44: Dan Cohen

April 29, 2014March 24, 2019 ~ circideas ~ 1 Comment

Steve speaks with Dan Cohen, Executive Director of the Digital Public Library of America.

Dan Cohen is the Founding Executive Director of the Digital Public Library of America, where he works to further the DPLA’s mission to make the cultural and scientific heritage of humanity available, free of charge, to all. Prior to his tenure, Dan was a Professor of History and the Director of the Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media at George Mason University. At the Center, Dan oversaw projects ranging from new publishing ventures (PressForward) to online collections (September 11 Digital Archive) to software for scholarship (the popular Zotero research tool). His books include Digital History: A Guide to Gathering, Preserving, and Presenting the Past on the Web (with Roy Rosenzweig) and Equations from God: Pure Mathematics and Victorian Faith. Dan was an inaugural recipient of the American Council of Learned Societies’ Digital Innovation Fellowship. In 2011 he received the Frederick G. Kilgour Award from the American Library Association for his work in digital humanities, and in 2012 he was named one of the top “tech innovators” in academia by the Chronicle of Higher Education. Dan received his bachelor’s degree from Princeton, his master’s degree from Harvard, and his PhD from Yale.

43: Naomi House

April 15, 2014March 24, 2019 ~ circideas ~ 1 Comment

Guest host Leah White chats with Naomi House, founder, editor and publisher at INALJ.com.

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Naomi House is the founder, editor and publisher at INALJ.com and a former reference, marketing and acquisitions librarian for a federal library. She and her 180+ volunteers work to add over 7,000 jobs a month and tons of great articles to the website. She believes well sourced quantity is quality and ‘squees’ each and every time someone shares that they found a job. Along with her husband, Sana, she flips houses in New Orleans. Naomi is a well known international presenter (over 60 presentations in the past 3 years) and most recently presented at OCLC EMEA in Cape Town, South Africa, at the National Press Club in Washington DC and in Dubai at the American University in the Emirates.

Guest host Leah White is the Head of Popular Materials at the Ela Area Public Library and a member of the Adult Reading Round Table Steering Committee. Leah graduated from Dominican University with her MLIS in 2008 and won the Library Journal Movers & Shakers Award in 2012. Her forthcoming book on innovation in libraries will be out this Fall. She enjoys reading comic books, Instagramming pictures of her pets, and spending too much time reading the Song of Ice and Fire series by George R.R. Martin. You can find her on Twitter @leahlibrarian or check out her website.

42: Emily Lloyd

April 1, 2014March 24, 2019 ~ circideas ~ Leave a comment

Steve speaks with Emily Lloyd, creator of Shelf Check and Associate Librarian at Hennepin County Public Library.

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Emily Lloyd lives in South Minneapolis and works as an Associate Librarian for Hennepin County Library. In addition to most things librar*, she’s interested in participatory public art and other ways to build connection and community in public spaces (sample project: 6 Words Minneapolis). You can find Emily on Twitter @poesygalore.

SHOW NOTES:

Shelf Check
ToonDoo
Being Visibly Queer-Friendly: Please Consider It
StrengthsFinder
Creative People Must Be Stopped
“Why Did You Come to the Library Today?” participatory display
Cards Against Humanity
Cards Against Librarianship
Be Proud @ Your Library pin
Emily’s Slideshare

41: Jennie Rothschild

March 18, 2014March 24, 2019 ~ circideas ~ Leave a comment

Steve speaks with Jennie Rothschild, youth services librarian turned branch manager.

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Jennie Rothschild is a youth services librarian turned branch manger in Arlington VA, just outside of Washington, DC. She sometimes reviews books at Biblio File and made 365 booklists last year at www.yareadinglist.com. When not reading, she likes doing crafty things while binge-watching House of Cards.

40: Angie Manfredi

March 4, 2014March 24, 2019 ~ circideas ~ Leave a comment

Steve chats with Angie Manfredi, head of Youth Services for the Los Alamos County Library System.

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Angie Manfredi is the Head of Youth Services for the Los Alamos County Library System in Los Alamos, New Mexico, a position she has held for the past 6.5 years. She graduated with her MLIS from the University of Southern Mississippi in 2007. She has been an active member of ALA and served on various selection and process committees for both ALSC and YALSA. She loves presenting about library services, particularly library services for children and teens, and has done so at nationwide conferences and in several states. She can’t imagine a more exquisite, fun, amazing, and challenging job than being a youth services librarian. In her spare time, she watches far too many movies. You can read more of her writing at www.fatgirlreading.com and follow her every, incessant thought on Twitter @misskubelik (yes, a movie reference).

39: Laura Bang!

February 18, 2014March 24, 2019 ~ circideas ~ Leave a comment

Steve chats with Laura Bang, Digital and Special Collections Curatorial Assistant at Villanova University.

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Laura Bang is the Digital & Special Collections Curatorial Assistant at Villanova University’s Falvey Memorial Library. Laura received her MLS from the University of Maryland in 2009. She began working at Villanova in 2010, where she is responsible for designing exhibits, overseeing the Digital Library‘s scanning operations, and assisting with Special Collections duties. Laura also has a propensity for dreaming up exciting new projects that she doesn’t have time for. You can find Laura on Twitter @laurabang and occasionally on Tumblr when she remembers to post. She sometimes wishes she were a better blogger, but she is too often distracted by shiny things.
SHOW NOTES:

37: Clive Thompson

January 21, 2014April 5, 2023 ~ circideas ~ 1 Comment

Steve speaks with Clive Thompson, journalist and author of “Smarter Than You Think”.

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Clive Thompson is an award-winning journalist who writes about the impact of technology and science on everyday life. He is the author of “Smarter Than You Think: How Technology is Changing Our Minds for the Better” (Penguin), and is a contributing writer for the New York Times Magazine and Wired. He blogs at www.collisiondetection.net and can be found on Twitter as @pomeranian99.

SHOW NOTES:
Smarter Than You Think | Buy the book
You Are Not So Smart 013: Clive Thompson and How Technology Affects Our Minds
Collision Detection

36: Michael Stephens and Michael Casey

January 7, 2014March 24, 2019 ~ circideas ~ 1 Comment

Steve speaks with Michael Stephens and Michael Casey, writers of the late, lamented “Transparent Library” column for Library Journal.

photo by Cindi Trainor

Dr. Michael Stephens is an Assistant Professor in the School of Library and Information Science at San Jose State University. His research focuses on use of emerging technologies in libraries and technology learning programs. He currently writes the monthly column “Office Hours” in Library Journal exploring issues, ideas and emerging trends in library and information science education. Stephens has spoken about emerging technologies, innovation, and libraries to national and international audiences. He is fascinated by library buildings and virtual spaces that center around users, participation, creating content, and encouraging the heart. Michael’s Tame the Web blog is here: http://tametheweb.com.

Michael Casey is currently the Information Technology Director for the Gwinnett County Public Library in metropolitan Atlanta. Named a Mover & Shaker by Library Journal in March 2007, he co-authored (with Laura Savastinuk) Library 2.0: A Guide to Participatory Library Service and is a contributor to Library 2.0 and Beyond. He and Michael Stephens co-authored a monthly column in Library Journal titled “The Transparent Library“. He has written and spoken extensively on the subject of modern library services. Michael holds an MLS from Southern Connecticut State, an MA in Political Science from Pennsylvania State University, and a BA from Duquesne University. His family, friends, travel and hobbies can all be seen in his photos on Flickr.