Librarian X

My good friend and former colleague Anna Van Scoyoc has a new blog, first conclusions.  Anna is one of the best library instructors I’ve ever worked with, and really inspired me to get excited about teaching in libraries.  I know she’ll be posting many thoughful insights about libraries, user services and teaching.

I realized recently that I’ve been collecting subscriptions to a number of blogs by MLIS students or new professionals. I find I’m particularly interested in reading work by people at a similar point to me in their careers. I get a lot of good ideas and inspiration that way. (If an MLIS student can be recognized as a mover & shaker, surely some of us have ideas worth listening to.)

I didn’t actually realize how many I was subscribing to until I went to compose this post. Some of these I’ve been reading for months or years, and some I just added last week. My “New Librarians” subscription folder consists of:

heidi go seek
informing MUVEs
The Inspired Library School Student
Infogeek
Into the Stacks
Jan Dawson, 7/8 librarian
Life as I Know It
New Librarians Blog
nirak.net – Musings of an LIS Student
The Vital Library
What I Learned Today…

I think I’ll make I have made a “New Librarians” blogroll heading just for these. Share the link love. And if you can recommend additions, better yet.