Five Question Friday: Kate and the Tumblarians

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Here, Kate poses with her very prestigious libbanana.

 After interviewing Kate thelifeguardlibrarian awhile back, I noticed things have taken off with the librarians-on-tumblr phenomenon, with Kate at the forefront as an informal organizer and motivator. Here, I ask her about what’s changed, both in her life and in what it means to be a librarian on tumblr, since we last talked.

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cathy | library: The tumblr answer box isn’t set up for long answers, hence this post...

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The tumblr answer box isn’t set up for long answers, hence this post on ”How and Why I Did My MLIS in Canada” to help Schlappattack plan for her MLIS in UWO.

How to get a Canadian library science degree a la this and this Five Question Friday librarians.

Jackson Radish the Teen Services Library Student

1.) Can you tell us about your current position?

Right now I’m finishing up grad school and doing a practicum with a teen librarian at one of the largest public library systems in the world.  The practicum is basically an unpaid internship for school credit.  Prior to doing this practicum, I was working two paid internships with teen librarians at different suburban public libraries in Michigan, and prior to that I had an unpaid volunteer internship with teens at an urban public library in Michigan.  That was not the community where I wanted to ultimately live, though, so I decided to get an internship in the community where I wanted to ultimately live and work.  I’ve gotten very different experiences working with teens in all four libraries and have loved all of it!  I’m currently looking for my first post grad school librarian position, as I am graduating in December.

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Robert the Library Operations Supervisor

Robert keeps it profesh.

1. Can you tell us about your current position?

I’m currently the collections manager and supervisor of the Claude Pepper Library and Museum at Florida State University. I’ve been working at Pepper for about two and a half years now and some of my responsibilities include assisting patrons with research requests, the physical processing of manuscript collections and finding aid creation via Archon. 

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Volunteering at the World War II Institute gave me the chance to learn the basics of processing, accession and description and preservation through hands on work with original documents, ephemera and artifacts. — Robert the Library Operations Supervisor, this week’s Five Question Friday interviewee [photo via Fernando X. Sanchez and Creative Commons]
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Volunteering at the World War II Institute gave me the chance to learn the basics of processing, accession and description and preservation through hands on work with original documents, ephemera and artifacts.

— Robert the Library Operations Supervisor, this week’s Five Question Friday interviewee

[photo via Fernando X. Sanchez and Creative Commons]

Sue the Archivist


1. Can you tell us about your current position?
I am the archivist for an institute located at a private, liberal arts college in southern California. I am a lone arranger and since my institute has very little staff, I wear many hats. On top of my usual archive tasks of creating archive policies, archival processing, cataloging and managing the DVD library, reference work, etc., I also do graphic design, videography, and video editing.

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When I was a film major in college, I always sat through the end credits to see the various roles involved in production. At the end of one of the Harry Potter movies, I noticed a credit for the archivist. I had no idea what an archivist was then, but I was intrigued after reading the career description. —Sue the archivist, this week’s Five Question Fridays interviewee minimalmovieposters: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by xmmarauder
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When I was a film major in college, I always sat through the end credits to see the various roles involved in production. At the end of one of the Harry Potter movies, I noticed a credit for the archivist. I had no idea what an archivist was then, but I was intrigued after reading the career description.

—Sue the archivist, this week’s Five Question Fridays interviewee

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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by xmmarauder

Michelle the Virtual Branch Librarian

Michelle, awash in a collection development sea.

1. Can you tell us about your current position?


I am the Virtual Branch Librarian for Marion County Public Library System. Our library system consists of three brick and mortar branches and a bookmobile. I maintain our website, mobile app, and social media accounts. I also do collection development for all of our virtual services. In addition to that, I keep track of the finances for our digital library consortium. This is my first professional position and I am learning a ton!

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