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Love Data Week 2019
Love Data Week is fast approaching, and to further immerse myself in the data world, I am working to plan some kind of activities to acknowledge the event. I’ve been drawing inspiration from what other libraries have planned for the week, but I’m also trying to incorporate my past experiences with library events on my…
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Our Library Workshops Have Lived to See Another Term!
The last time I talked about the workshops presented by my library, I discussed how we were trying a new online format to boost accessibility and attendance. During the Fall 2018 term, my colleagues and I held six workshops on the following topics: PubMed Basics Using EndNote Basic in Research Research Data Management Basics Open…
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Planning a Conference – PNC/MLA 2018
Earlier this week, I attended the Pacific Northwest Chapter of MLA Annual Meeting in Spokane, Washington. It took place over two and a half lovely fall days in the downtown district, where I was able to sample some truly excellent coffee and macarons. The conference was just as fun as the last conference we held…
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Creating a Book Club on a Health Sciences Campus
I love going to MLA every year because I always leave with so many fun ideas to try out at my own library. At the last MLA meeting, one of those fun ideas was a book club. I came across two different posters about interprofessional education book clubs: “Book discussion groups for health sciences interprofessional…
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Last Ditch Attempt at Library Workshops
Library workshops seem to be a fairly standard offering among academic libraries, especially the libraries in large institutions. My library is no different, but our experience has been somewhat uninspiring in the past. We typically hold 2-4 workshops per semester about topics like EndNote and PubMed, and these workshops usually garner an attendance rate of…
Kathryn Vela
Librarian at Large
Kathryn Vela 