#mlis

[thespookylibrarian]

I have a really sweet coworker who just immigrated here from another country about a year ago. She came into work all excited the other day, saying “I heard some news on the radio that I think is good for you!” 

She proceeded to tell me about the Florida law (HB 1467) requiring a certified media specialist to review books before they can enter school libraries and classrooms.

“More jobs for future librarians like you!” she said.

Sad to think this is how a lot of people probably see this law, and that many won’t bother to investigate further into how vague and harmful it really is for students (not to mention the teachers who could face a third-degree felony for violating the law). 

I don’t know if this is an area of librarianship I really want to go into, but literacy has always been at the forefront of my academic/professional interests. That includes cultural literacy, which tends to fall under HB 1467′s broad language (re: theories that could lead to "student indoctrination”). 

I’ve found myself thinking about the ways I could shape my librarian studies/career into something that involves combatting these and similar laws affecting our education system, but I’m still not 100% sure what that would look like--hoping to take Intro to Info Policy in the fall for some insight. 

In the meantime, if anyone has any knowledge or experience regarding this topic, I would love to discuss it! I have a few friends in the K-12 teaching space but none on the librarian side, and they are dealing with enough already, unfortunately. 

#hb 1467 #censorship #librarianship #media specialists #librarian studies #mlis #msi #librarians #school libraries #florida libraries #libraryblr #gradblr #library science #information policy #thespookylibrarian #me

[stephanidftba]

Can't believe I found a fellow tumblr in my grad school class...

We had to write about a recent marketing tactic we'd seen and analyze it via the Ted Talk we'd just watched, so I picked the Tumblr One Piece Clown fiasco. One of my classmates commented this (transcribed in alt text):

#grad school #tumblr culture #i like your shoelaces #mlis

[nero-neptune]

front/back of a bookmark i made for my program's bookmark design competition

#top 3 get 25 bucks and i need all the money i can get in this expensiveass city tbh lol #if nothing else tho it hopefully(???) got me out of my art block funk #if you Really tried ig you could guesstimate what school this is for. but that'd be weird. don't be weird #my art #grad school #artists on tumblr #mlis #the theme i was going for was sorta like 'information getting passed down through different eras of technology' something like that #last person is a semi-self portrait of my 'working in the rare books archives vault' days. good times. #also my drawing tablet literally died when i was 80 percent done with this. most of the coloring was like me doing finger painting JESUS

[refulgently-transcendental]

700-1000 word papers my beloathed

#i either need a thousand more words or less thoughts #and the thoughts aren't stopping #study motivation #study blog #studyblr #study #study aesthetic #study notes #study space #college #library school #mlis

[sinisterexaggerator]

My master’s degree finally arrived in the mail!!!!

Need to frame that bitch.

#you can call me master #MLIS #library science

[honeyedantique]

#me #journal #mine #dark academia #light academia #dark acadamia aesthetic #historian #personal #librarian #mlis #gothic literature

[homesick-martian]

I’m officially a librarian!

#library life #mlis #libraries #librarians #public library

[archivespace]

Sometimes corporate archiving is extremely boring. Today in the archives, I helped a widow dig through bins destined for our offsite shredder to find calendars used by her husband when he worked at the company. Crawled around on the ground, threw paper all over the floor, and cleaned it all up. We didn’t find all of them, but we found several and she was so happy to have help. My job sometimes feel soulless, but today I felt so fulfilled.

#archivist #mlis #archive #corporate archiving

[thewizardofozwel]

How I'm feeling after my first taste of my Masters of Information and Library Science program

#the wizard speaks #masters of information and library science #uni shitposting #mlis #studyblr

[turnipatthelibrary]

Finally! My mug is telling the truth. MLIS obtained. 

#MLIS #I'm a librarian #grad school #I'M DONE

[booksandwitchery]

One of the best things about a library job is the books I get to save from the trash cart. But things are getting out of hand?? I’m going to have to start a free library or something.

Like seriously I can’t let the pages throw away vintage T.S. Eliot.

#books #book lovers #book worm #bookworm #bookworms unite #litblr #books and witchery #MLIS #library #just library things #library science #librarian #dark academism #dark academia #witch #just witchy things #witches of tumblr #pagan

[thecursivecat]

mini-crisis

having a mini-crisis because i have wanted to be a librarian (or archivist) for years and years and years but now ? i really don't want to return to school after my masters of arts in english lit... i feel ready to work ? i want to have some money and some savings and start getting some experience ? i just don't know if i even want to be a librarian/archivist anymore... someone send help (or advice)!!

#studyblr #mlis #identity crisis #what do i do with my future #corporate girlies what do i do #academics weigh in #librarian #archivist #gradblr #english lit major

[orecchietta]

really weird that this assignment repeatedly talks about sheep having a “design flaw”,,,,, ma’am this is a library science class are we really doing intelligent design discourse here

#said assignment also includes the gleeful phrase “sheep can’t close their buttholes properly #my official library opinion is that sheep are perfect creatures no matter what their buttholes do #mlis #orecchiacchera

[mirrors-slightly-askew]

16 september 2023

it's been a while since i've had an evening alone, or just me and my dog. coffee makes me feel existential, though it was really nice to have more intentional time w mom over a special drink. felt in my head, yet outside my body today. i think the autumn chill in the air and the storm of the sea bringing the windy, cloudy day will do that. think we move more with the seasons than we realize.

|| Oh, earth, you're too wonderful for anyone to realize you.

on my mind:

feeling supremely relaxed on a saturday morning

"get him back!" on repeat

lots of layers on frigid cold feet and black capped chickadees in the fir trees

did i try as hard as i could have on my assignment?

a brain that won't settle on anything (except our town by thornton wilder)

#study #studyblr #study aesthetic #aesthetic #trees #butterfly #moth? #mlis #library science #lifeblr #online diary #nature #big thoughts #my thoughts #mood #our town #thornton wilder #saturday #study blog #gradblr

[refulgently-transcendental]

hello everyone i’m back ✨

#why did i decide to get a masters #someone explain #study motivation #study blog #studyblr #study #study aesthetic #study notes #study space #college #mlis #library school

[authorlibrarianrachel]

ISO: Graphic Novel Recommendations

I am presenting my thesis project on graphic novels in the library in May. I'm including a list of recommended readings for librarians who are not familiar with comics/graphic novels. I have a LONG list but I want to crowdsource and get some recommendations from the internet too. *Note: as any good librarian should, I'm going to properly vet your choices before adding the comic to my list.

#graphic novel #the sandman #comic books #graphic novel recs #comics #favorite graphic novels #books & libraries #librarians #library comics #graphic novels in libraries #masters in library and information science #MLIS #I hate my life #reading #reading recommendations