by Kathleen Reed Vancouver Island University I’ve finally had it with ResearchGate. After what feels like the hundredth time the site emailed me to ask “Did your colleague [name] publish [article]?”, I’m through. These nagging emails are annoying, and asking … Continue reading
by Kathleen Reed, Assessment and Data Librarian, Instructor in the Department of Women’s Studies, and VP of the Faculty Association at Vancouver Island University Last year, I wrote a blog post that mentioned the rubric my place of work (MPOW) … Continue reading
by Kathleen Reed, Assessment and Data Librarian, Instructor in the Department of Women’s Studies, and VP of the Faculty Association at Vancouver Island University Recently I met with members of an institutional unit outside the library that are working on … Continue reading
By Kathleen Reed, Assessment and Data Librarian Vice President, VIU Faculty Association Vancouver Island University In this post, I’d like to consider the influence of the collective agreement on librarian research, and in particular, the choice to work in an … Continue reading
by Kathleen Reed, Assessment and Data Librarian, Instructor in the Department of Women’s Studies, and VP of the Faculty Association at Vancouver Island University Last week’s news of Trent University Library’s Innovation Cluster was the latest in a string of controversial decisions … Continue reading
by Kathleen Reed Assessment and Data Librarian, Vancouver Island University For this week’s blog, I thought I’d share a specific question to ask library users that’s proving itself highly useful, but that I haven’t seen used much before in library … Continue reading
by Kathleen Reed Assessment and Data Librarian, Vancouver Island University As the loonie tanks against the USD, my place of work finds itself in the same situation of many libraries – needing to make cuts to make up for the … Continue reading
by Kathleen Reed Assessment and Data Librarian, Vancouver Island University With bright sun and shorts weather arriving on the BC coast, my thoughts have turned to summer plans. With fall and winter terms being way too hectic to put much … Continue reading
by Kathleen Reed Assessment and Data Librarian, Vancouver Island University Over the last few years, data librarians have become increasingly focused on data management planning as major funders and journals insist researchers have data management plans (DMPs) in place. A … Continue reading
2018/19 Contributors DeDe Dawson, Science Library, U of S Shannon Lucky, LS&IT, U of S Selinda Berg, University of Windsor Kristin Hoffman, Western University Marjorie Mitchell, UBC Okanagan Campus Kathleen Reed, Vancouver Island University Tasha Maddison, Saskatchewan Polytechnic Library Jaclyn … Continue reading