In late 2016, I contributed a chapter to Susanne Caro’s edited volume Government Information Essentials in which I explore aspects of advocacy as it applies to government information librarianship. Excerpt: The challenge and reward of government information librarianship stems from the diversity of activities and intellectual work demanded ... Read more 20 Jul 2017 - 2 minute read
Trying out my new Jekyll site. More content coming soon! Read more 05 Mar 2017 - less than 1 minute read
(This post originally appeared on Free Government Information.) Like many of my colleagues, I’m struggling to understand what the results of the Presidential election mean for my work as a government information librarian at a public institution of higher education. In the weeks and months ahead, those of us who claim to value diversity, inclus... Read more 23 Nov 2016 - 7 minute read
(This post originally appeared on Free Government Information.) Today’s lunchtime listen is FGI’s first podcast(!), a conversation recorded on July 25, 2016, with James A. Jacobs, James R. Jacobs, and Shari Laster discussing “Building a Collaborative FDLP.” If you missed that post, here’s an excerpt: FDLP libraries can work together to prov... Read more 01 Sep 2016 - 1 minute read
(This post originally appeared on Free Government Information.) At the 2016 ALA Annual Conference, held in Orlando in late June, GODORT’s Rare & Endangered Government Publications committee hosted a panel discussion about GPO’s National Plan for Access to U.S. Government Information. The discussion responded to four questions: How can d... Read more 05 Aug 2016 - 5 minute read