In the last few weeks, we’ve been interviewing for an evening Reference Librarian position, and it got me thinking about my own grueling job search, not so long ago! I remember stressing out about how much stuff I had to get together: update my CV to highlight what the posting is asking for, re-write my cover […]
Category: From the desk
From the Desk: Handout for Academic Departments
Wow, it’s Wednesday already and students are unloading their trucks and moving in as I write this. As you can imagine, we are very busy getting everything together for those students, but on this edition of From the Desk, I want to share a handout I made for writing instructors on what the library can do […]
From the Desk: Library Basics handout
On this edition of From the Desk, I want to share a Library Basics handout that I’ve created using Adobe Illustrator. A lot of my job, aside from teaching information literacy sessions, involves designing handouts, signage, and other promotional materials for library events and services. I consider myself a self-taught designer, garnering lots of advice […]
From the Desk: Preparing for take-off
In 4 days, I hop a plane to Cambridge to gather with some of the coolest librarians at the Leadership Institute for Academic Librarians at Harvard. I’m pretty excited, but feeling the nerves creep up as travel approaches. Harvard has kept me busy, distracting me from the stresses of travel by giving me tons of […]
From the Desk: Office Inspiration
From the Desk is a new series that I’m trying out. What you’ll find: Stories from my office and/or other desks I might frequent Office decoration/design Office inspiration What I’m doing at my desk(s) Views from my desk More to come.. Everyday I sit at my desk. In my office. Past the bathrooms, on […]
Amy Pajewski 