Category: Project Management

• 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

• 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…

  kathrynvela

  October 18, 2018

  Challenges, Conferences, Librarianship, Project Management

  PNC/MLA18, Project Management

• Organizing Library Projects with Trello

  Project management is another one of those things you don’t learn in library school. Yet it’s extremely important for both team and individual projects; as Heather A. Johnson says, “As libraries continue to evolve in the services they provide, librarians may be increasingly responsible for managing large projects, planning programs and outreach, and coordinating teams”…

  kathrynvela

  May 8, 2018

  Challenges, Project Management

  Project Management, Trello