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Data Analysis is Not For the Faint of Heart
The last few weeks have been very exciting for me because I have been working on my first research project as a professional librarian. To support my outreach work to health professionals in the community, I surveyed K-12 school nurses about their information needs. The collection period is over, and now it’s time to dig…
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Working on the Fringe
I have a BS in biology and an MLIS, and my education has served me well so far. However, I am not educated in medicine, and that has been something of a stumbling block for me in my outreach work. The outreach I do as part of my job is targeted to healthcare professionals in…
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Learning to Teach
One thing I didn’t realize when I took a job in academia is how much instruction would be involved. I’m teaching health professionals how to use a health information resource, and soon I’ll be teaching medical students about evidence-based practice and information literacy. So lately, I’ve been taking some time to improve my teaching skills.…
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DIY Learning
I mentioned in a previous post that I planned to work on an online self-study module to provide another avenue for people to learn about health information resources. Now, approximately a month later, I am ready to launch this new learning resource to my target audience. I have high hopes that it will meet their…
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Getting the Word Out
I have learned a lot of new skills on the fly over the past six months, mainly involving technology. The skill I have spent the most time learning by a large margin is how to send emails to a large number of people as efficiently as possible. I needed to learn this skill because a large…
Kathryn Vela
Librarian at Large
Kathryn Vela 