The Librarian Linkover
By Lorene Kennard
The Librarian LinkoverMay 16, 2022
Jami Yazdani - Owner of Yazdani Consulting and Facilitation/Consultants for Libraries Directory
Erin Decker - Owner of White Rose Books & More
Chris DeCristofaro - Co-Host of The Library Pros Podcast
Elizabeth McLean - Principal of Knowsaic Information Services
Elizabeth McLean, Principal of Knowsaic Information Services, discusses the things to think about when starting a business. During our conversation, Liz mentioned these organizations.
Association of Independent Information Professionals
Specialized Library Association
Society for International Development
Association for Intelligent Information Management
Barbara Band - School Library, Reading and Literacy Consultant
Barbara Band, school library, reading and literacy consultant, discusses suggestions for librarians considering going into consulting. She mentioned the following organizations during our conversation.
Karen Van Drie - Executive Director of Global Literature in Libraries Initiative
Karen Van Drie, Executive Director of Global Literature in Libraries Initiative, discusses why it's so important to read globally. During our conversation, she mentioned ALA's International Relations Round Table Series. She also mentioned the IB Curriculum.
(Karen would like to make a correction to something she said during our conversation. It was Richmond, British Columbia, not Riverside that came to PPLD and told them to save seconds, minutes, and hours. She regrets that she couldn't remember the name of the translator of The Phantom Tollbooth, by Norm Juster. It was translated into Portuguese by Jorio Dauster. #NameTheTranslator )
Marj Atkinson - Owner of Ask Marj
Denise Lyons - Commissioner/State Librarian of Kentucky
Dr. Curtis Rogers - Educational Consultant
Dr. Curtis Rogers, Educational Consultant, discusses the importance of communication and marketing in libraries.
Lauren Deacon - Independent Researcher and Writer
Lauren Deacon, independent researcher and writer, discusses ideas for librarians who want to do free lance work. During our conversation, Lauren mentioned the National Digital Forum in New Zealand.
Kaetrena Davis Kendrick - Researcher, Leader, Consultant and Coach
Dr. Emily DiLeo - User Research, Research Operations, Knowledge Management
Dr. Julia Huprich - Content Curator
Curtis Kendrick - Binghamton University Libraries Faculty and Staff Mentor
Curtis Kendrick, Binghamton University Libraries Faculty and Staff Mentor, discusses his Ithaka S+R brief "By Any Measure: The Racial Demographics of Librarians." Access the brief here.
Joe Niese - Author of Six Books on Sports
Dr. Kate McDowell - Data Storytelling Toolkit for Libraries
Dr. Kate McDowell, Associate Professor at University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign, School of Information Sciences, discusses her Data Storytelling Toolkit for Libraries. She mentions these tools during our conversation.
The Data Storytelling Toolkit for Librarians (DSTL) at ALA Annual
Sara DeSantis - Sr. Content Acquisition Specialist at Sling TV
Alison King - Copy Editor and Owner of King Career Services - is Back!
Dr. Jeanie Austin - Author of Library Services and Incarceration: Recognizing Barriers, Strengthening Access
Dr. Jeanie Austin, author of Library Services and Incarceration: Recognizing Barriers, Strengthening Access, discusses why it is possible and urgent to provide services to the incarcerated. Here is a link to their book.
Rodney Edward Freeman, Jr. - Founder and Chief Curator of Reminisce Preservation
Rodney Edward Freeman, Jr., Founder and Chief Curator of Reminisce Preservation, discusses steps librarians need to take to start a business. During our conversation, Rodney mentioned BCALA.
Janel Kinlaw - Owner of Refining Workflow
Helen Linda - Business and Process Analyst at Vermont State Colleges System
Helen Linda, Business and Process Analyst at Vermont State Colleges System, discusses how she uses ALL of her "traditional" library skills in her current role. During our conversation, Helen mentioned Women in Lean, International Institute for Business Analysis and Kata Girl Geeks.
Dr. Andrea Jamison - Assistant Professor of School Librarianship at my beloved undergrad alma mater Illinois State University.
Rachel Wedeward - Research Project Manager at the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry
Rachel Wedeward, Research Project Manager at the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, discusses her roles working in associations. During our conversation, Rachel mentioned SLA, MLA, The Center for Association Leadership and Association Forum.
Stephanie Norick - Tableau Business Intelligence Senior Analyst at Salesforce
Suzanne S. LaPierre and Chris Barbuschak - Authors of Desegregation in Northern Virginia Libraries
Suzanne S. LaPierre and Chris Barbuschak, authors of Desegregation in Northern Virginia Libraries, discuss how they used their librarian skills in the research and writing of their book.
Joanne Kiley - Senior Manager at HBR Consulting
Alison King - Copy Editor and owner of King Career Services
Dr. Africa Hands - Assistant Professor in the Department of Information Science at University of Buffalo
Emily Weak - Founder of the Hiring Librarians blog
Kyle Banerjee - Senior Implementation Consultant for EBSCO
Kyle Banerjee, Senior Implementation Consultant for EBSCO, discusses his role working for a library vendor. Kyle mentions Association for Computing Machinery during our discussion.
Steve Ammidown - Freelance Archivist and Librarian
Steve Ammidown, freelance archivist and librarian, discusses job hunting and hot topics in the library world today. He mentions Fine Books & Collections magazine during our discussion.
Martha Hickson - Award-winning School Librarian and Leader in the Fight for the Freedom to Read
National Coalition Against Censorship
Comic Book Legal Defense Fund
Office for Intellectual Freedom - American Library Association
We're Back.
Amy Neeser - Consulting and Outreach Lead in Research IT at the University of California, Berkeley
Amy Neeser, Consulting and Outreach Lead in Research IT at the University of California, Berkeley, discusses the wide range of opportunities for librarians to work in data. She says, "Data is an opportunity, not a threat." Here is a link to her research on making job ads more equitable. Amy also mentions Research Data Access Preservation Association and the Campus Research Computing Consortium.
Lisa Grimm - Vice President and DAM Evangelist at Digizuite
Allison Jai O'Dell - CRM Manager at The Funders Network
Allison Jai O'Dell, CRM Manager at The Funders Network, discusses how library skills are perfect for roles like data architecture structure and taxonomy.
Fobazi Ettarh - Author of Vocational Awe and Librarianship: The Lies We Tell Ourselves (Published in In the Library with the Lead Pipe)
Selina Gomez-Beloz - Owner of Madrina Consulting
Selina Gomez-Beloz, Owner of Madrina Consulting, discusses how her library leadership skills help her serve women-identifying and BIPOC small business owners and non-profit leaders.
Ashleigh Coren - Women's History Content and Interpretation Curator at the National Portrait Gallery
Ashleigh Coren, Women's History Content and Interpretation Curator at the National Portrait Gallery, discusses how museum work is a perfect match for library skills. Sidedoor, the podcast Ashleigh is featured on, can be found here. The project she worked on with USA Today, Women Innovators: Honoring the Past, Inspiring the Future, can be found here.
Jason Broughton - Director of the National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled
Jason Broughton, Director of the National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled, discusses how he uses all of his librarian skills to lead a division of the Library of Congress. During our conversation, he mentioned the STAR method of interviewing.
Kallie Benes - CEO of First3Years
Kallie Benes, CEO of First3Years, discusses how her diverse library background makes her a perfect for a CEO position. Her organization can be found here.
Cynthia Hetherington - Founder and President of The Hetherington Group
Cynthia Hetherington, Founder and President of The Hetherington Group, discusses how she uses ALL of her library skills and her library education in her consulting, publishing and training firm. You can find her blog here. Cynthia mentions these organizations during our conversation.
Association of Independent Information Professionals
Jill Wilson - Senior Strategist at ChaseDesign
Jill Wilson, Senior Strategist at ChaseDesign, discusses how well library skills work in strategy and insights positions.
Lori Guidry - Network Engagment Manager at Candid
Christina M. Shutt - Executive Director of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
Christina M. Shutt, Executive Director of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, discusses how she uses her library skills and experiences in running a Presidential library.
Stephanie Chase and Cindy Fesemyer - from Constructive Distruption
Stephanie Chase and Cindy Fesemyer, from Constructive Disruption, discuss how libraries can benefit from big picture planning.
Christy Shannon Smirl - Owner of Foxtail Books and Library Services
Tracy Z. Maleeff - Security Researcher at Krebs Stamos part 2
Tracy Z. Maleeff, Security Researcher at Krebs Stamos, discusses how her library and information skills are a perfect fit for the information security field. My interview with Tracy Maleeff went a bit longer than most episodes. Information security is such an important and timely topic and she had a lot of great information and ideas to share. So, I decided to turn the interview into two episodes. Part 1 posted last week. If you haven't listened to it, you can still get a lot out of part 2 and then, go back to part 1. Here is part 2 of my interview with Tracy.
Tracy Z. Maleeff - Security Researcher at Krebs Stamos part 1
Tracy Z. Maleeff, Security Researcher at Krebs Stamos, discusses how her library and information skills are a perfect fit for the information security field. My interview with Tracy Maleeff went a bit longer than most episodes. Information security is such an important and timely topic and she had a lot of great information and ideas to share. So, I decided to turn the interview into two episodes. You're listening to part 1 now and part 2 will drop next Monday. I know you will get a lot out of both episodes. Here is episode one with Tracy.