S401+O'Leary

Hi there,

My name is Casey and I am in my first semester of SLIS. I am a former elementary school teacher going to school full-time, hoping to be a school or children's librarian. So far, it's been great!

I started using Facebook and texting several years ago, and I use them on a daily basis. This class has introduced me to the rest of social media; I was always aware of Twitter and blogs but I'm definitely more involved with them now. I'm amazed by how much libraries use social media to communicate with their patrons!

Here are my web choices:

Lauren in Libraryland - Lauren Dodd is in library school too and she talks about job prospects, conferences, and being overwhelmed with classes and responsibilites. She doesn't blog often but she knows what it's like to want to be a librarian.

Closed Stacks - a new find that is a collaborative blog from a group of librarians. Meaningful, concise posts with humor from a range of professionals and students- good stuff!

Forever Young Adult - a witty look at young adult literature from an adult point of view. Funny posts from women who love YA literature; I hope to be a school librarian and there are some amazing YA books out there.

Julia's Library Research Blog - Julia is a master's degree student in library and information science. Her blog posts can be long and wordy but also informative. She also linked to another great blog, The Infornado, which has a number of posts about "what I learned in library school."

In the Library With the Lead Pipe - in addition to a great blog title, this is another collaborative blog from a variety of librarians. I think the collaborative blogs are helpful to students who are still deciding what aspect of librarianship most appeals to them, and also helpful to professionals who want to read a blog that speaks to their professional experiences.

I'm trying to use the FeedReader software but I am finding it difficult to use and understand. When I try to add feeds it doesn't register them. I will be trying some other readers to see if they are more user-friendly.