Sio the Librarian

MLS Digital Libraries graduate of IU Bloomington. More at siobhainrivera.com and @siothelibrarian

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[siothelibrarian]

Why does this cat look like a Boston terrier it is disturbing.

[ranawaytotelltheworld]

[elodieunderglass]

oh. ohhhhhhhhh. oh nooooooooooooooo

[dr-dendritic-trees]

[A mom and baby otter are floating together. The baby otter is sleeping on his mom’s tummy so he’s still all dry and fluffy.  She keeps giving him little otter kisses.]

[geminigeek]

Now this is quality content.

[lisanabanana]

What I like to see

[librarianproblems]

“LIBRARIES ARE IRRELEVANT NOW BECAUSE...”

[actegratuit]

Creatures of the Mechazoic Era,

Chase Black

[lifetheuniverseandnothing]

@annleckie

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The Dark Queen, statue probably depicting the Ptolemaic queen Cleopatra III (ruled 142–101 BC). Discovered in the lost, sunken city of Thonis-Heracleion

[vladtheunfollower]

[a-framed-dog]

So much smol anger

[tort-time]

the struggle of the two stubborn shells.  Who will win? Only time will tell… 

When’s lunch? I’m pretty sure that's when we’ll know. 

[leecario]

[siothelibrarian]

Article Review: Unexpected Benefits of Return on Investment Analysis

This article was originally reviewed for my statistics and research methods class. Pan, D., Wiersma, G., Williams, L., & Fong, Y. S. (2013). More than a number: unexpected benefits of return on investment analysis. Journal of Academic Librarianship, 39(6), 566-572. Since the crash of 2008, libraries (along with everyone else) have struggled to provide more resources with less funding, frequently under close scrutiny from administrators and other higher-ups who want to make sure that the money being spent is having … Read More from Siobhain Rivera http://ift.tt/1H2MLVp via IFTTT

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Article review: Overlap between faculty citations and library collections

This article was originally reviewed for my statistics and research methods. Kellsey, C. & Knievel, J. (2012). Overlap between humanities faculty citation and library monograph collections, 2004-2009. College & Research Libraries, 73(6), 569-583. The purpose of this study was to determine whether library collections are meeting the needs of faculty members, as assessed by citation analysis of books published by authors in four humanities departments. The researchers were also interested in investigating several related research questions: How old are the … Read More from Siobhain Rivera http://ift.tt/19Oqiy6 via IFTTT

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Article Review: Computer Assisted Instruction versus Bibliographic Instruction

This article was originally reviewed for my statistics and research methods course. Van Scoyoc, A. M. (2003). Reducing library anxiety in first-year students: The impact of computer-assisted instruction and bibliographic instruction. Reference and User Services Quarterly, 42(4), 329-341 The purpose of this study was very straightforward. The author notes that “library anxiety” is a common issue among undergraduate students and that it can affect their ability to be sucessful in their coursework. Traditionally, this anxiety has been mitigated by bibliographic … Read More from Siobhain Rivera http://ift.tt/1Mv92zI via IFTTT

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Trials and Tribulations: Survey Research as an MLS Student

I’m so excited!!! The last few weeks have been crazy busy, but it’s almost over. (Well, except for the rest of the semester. But still.) This weekend I will be presenting at the College English Association conference in Indianapolis with my colleagues Ariadne Rehbein and Erica Hayes. We’ll be talking about the results of our study on digital humanities pedagogy … Read More from Siobhain Rivera http://ift.tt/1FCJUTu via IFTTT

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Things that are hard, but good: learning to research

I’ve been intending to blog about a project I’ve been working on for a while (I’m sure that sentiment sounds familiar) and finally find myself with a few free minutes on a Friday afternoon (and, to be honest, the knowledge that I should probably write about this while it’s happening, rather than later…) to sit and write. For the past … Read More from Siobhain Rivera http://ift.tt/1wFpB4K via IFTTT

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Celebrating black History month by drawing black women who have inspired me. Day 1: Octavia Butler

Octavia E. Butler was born on June 22, 1947, in Pasadena, California. She studied at several universities and began her writing career in the 1970s. Her books blended elements of science fiction and African American spiritualism. Her first novel, Patternmaster (1976), would ultimately become one of the installments in the four-volume Patternist series. Butler went on to write several other novels, including Kindred (1979) as well as Parable of the Sower (1993) and Parable of the Talents (1998), of the Parable series. She continued to write and publish until her death on February 24, 2006, in Seattle, Washington. In 1995, Butler received a “genius” grant from the MacArthur Foundation—becoming the first science-fiction writer to do so—which allowed her to buy a house for her mother and herself.

[siothelibrarian]

Her Lilith books are some of my favorite, ever.

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“We read to know we’re not alone.” - William Nicholson, Shadowlands

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the scariest thing about Christian Grey is not that he’s some made-up bogeyman of abuse completely misrepresenting the BDSM community but actually a fairly accurate and even pretty tame and vanilla example of how the majority of men active in BDSM think but it’s not like anybody could say that without being attacked for kinkshaming

[siothelibrarian]

hm. i have mixed feelings about this.

[vicforprez]