Kathryn Vela

Kathryn Vela

Librarian at Large

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  • New Publication Alert!

    New Publication Alert!

    With my personal connections to the world of ADHD, I was very excited to write about CHADD.org for the Journal of Consumer Health on the Internet.

    kathrynvela

    November 21, 2025
    Scholarly Communication
    ADHD, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, chadd, consumer health, journal of consumer health on the internet, librarian, library, Professional Development, publication, Scholarly Communication, Writing
  • Choosing the Next Right Thing

    Choosing the Next Right Thing

    As someone who is easily overwhelmed by everyday life, I think about this phrase all the time: the next right thing.

    kathrynvela

    August 19, 2025
    Challenges, Uncategorized
    decision-making, goals, leadership, life, mental-health, new job, New role, Pareto Principle, priorities, productivity, Project Management, task management, Time Management, Todoist, values-based decision making, weekly reflection, work-life balance
  • How Simple Systems Help Me Thrive at Work (and Keep My Sanity)

    How Simple Systems Help Me Thrive at Work (and Keep My Sanity)

    Besides meeting new people and earning a regular paycheck, my favorite part of starting a new role is setting up my personal workflows and project management tools. Gretchen Rubin coined the phrase “Outer order, inner calm”, and that perfectly encapsulates how I feel when my digital ducks are in a row.

    kathrynvela

    July 1, 2025
    Project Management
    Customer training, Digital organization, Job transition, Personal Workflows, productivity, Professional Development, Remote work tips, Stress reduction, task management, Workplace systems
  • From Laid Off to Hired: My Path to a New Role

    From Laid Off to Hired: My Path to a New Role

    Finding a new job in the current market is not an easy task and is often dependent on a hefty dose of luck. So I feel extraordinarily lucky to be able to share that I have accepted a new position with EBSCO as a Senior Customer Training Specialist.

    kathrynvela

    May 26, 2025
    Challenges
    career change, EBSCO, goals, job applications, job offer, job searching, laid off, leadership, librarian, library, new job, Professional Development
  • Mastering Delegation: Overcoming Common Challenges

    Mastering Delegation: Overcoming Common Challenges

    I’ll be the first to admit that I am a huge control freak. For reasons I have yet to unpack, I have a hard time asking for help even when I’m drowning in incomplete tasks. When I took my first manager job last year, I knew that I would have to invest some time and…

    kathrynvela

    May 19, 2025
    leadership
    Communition, Delegation, goals, leadership, productivity, Professional Development, Team Management
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