, 2009 by Bohyun (Library Hat)

I was reading an interesting article from Research Information the other day, “Web 2.0 fails to excite today’s researchers” by David Stuart.  My job as a librarian is to help researchers at my institution do their research more efficiently and … Continue reading →

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My MLIS program experience

Posted on September 13, 2009 by Bohyun (Library Hat)

Thanks to a blog post, “MLIS Programs Need To Be Revamped,” I had a chance to reflect on my MLIS program experience. I am a relatively new graduate. Like many other LIS students, I have attended the program part-time while … Continue reading →

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