Comments for The Inspired Library School Student

Comment on Comments by Amanda Halfpenny

Amanda Halfpenny — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:11:01 +0000

I understand what you mean. One of the reasons I started my blog was to bounce my ideas regarding librarianship off other people in the biblioblogosphere in order to create a dialogue. I was certain that a blog would provide a larger platform for discussion than just my circle of library school friends. Sometimes, I find it helps to ask specific questions in my posts to entice people to share their opinions. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t.

Web 2.0 provides the tools for interactiveness but it doesn’t twist anyone’s arm to get too involved. It’s a personal choice so I’m happy when people do make the effort to post a reply.

Comment on Comments by librarymistress

librarymistress — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:03:33 +0000

I think the declining number of my own blog comments stems from me using a feed reader (in early blog times, I used to visit each site regularly). Commenting means another click, and sometimes this is just too much effort ;-)

Comment on Tips for surviving library school – and possibly even having some fun by the.effing.librarian

the.effing.librarian — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 13:41:37 +0000

I always say, “order the soft taco.” I was broke when I went to library school. I tried to budget my money so I always had $5 at the end of the week for a pitcher of beer. I parked my car in January and didn’t move it until April and rode my bike everywhere. But about the taco, at the student union was a little food stand and if you got the hard shell taco there was only so much they could stuff into it before it cracked. But get the soft taco and the food stand “chef”would overstuff it for the same seventy-nine cents. So library students, always get the soft taco.

Comment on Welcome to library school by Graham Lavender

Graham Lavender — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 23:26:37 +0000

Thanks for pointing that out, Katia. I couldn’t find a good definition to link to. :(

Comment on Welcome to library school by Katia

Katia — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 02:23:50 +0000

I can’t open the “biblioblogosphere” link, seems like it’s erroneous.. . Could you please check?

Comment on Tips for surviving library school – and possibly even having some fun by Katia

Katia — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 02:19:57 +0000

Thanks a lot, Graham, I appreciate your advices and your very encouraging helping state of mind :)

Comment on Tips for surviving library school – and possibly even having some fun by Josée Riopel

Josée Riopel — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 01:45:52 +0000

Hi,

I really appreciate your blog, which I discovered last Spring. I’ll try my best to follow your tips.

Josée
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Comment on Tips for surviving library school – and possibly even having some fun by Meghan

Meghan — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 06:56:04 +0000

this is a great list, graham. Between you and Amanda, you’ve covered everything so well that I couldn’t think of enough to add to make my own blog post.

I only have one thing to add to the list. It’s a bit more, academic, than the other points, but I think it holds too: I would encourage all students to stretch their education in any way they can. If you have an idea for a project that you think would be interesting, but doesn’t quite fit the parameters of a course/assignment, talk to the professor. Most are willing to allow students to take risks or go off on their own projects, so long as there is a way for the project to relate back to the course being taught. This is the one lesson that I found it took me a (relatively) long time to get comfortable with, and the one that I found I got the most out of in the long run.

Comment on Welcome to library school by Tips for surviving library school – and possibly even having some fun « The Inspired Library School Student

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:27:39 +0000

[...] Tips for surviving library school – and possibly even having some fun September 14, 2009 — Graham Lavender It’s back-to-school time, and although I’m not heading to any classes, the fact that campus is now swarming with students reminds me that there is a new group of students starting library school. And if these people feel half as lost and confused as I did during my first few weeks, then they could use some advice. First, take a look at Biblioblond’s Thoughts on “Back to School” for MLIS Students, where she lists her Top 5 tips for incoming students. Then, if you’re not afraid of slightly stale information, you can take a peek at my post from last September. [...]

Comment on Still inspired, no longer a student by Sophia

Sophia — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 04:04:36 +0000

Seconded. I’ve only just started reading the blog, but your enthusiasm for the subject really does restore my faith in my fellow students. How big were your classes when you first started, and how long did it take for you to get acquainted with other people? I’m also doing my MLIS at McGill, but being an international student, it seems like everyone already has their little cliques already.