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MCLS Interviews Joseph Janes Digital Archive Assistant Ode to iYouth
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iWelcome Week
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News and Events
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MCLS Interviews Professor Joseph Janes
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Ode to iYouth
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Tales from the Summer Reading Program Volunteer Desk
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Tahiti Study Abroad Seminar on Oral History
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Digital Archive Assistant
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From Seattle to Barcelona
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Career Services
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Technology Resources
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Selected Items of Miscellany
Fall 2013, Volume 1, Issue 1
Staff Albert D. Ybarra Sarah McCall Cindy Scott Traegar Heather Walker Jei Aimee Plaisance Chelsea Pemberton
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to the inaugural issue of Circulation: The Heart of Creativity at the iSchool. We are extremely excited about our new publication and hope you will find Circulation to be a resource for information and entertainment. Our magazine will communicate the most important news and updates from the iSchool and showcase art, literature, and other works from exciting student photographers and artists. Welcome
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iWelcome Week
20-27 September 2013 ___________________________________________________________________ iWelcome Week celebrates incoming Informatics, MLIS, MSIM, and Ph.D. students and invites them to connect with all that our iSchool community has to offer.
Friday - 20 September Doctoral Student Association Orientation
10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Mary Gates Hall 420 Sponsored by DSA This annual event is sponsored by the iSchool Doctoral Association (DSA) and is a way for incoming and returning PhD students to mingle and share tips and tricks for navigating the first year in the PhD program as well as life at the University. Food and drinks provided.
All iSchool Welcome
1 to 2:30 p.m. Kane Hall 120 Sponsored by Student Services This event is the iSchool’s official welcome to all incoming Informatics, MLIS, MSIM and PhD students. Come hear from student speakers on a variety of topics such as internship, research, Capstone, student leadership, diversity, and professional preparation.
All iSchool Fair
2:30 to 4 p.m. Mary Gates Hall, 3rd and 4th Floors Sponsored by Student Services Immediately following the welcome, join us at the All iSchool Fair, to meet with student groups and faculty.
ALISS Social
4 to 6 p.m. Grieg Garden (near Allen Library) Sponsored by ALISS ALISS is kicking off iWelcome Week with a reception for new and returning MLIS students.
Monday - 23 September iKnit Meet Up
5 p.m. Café Allegro (4214 University Way NE) Get to know other iSchoolers while knitting or crocheting! Any fiber crafts welcome, or just come to hang out. Meet at Café Allegro and enter through the alley by Magnus Books.
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Tuesday - 24 September ‘Circulation’ Release Party & Open Meeting
3:30 to 5 p.m. Big Time Brewery (4133 University Way NE) Circulation would like to celebrate the release of our Summer/ iWelcome issue and invite new and returning students to learn about our organization. We welcome creativity from all iSchool programs and want to use this opportunity to encourage new students to submit to our publication.
Happy Hour & Board Games with ALISS
5 p.m. The Pub at Third Place (6504 20th Ave NE) Come join the Association of Library and Information Science Students (ALISS) officers for happy hour and board games!
Wednesday - 25 September SALA Brown Bag Meet and Greet
12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Outside Mary Gates Hall Join the student chapter of the ALA association for an outdoor picnic/brown bag lunch. This is a great chance for Online and Residential MLIS students to interact. sALA will provide cookies and juice and bring interactive games.
iYouth’s Creepified Mini Circus & Trivia Night
5 p.m. Mary Gates Hall 420 Calling all students interested in youth services or related information professions! Join us for our mini, slightly creepified-circus, where you’ll find food, have the chance to mingle with fellow students interested in youth service, talk with working professionals in the field, yell out some trivia answers and win some door prizes! And if that ain’t enough, we’ll head out for a drink in the UDistrict to top off the night.
Thursday - 26 September Coffee & Doughnuts with Winfo
11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Mary Gates Hall 420 Come meet Winfo (Women in Informatics) over Top Pot coffee and doughnuts. We’d love to get to know all the wonderful Informatics, MSIM, and MLIS students and let you know what we’re doing this year! And yes, men, even though you aren’t ‘women’ in Informatics, we’d love to meet you too.
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20-27 September 2013 ___________________________________________________________________ SAA/SLA Information Session
12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Mary Gates Hall 420 Hit two birds with one stone with the SAA/SLA pizza lunch! SLA-UW (Special Libraries Association) is an excellent resource for students interested in special librarianship or non-traditional career paths. If you’re interested in working in archives or preservation, SAA-UW (Society of American Archivists) is the student organization for you! Come learn about both of these organizations and chat with fellow students over pizza.
Friday - 27 September ASIS&T Welcome Event
12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Agua Verde (1303 NE Boat St) Join the UW chapter of Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) for an informal meeting to start the 2013-14 year. ASIS&T is a premiere, student-run interdisciplinary organization for students, practitioners, and anyone interested in learning about advances in information science, information technology, and related topics.
IUGA Networking Night
5 to 7 p.m. MOD Pizza (1414 NE 42nd St) Welcome, new first year Informatics students! Come join second year students (and possibly some alumni) for the restart of a weekly tradition! Come eat, drink (for those that are 21+), and have fun with those who have previously been in your shoes! This is an excellent chance to learn what classes/instructors are recommended and have all kinds of discussions ranging from programming to what’s going on during the weekend!
AIMS Mixer
6:30 p.m. College Inn Pub (4006 University Way NE) A fun filled Friday evening at one of the most happening places on the Ave! This is your best opportunity to have candid conversations with anyone and everyone in the MSIM program and discover awesome stuff about the iSchool, UW and Seattle in general. So mark your calendar and unpack your party hats!
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News and Events ___________________________________________________________________ Research Conversation: Acushla Dee O’Carroll 12 - 1:15 p.m. Mary Gates Hall 420
Kanohi ki te kanohi (face to face) - a thing of the past? “It’s cold pressing your nose against the screen” Responsibilities to return home to participate in cultural, social and political activities of the marae (ceremonial gathering place) have meant that Māori (Indigenous people of Aotearoa New Zealand) living away, seek alternative methods to contribute back to the haukāinga (ancestral home). With the emergence of social networking sites (SNS), interactions based on cultural practices have heralded a new era of a ‘virtual marae’ where language, customs and whanaungatanga (relationships maintenance) are being practised. Iwi (tribes), hapū (sub-tribes) and marae are faced with the challenge of shifting kanohi ki te kanohi practices and rituals to the virtual space to empower their people with the ability and access to participate and engage. Through her doctoral study and a mainly qualitative exploration of extensive data, Acushla Dee O’Carroll traversed the domains of rangatahi (Māori youth) usage, whanaungatanga, tuakiritanga (cultural identity) and tikanga (customary practices), to interrogate the contemporary ideas and trajectory of kanohi ki te kanohi values, revealing that SNS are changing the ways in which we communicate, articulate identity, socialise and practise culture. This presentation will discuss key findings from her Ph.D. research and the tensions that Māori face as they negotiate virtual spaces and navigate new territories of SNS, highlighting the pressures on kanohi ki te kanohi practice. Acushla, a Massey University Ph.D. Candidate and recipient of the 2013 Fulbright-Harkness New Zealand Fellowship, submitted her thesis in June and is currently preparing for her oral examination. She is visiting the U.S. in September and October to speak with with indigenous communities in both Hawai’i and Seattle about their use of social media for cultural revitalisation and preservation. Her interests are academic and community research, community development, Indigenous collaborations and performing arts.
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News and Events ___________________________________________________________________ 12-13 October Info-Camp 2013 9 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Mary Gates Hall
InfoCamp is an unconference for information and technology professionals in Seattle. The conference attracts students and professionals to discuss current industry trends and network within our community. The focus on information invites cross-pollination between the hard core information workers and the bleeding edge technologists who make it happen. This year’s fantastic keynote speaker, Joan Vermette. Joan is a User Experience Designer with Mad*Pow in Boston, MA and creator of the game Organizational Parkour. For more information, check out her bio on the Mad*Pow website and follow her on Twitter (@jayeffvee). Interested in volunteering? As a volunteer you’ll be asked to work for a minimum of two, 2-hour shifts. In return you’ll receive complimentary registration for InfoCamp Seattle 2013. Complete the 2013 Volunteer Application. Sponsors for InfoCamp 2013 include: ASIS&T UW, University of Washington | Human Centered Design & Engineering, FILTER, Vitamin T, Possible, Deloitte Digital, Aquent, Amazon.com, Factor, and the iSchool.
7 November Spencer G. Shaw Lecture: Jack Gantos 7 - 8 p.m. Kane Hall 220
The Shaw Lecture Series spotlights literature and library service for children and young adults. It honors beloved UW Information School Professor Emeritus Spencer G. Shaw, who was an internationally-known librarian, storyteller, and teacher. The 2013 Shaw Lecture features author Jack Gantos, whose work spans all ages — from picture books and middle-grade fiction to novels for young adults and adults. His works include “Hole in My Life”, a memoir that won the Michael L. Printz and Robert F. Sibert honors; “Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key”, a National Book Award finalist; “Joey Pigza Loses Control” and “Dead End in Norvelt”, both winners of the Newbery Medal.
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MCLS Interviews Professor Joseph Janes
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Joseph Janes is Associate Professor and Chair of the MLIS Program at the University of Washington Information School. A frequent speaker in the US and abroad, he is the Founding Director of the Internet Public Library and co-author of several books on librarianship, technology, and their interrelations. Janes also writes the “Internet Librarian” column for American Libraries magazine and is the creator of the iTunes podcast “Documents that Changed the World.” During his work on the Internet Public Library, Janes was able to explore how information and information resources work, what they are for, what they do, and what they tell us about the human condition. Janes’ research focuses on libraries, how they work, how they change, how they have evolved, and what can be learned and adopted from previous practice and blended with new ideas to keep libraries a vital and necessary part of their communities. Janes was the 2006 recipient of the Isadore Gilbert Mudge award from the American Library Association for distinguished contributions to reference librarianship. He holds an MLS and Ph.D. from Syracuse University, and has taught at the University of Michigan, the University of Toronto, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the State University of New York at Albany, Syracuse University, and the University
“Doing nothing is the worst thing you can do.” -Joseph Janes
On 5 June 2013 Joseph Janes served as the keynote speaker on the future of libraries for [Midwest Collaborative for Library Services] MCLS’s series finale on eBooks & Libraries. Janes is MLIS Program Chair from the University of Washington Information School and author of the forthcoming book Library 2020: Today’s Leading Visionaries Describe Tomorrow’s Library. He recently answered questions for MCLS regarding his book and what challenges libraries will face in the near future. Here is an excerpt of his interview. MCLS: How did you decide who to contribute to the book? Janes: I wanted to get a broad range of perspectives and ideas, so I reached out to a number of people from a variety of backgrounds–people who’ve been writing and thinking and working on libraries and the future for quite some time, as well as a few newer, younger voices, of people who’ve impressed me, to try to mix things up a bit. MCLS: With so many diverse leaders is there a strong consensus where libraries are headed? Janes: In short, no. Which was, more or less, what I had in mind. Since I gave people only the barest of instructions, primarily that they had start their essays with “The library in 2020 will….”, it’s not surprising that I got such a wide range of ideas and opinions, ranging from the deeply pessimistic to the deeply hopeful, and everywhere in between. Part 1 of 2 Circulation 10
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___________________________________________________________________ MCLS: What surprised you about the submissions? Janes: Without any preconceived notions about this, I was taken with the variety of directions people took–on various kinds of libraries, aspects of the profession, areas they chose to focus on. I also was impressed with the depth and quality of thought, particularly in essays that only run a few pages each. There are some very profound nuggets in these, and I hope they provoke good and substantive discussion going forward. MCLS: Can you tell us something which ran counter intuitive to your assumptions? Janes: Since I didn’t really have any assumptions, I’d have to say no! But I would say that there are a few essays that took on ideas or topics I never would have envisioned, which was quite rewarding as an editor. MCLS: What is a major challenge looming which libraries are not prepared to address? Janes: Gosh, there are so many challenges, from so many different corners: technological, political, social, economic, demographic, perceptual, and on and on. We’re only as prepared to address any of those, large or small, as we are to understand them and face them and think hard about them and maintain an innovative and creative approach to them. MCLS: What do you expect libraries to “get right”? Janes: Being libraries. There’s so much about libraries, librarians, and librarianship, that is deeply ingrained in the mindset of our communities, and of course in ourselves, and that’s a good foundation on which to build. Preserving that ethos and spirit, working to add new aspects to that (and perhaps dropping a few things we may not have to do any more), and maintaining our position as the mechanism by which people consult and add to the record of what has gone before, now and for the future, is paramount. MCLS: What message would you like librarians to process and start moving on today? Janes: Look around. See what’s happening. See what your community and clientele wants and needs. Think about how you can help them, try something, promote the heck of it, and learn from what happens. Every library and community will have its own set of challenges and opportunities, but doing nothing is the worst thing you can do. MCLS: Is there anything else we should know? (Within reason of course) Janes: Buy the book and read it! And share ideas at #mylibraryin2020
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Gall By Cindy Scott Traeger Gall is effrontery—resentment, ire, A viridescent fluid, or contempt that you require and can trust To seep unbidden and to blend in smallish Quantities with ordinary things inside you. It is just Salts, water, and pigments. You could quite nearly call It tears, without that third ingredient. And the fact it burns like fire. Gall is a grotesque thing you nonetheless admire. It doesn’t earn its room and board—the gall! It loiters inside Ducts down drab and crooked corridors that lie along your liver. Or mind. I think about you all the time, and wish you would dissolve (apart). I want you (broken down) but gall emulsifies, and that’s too kind. It lingers then, imperfectly combined, and I do fear that it may move into the heart Where nothing gets evicted, lost, or fined, but circles out and back again with time to bide. Gall can be diffident, I’ve found, and gall can hide. There is a green and hollow place where Bile (or rancor) sometimes waits (if it’s controlled). But it’s the most absurdly stubborn stuff and may, If it proceeds to stay trapped up away, Turn you, at an unhurried pace, bitter and old. Or surge where it should never be and there supply sharp agony That hurls you to some cold Linoleum where you will plead (with no effrontery) To die. Above all, gall’s the impudence of Stormy, irate sky that roils in sick, Offensive shades of jade. We cannot eat until the rent is paid.
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Ode to iYouth Oh iYouth, such a fun and productive student run group, you support both your peers and those employed. With your annual conference, and outreach, and meetings, your passion for youth shows through all of your parties. You read books and book talk you plan and connect you go to see films based on YA lit. But what’s this, iYouth? You want to do more? There are winds of change and they’re coming full force? Dear students, for iYouth, I’m calling you now, it’s time to embrace and transform with the times. But how?, you might ask and the answer is simple: Save the Date (R)evolution The 2014 iYouth Annual Conference February 8, 2014 from 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM
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Tales from the Summer Reading Program Volunteer Desk by Chelsea Pemberton
This summer I volunteered weekly at the Tacoma Public Library Wheelock branch and assisted with helping patrons sign up for the Summer Reading program, enter in the books they had read, and distributed prizes for meeting the various requirements. It was particularly fun to see the families come in week after week for new books and to watch some of the youngest patrons start to develop their own tastes and a love for reading that I can only hope will continue throughout their lives. Here are a few of my more colorful interactions with the summer reading program participants.
Quirky, bespectacled 7-year old learns the magic of Roald Dahl.
A frequent visitor to the library, I watched this kid zoom through a whole series in a manner of weeks.
1st Grader: Well! I’ve done it!
Avid Reader Kid: [frantically] Do you have the 4th Little House book?
Me: What have you done? 1st Grader: I’ve found my favorite story of all time! Me: Amazing! What is your favorite story of all time? 1st Grader: The BFG. I can’t wait to finish it!
Claiming his intentions were prize-based, I saw though his protests and could tell he really liked to read.
Me: Yes, I believe we do!
Accompanied by her grandmother, a very tiny patron requests an introduction.
Avid Reader Kid: [giant sigh of relief] Oh thank goodness! I just HAVE to know what happens next!
Tiny Patron: What dat gir’ name? (pointing to me) Me: Hi! I’m Chelsea! Tiny Patron: Hi! I cah you Sassy! Me: Perfect.
Signing up for the Summer Reading program, a mom brings in her elementary school aged son who is nose-deep in a chapter book.
Big Brother of 3: We are here to win the iPad!
Mom: What kinds of books count for the summer reading program?
Me: Great! Do you have books you’ve read that you’d like to have entered in?
Me: All kinds! We have graphic novels, chapter books, audio books…
BBo3: I’ve read 20 this week which I don’t even really like doing except for the Captain Underpants books but that doesn’t really count as reading because it’s just so funny and really I just really want to win the iPad but if I don’t then I guess it might be okay if my brothers did.
Mom: [noise that indicated interest in audio books] Me: Yeah! The audio books are right over there. Mom: What do you think, bud? Boy: Oh. No thank you. I like to just read with my own head.
Tahiti Study Abroad Seminar on Oral History Journal Entries from Ceradwen Bacon
August 1st, 2013 – Punaauia, Tahiti (district of home base) Dear diary, I don’t know where to start. So much has happened today and over the past week and it would take too long to recount it all. Maybe I should start making lists: Today 8am: breakfast of some sort of savory bread pudding with strange red sausage. It was delicious. Mamma (term of affection for women here, in this case, one of our hosts) is the best cook. 8:30: house chores. on sweeping duty today in the everlasting fight against keeping the beach outdoors. 9am: Tahitian language class with Mana learned useful phrases, mispronounced a word and accidentally said something embarrassingly dirty. 10:30: Dance lessons with Evy Afternoon: fieldtrip hike to a waterfall. Tried to shake a star fruit out of a tree. Didn’t work, tree too big/me not strong enough.
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9 August 2013 – Moorea (closest island to Tahiti) Been eating Noni to try to get rid of this sore throat. It is a fruit that looks like a pale green-yellow potato and people eat it for health. It smells rotten, like really stinky cheese, and tastes like licking a sweaty goat (or what I imagine licking a sweaty goat tastes like). It does make me feel better but sometimes I feel like I’m going to throw up when I try to swallow the pieces. I haven’t but others haven’t been so lucky… Nono is the fruit’s Tahitian name (I think Noni is the Hawaiian name) which I think is much more fitting.
Some animals I’ve seen: lion fish giant eels (fresh water and salt) sharks wild pig (dead) electric colored hermit crabs and clams box fish (puffer is a type of box fish) octopus geckos
Drawn postcard sent to friend: 11 August 2013 – Fare Hape, Tahiti (the Heart of Tahiti, a valley in the mountains) Tonight I thought to myself, “Today was a good day” and I realized I’ve been saying this to myself every night. Even the hard days (when I’m sunburnt and crabby and feel like I’m on The Real World Tahiti living in a house with 14 other students) are good days.
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8 August 2013 – Punaauia, Tahiti We spent the morning on the Faafaite, a 72 foot double hulled canoe with two masts that is a mix of tradition and modernity in materials and use. The crew use twin solar powered engines for docking and emergencies but otherwise use traditional navigation and sailing techniques developed and utilized by their ancestors. Like their predecessors the Faafaite crew navigate 1000’s of miles around the Pacific (from Tahiti to Hawaii to New Zealand) using the sun, stars, wind and waves patterns, all without the aid of instruments, such as compasses or maps. Onboard is a GPS and charts (as required by international maritime law) but during a voyage these are stashed away and only pulled out in an emergency.
The Faafaite in its berth in Papeete, the main city of Tahiti. Photo by Jenny Rathmell. The full name of the va’a (canoe) is Faafaite I te Ao Ma’ohi meaning Reconciliation of the Maohi people. This speaks to the mission of the non profit that supports the Fa’afaite and its voyages, which is to reconnect the island people of the Pacific who have a long history of trade, visitation, and similar cultures. This cross-ocean communication and exchange was forcefully interrupted by colonizers who prohibited va’a and local languages. The Faafaite has become a focal point for cultural revitalization in Tahiti and the Pacific as they practice traditional craft and rebuild the knowledge of their predecessors, much of which was lost since French intervention. When they are on voyages the crew will connect with school groups and cultural institutions through blogs and Skype via satellite. Calls can cost enormous amounts (did I hear $20 a minute?) but these connections are immensely powerful for the isolated crew and people on the other end of the line.
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The crew was so great with us, showing us some of how they sail and live when on voyages. It must be intense to sail for weeks at an end with no land in sight. All of the crew were so nice, we all enjoyed spending time with them. It is amazing to think that they do this work all in their spare time, on top of their regular jobs.
19 August 2013– Punaauia, Tahiti My time in Tahiti, so far, has been so amazing. I’ve learned so much and made connections with really incredible people. Whenever I write I use so many adjectives I feel silly but it is hard not to with all the exciting things we are taking part in. The place and experiences have been different than I had expected but almost all of the surprises have been pleasant. Except, maybe, the storm at 4 in the morning when we had to move all the beds and furniture in the balcony room to keep them from getting further soaked. Even that, though, was a bonding experience and something I won’t soon forget. I don’t want to think about leaving here so when I go I’m going to do as the Tahitians do and not say, “goodbye,” but say, “see you soon.”
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Note from the author: This is part one of a short story series based off the novel Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf. Clarity Part One
Breathing. Her lungs filled with midnight ocean air. Biting. Exhilarating. Cool air. This feeling. This. This is being alive. Ocean air in her lungs. Breasts bare in the luminous moonlight. The maritime breeze softly tickling her pubic hair. Synchronized heart beats with the two naked friends lying on either side of her exposed figure. Clarissa. Sally. And Peter. Skinny dipping in the Pacific ocean with a few drinks in each of them. At a very public beach. At 11:30 in the evening. Possibly the best worst idea they’d had in awhile. Peter’s idea of course. She remembered last June, that summer afternoon. They were soaking in the hot tub--an absurd addition to the garden of their beach house on the Oregon coast (no bathing suits Peter’s idea of course) and had finished their bottle of wine. Much to the surprise and distaste of her Aunt Bruton, who was entertaining some politician lawyer or the like, (Clarissa had no mind whatsoever for the political economic or was it bureaucratic?) Peter ran into the pristinely clinical sitting room--his stark naked form, all shades of sun-kissed pink and tan juxtaposed with the white walls of the summer home. With absolutely no misgivings, he grabbed the crystal decanter of whiskey, winked at the astonished baby-kisser, and then sprinted back toward the hot tub. When he returned, the party dissolved in a fit of giggles. “Still prefer cauliflower to men, Clarissa?” he asked, out of breath, face flushed. “Because he was quite your type. Tall, skinny, smartly dressed.” She splashed him as he slid back into the Jacuzzi. “What! He was adorable! Feminine features. Probably a homosensual. Just to your liking. I almost kissed him myself.”
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Peter would kiss just about anything that moved that summer. Excepting Hugh, who tried to kiss him while they were smoking on the beach together. Clarissa, on the other hand, was only kissing Sally then. Sally Walsh. Forever-in-lovewith-Clarissa Sally Walsh. (The unclothed Sally on the beach would deny all remaining feelings. She had a new girlfriend. A girlfriend who was currently married to the abominable Hugh. They were all very happy.) As Peter made rude kissing faces in hot tub, Sally put her arm around Clarissa’s waist protectively. “I’m sure he’d bore Rissa to death. Can you honestly see with her with a suit?” “Oh I don’t know, if he was respectful and left me well enough alone, I’m sure I could make something work.” Clarissa had said, all sincerity. Peter and Sally exchanged glances; they both started splashing Clarissa mercilessly. The bastards. “The perfect hostess!” they teased. “You’ll be the model wife--the perfect hostess.” Feigning exasperation to mask the guilty twinge at her core, Clarissa dunked Peter in the steaming water and then drew Sally close. Clarissa kissed her. It wasn’t sloppy or showy, only affectionate. A tender kiss, slowly intensified by Sally’s passion. Her aunt’s guest was just leaving, observing their antics as he walked to his car. Clarissa watched him pull away. “Really not my type, Peter. You’ve never been so wrong.” She took a sip of stolen whiskey and clambered out of the hot tub. A year later they were lying on the beach. Still young. Bare. Alive. Together. But just barely alive, barely together. Two months ago Clarissa was in the hospital having her forearms stitched up. The memory of her blood would stain the bathtub in her apartment forever (Aunt Bruton had the entire bathroom renovated.) Clinical depression and PTSD, the doctor said. Still dealing with the death of her sister. Her antidepressants were all wrong—these pills, not those. She doesn’t have a therapist? We’ll set her up with one. Dr. Bradshaw’s great, she really is. During those days in the hospital, Sally was by her side whenever possible. She was there every day, even though they had been fighting regularly for the last month or so. (“Clarissa, is this about Richard?” “No! I know you don’t like him but this is about you and me! I can’t give you what you want. We can’t be everything to each other! I just can’t...” “You just won’t commit because your Aunt doesn’t like the idea of us as a couple. Living together. Getting married.” “You want all of me Sally! And it’s too much. I can’t live like this!”) Sally probably blamed herself for Clarissa’s suicide attempt but she kept a brave face.
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As they lay on the beach in silence, Sally’s fingertips traced the path of Clarissa’s scars—Clarissa’s attempt at defiance. Death was defiance. Death was her rebellion against a coercive world. Against losing yourself to love for something or someone else—giving too much. Against oppressive religion without faith or grace. Against those little white pills that she had to take every day. Against the fog and pain of depression. Death was freedom. Freedom and clarity. Death was her liberation from pain. But so was this. Freedom in a shared experience: the heat of laughter, the rush of adrenaline, the bracing ocean water, the peaceful mind. Lying on the beach, they are Peter. Sally. And Clarissa. And maybe, she thought, just maybe, living could be an act of defiance too.
WHAT IS TASCHA & THE U.S. IMPACT STUDY? Wednesday, 2 October 2013 Roosevelt Commons Building 400 3 p.m An Introduction to Our Research and People Are you interested in the effects of technology on economic and social development? Do you wonder if mobile phones will replace PCs? Curious about open data and open research? Passionate about access to technology, communication, and information resources? Come learn about the Technology & Social Change Group (TASCHA) the U.S. IMPACT Study! We will introduce TASCHA and the U.S. IMPACT Study, two research groups focused on issues like digital inclusion, impact & evaluation, and access to information, communication, and technology resources. While especially targeted to newcomers to the university community, both TASCHA and the U.S. IMPACT Study are always coming up with new interests and projects so people who know us already are encouraged to come as well. We’ll cover the fields we operate in, our missions, research projects, and other activities. You’ll meet the fabulous researchers, program staff, and students who work at TASCHA and the U.S. IMPACT Study. For those interested, we’ll also discuss how you can get involved with our research. There’ll be plenty of time for questions and discussion, and of course, yummy refreshments! Not in Seattle? Can’t make it person? Join us online via Adobe Connect Contact: Melody Clark
Digital ArchiveAssistant
This was one of the aspects of the project that really got me excited: we were developing the prototype model. Portland celebrates 150 years of public library services in 2014, so we went into this project with the hopes of creating a working model that could be used for that effort as well.
(or How I Spent My Summer Volunteering)
The selected volunteers covered a wide spectrum of librarianship: a retired librarian, a recent MLIS graduate, a MLIS student in his first year of school (yours truly), and a prospective MLIS student interested in photo archiving. After two short training sessions where we discussed the project goals and proposed means to accomplish them, we each signed up for 2-4 hours of time during the week where we could come down to Central and work on the project. We were given an MCL email account and access to the project site on Google Drive. Because of our varied shifts, there was no guarantee that any of the staff would be on hand to answer any pressing questions. By mid-April we were full-tilt into the project, and all the virtual collaboration skills I picked up from group project work during my first few terms at the iSchool were really paying off.
Rick Stewart, Online MLIS 2012, Portland, OR
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his past February the Multnomah County Library (MCL) system here in Portland posted a volunteer opportunity for a Digital Archive Assistant. I had been volunteering a few hours a week as a search assistant at a neighborhood branch for a few years and was ready to try something new, so I jumped at the chance. The Central Library branch in downtown Portland would be celebrating its centennial in September 2013, and the administration approved a proposal to create MCL’s first digital photo archive to help commemorate the event. About 100 photographs depicting the history of the building (as well as the early history of the Portland public library system) were selected to be featured on the library’s website, and four volunteers were needed to assist with the project. Towards the end of March, I finally received the news that I had made the cut.
• P hysical processing and cataloging (placing each photo into a protective sleeve for future handling, and making sure they all had a unique identifier within the established cataloging system)
The project was spearheaded by a small group of librarians who could only commit to a few hours a week to work on the project, as they still had to maintain their regular workload. Because this was MCL’s first digital archive project, there was no established process or protocol in place. This was one of the aspects of the project that really got me excited: we were developing the prototype model. Portland celebrates 150 years of public library services in 2014, so we went into this project with the hopes of creating a working model that could be used for that effort as well.
• Link CONTENTdm record to the MCL website
The project was spearheaded by a small group of librarians who could only commit to a few hours a week to work on the project, as they still had to maintain their regular workload. Because this was MCL’s first digital archive project, there was no established process or protocol in place.
• C opyright research (if a photo was credited to a person or entity, did we have permission to use it?) • M etadata record creation (the data that described the photo, including title, description, original photo size, scanned resolution, relevant subject terms, etc.) • P eer review of metadata record (volunteers reviewing each other’s records) • Staff review of metadata record • Photo upload into CONTENTdm software
Every week the MCL staff would post a number of the photos onto Google Drive and allow the rest of the library staff to contribute their knowledge of the photo content. You can imagine the great information we got back…these are librarians we’re talking about! This crowdsourcing process was invaluable when it came time to create the metadata for the photos, as it provided information and perspectives from people who had been involved with the library for decades. We also had available to us the original floor plans of the library, as well as some published literature on the history of the building. Many of the photos had very little or no provenance, so we relied heavily on all of these resources and our researching skills. I found myself occasionally taking the photos (in their protective sleeves, of course!) with me on small excursions around the library Circulation
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to get locations and angles dialed in. I was even having dreams where I would be in the photographs from the perspective of the camera, desperately trying to turn around so I could see other clues that would help me pinpoint in which decade the photo was taken. Overall, the bulk of the project took about five months to complete, and the results of our efforts can be seen online here. The work of the volunteers is basically completed, while the staff continues with final reviews of the metadata records and getting the photos uploaded to the site. I feel very lucky to have been selected to work on the project, and even with only seven months of MLIS classes under my belt at the time I applied, I was prepared. I made some great connections with this project which have already led to my next volunteer position. Hopefully our project made an impact on the administration, and they’ll use our model (and maybe even the volunteers again!) when it comes time for the sesquicentennial next year. As I prepare for my second year of the program, I can’t help but be proud of how much I have accomplished in twelve short months, and look forward to the challenges that lie ahead in the coming terms.
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From Seattle to Barcelona in 48 Hours by Albert D. Ybarra
Now in its 2nd year, the Seattle Interactive Conference (SIC) was a twoday event to celebrate the continued convergence of digital information, technological innovation, and creativity under the theme of GameChangers in Digital, Design, and Develop. Held at the Washington State Convention Center, the conference brought together web and mobile developers, budding entrepreneurs, and nationally recognized business professionals for a kaleidoscope of presentations, networking opportunities, and after-hours events. For two days, I had the wonderful opportunity to discuss emerging trends with the most advanced members of technology and digital communications. Included panelists at the 2012 conference included a variety of recognized leaders from internationally recognized companies such as: Google, Amazon, AOL, Microsoft, and online social media giant Twitter. However, this year’s event included special speakers that extended beyond major market brands and digital identities. Television personality, filmmaker, and philosopher Jason Silva graced the Seattle Interactive Conference with a talk about the exponential growth curves of digital technology and how it is shrinking the lag time between what we can dream about and what we can create. Silva, the Venezuelan-born television personality was a presenter on the Emmywinning, independent cable network Current TV from 2005-2011, and has been described as “part Timothy Leary, part Ray Kurzweil, and part Neo from The Matrix.”
In a line of distinguished speakers, perhaps few stood out more prominently than legendary media entrepreneur and publishing pioneer, David Burnell. In 1977, Personal Computing magazine (PC Magazine) was launched in exchange for articles written by Microsoft founders Bill Gates and Paul Allen. Years later he created PC World, and in 1984, working tandem with Apple legend Steve Jobs, he published Macworld on the very day the Macintosh was introduced. His talk “From Type Slugs to Tweets (and Many Stops In-Between) discussed how the largely unforeseen advances in media and technology has transformed our world. Rounding out the conference were panels that touched upon various aspects of technology, digital information and design, and strategies for budding entrepreneurs. As an aspiring information professional, I was pleased to discuss about trends that currently resonate within the techno-universe such as: big-data, media in the digital age, and how mobile communications will impact the future for designer and content providers. With a techno-tribe of over 4000 attendees dedicated to the convergence of science, art, technology, and innovation the Seattle Interactive Conference stands as the annual Pacific Northwest launch to the GSMA Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.
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Career Services
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Career Services The career search is a multi-phase process that is not necessarily linear. The challenges you encounter on your job search will be overcome far easier with proper preparation. We offer the following information to aid you on your path to success. iSchool Career Services Contact the iSchool’s Career Services Adviser Janet Matta at mattaj@uw.edu for individual career advising on job opportunities, search strategies, and resume/cover letter/interviewing advice and practice. iCareers In addition to career advising, you can take advantage of our online service iCareers, the place to go to find the latest internship and job opportunities posted by our partners. UW Career Services The UW Career Center offers year-round services for students and alumni. It is located in Mary Gates Hall (MGH) 134, off the first floor commons. Receive résumé advice or other quick tips during a 15-minute walk-in appointment or by e-mail. Schedule a personal appointment or a mock interview with a job counselor by phoning 206.543.0535 or dropping by the center. Check the calendar for events such as Career Week, career fairs, and résumé and portfolio workshops. Use the repository service to make your letters of recommendation available online. Sign up for the listserv to learn about graduate-level employment opportunities.
Business Cards
ASIS&T UW is offering all iSchool students the chance to order a custom set of 250 iSchool business cards! With a set of iSchool business cards you can be ready for all of those great networking opportunities that will come your way while as an iSchool student, including the upcoming employer fair, the iYouth conference, the Capstone event, student group meet-ups, panel events, and presentations from industry professionals. Please look for emails for detailed instructions. All cards will be printed and ready for shipping or pick-up by the second week of November!
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Technology Resources
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Did you know...
Software for Home and Instructional Use Microsoft Office
The UW Student Technology Fee committee has funded the licensing of Microsoft Office Professional Plus (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote, Publisher, InfoPath, Access, SharePoint Workspace, and Lync) for Windows, Office for Mac, and Windows for all UW students. Enrolled students can download these products for free to use on your personally owned desktop or laptop computers. Login in to the UW IT UWare site using your UW NetID to order your software.
Microsoft Development Tools
The Information School is a member of the Microsoft DreamSpark program (formerly MSDNAA). Through this program you can download free copies of Windows (client and server), Access, Visio, Project, Visual Studio .NET, SQL Server Management Studio and most Microsoft servers (such as SQL Server, Exchange). Some products can be installed directly, others require that you to mount the disk image or burn the disk image (usually an ISO file) to a CD or DVD first and then install from the disk. To obtain this software, go to our Microsoft DreamSpark site and login with your userid (your complete UW email address) and password. If this is your first time logging into the site, click the “forgot password” link to have it emailed to you. DreamSpark software is only available to iSchool students (and faculty) during their tenure here at the iSchool.
Software in the iSchool Computer Labs We have installed an extensive collection of software, from a wide variety of companies, on the computers in the iSchool computer labs and on our research workstations. Most applications are market leaders in their particular segment. Generally, we stay current with all major releases of software. Most applications are available on every computer in the iSchool. We do support the Macintosh platform in the iSchool and are now offering both the Mac OS and Windows on all of the computers in our labs. Students may also provision a checkout server and install an alternative operating systems such as Linux.
UW Software
Students have access to UW’s CRC computing labs and their software. Software for both Macintosh and Windows computers is available. View software available in CRC labs. All UW students, faculty, and staff have accounts on UW servers. The UW servers are part of the large central Linux cluster managed by UW IT, UW’s central computing-support organization. The UW servers are used for things like web publishing. The cluster that hosts student resources is called Dante and the cluster that hosts faculty and staff resources is called Homer. All UW students, faculty and staff can also use ViDA (Virtual Desktop Access). This is a virtualized Windows computer that runs some UW licensed software. Using this resource you can access software from off the UW campus when computer lab access is not convenient. Note that the number of ViDA machines are limited so access is not guaranteed if this resource becomes popular. View software available on Dante. Turn on UW IT Computing Services.
asis&t
ASIS&T UW is the student-run chapter of the Association for Information Science & Technology -the association for information professionals leading the search for new and better theories, techniques, and technologies to improve access to information. Below are some topics that ASIS&T is concerned with:
WHAT DOES ASIS&T UW OFFER? //Speaker Series //Panel Discussions
//Student Educational Resources
//Webinars
//Information Architecture
//User Experience
//Content Strategy
//Taxonomy Design
//Ontology & Metadata Driven Apps
//Digital Libraries
//Knowledge Management
//Social Informatics
//Data Visualization
//Workshops ASIS&T SPEAKER SERIES Every year, ASIS&T sponsors a speaker series to introduce students to professionals in information science and related fields. This year’s series brings together Seattle area professionals and alumni to talk about making the transition from school to the professional world and how they got started in their fields. This year’s speakers include:
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//John George
If any of these topics sound interesting, look intriguing, or are right up your alley, please consider joining ASIS&T at the local and national level. Student memberships are $40 and open to full-time and part-time iSchool students. Membership forms can be found online at www.students.washington/edu/asis/
//Andy Fitzgerald //Andrew Sydlowski //Bram Wessel //Sarah Barrett //Stephanie Wright //Debra Revere
WHAT DOES ASIS&T OFFER AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL?
//Misty Weaver
//Subscription to ASIS&T Bi-Monthly bulletin.
//Subscription to online or print versions of the Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology (JASIS&T)
The ASIS&T Fall Speaker Series takes place on the UW campus. All lectures are free and open to UW students. Join us to learn more about our guest speakers and for a great way to connect with professionals in the information and technology industry. Lunch provided by ASIS&T UW.
A Conference on Libraries, Technology, and Culture
About the Conference
Who Organizes Online Northwest
The Online Northwest Conference (originally called Oregon Online) began in 1984, created by librarians at the nine schools of the Oregon State System of Higher Education (OSSHE) and the Inter-institutional Library Council (ILC). At the time, the members of the conference organizing committee were known as the OSSHE ILC Online Coordinators Committee. The Online Coordinators were involved in searching online databases, which were then only accessible by librarians with specialized technical knowledge in the arcane language of database searching. The conference was established as an opportunity for librarians across the OSSHE to share their knowledge and experience with the frequent technological changes in libraries. Conference presentations at Online Northwest have also been, and continue to be, an excellent professional development opportunity for librarians.
Each Oregon University System institution—Eastern Oregon University, Oregon Institute of Technology, Oregon State University, Portland State University, Southern Oregon University, University of Oregon, Western Oregon University, and Oregon Health Sciences University—chooses a representative to serve on a committee that plans all aspects of Online Northwest.
Around 1990 the name of the conference changed to Online Northwest, helping to attract librarians and other information professionals from Washington, Idaho, Montana, and northern California. The conference is regularly attended by librarians from higher education, as well as an increasing amount of librarians from public and special libraries. Over the years, the conference has continued to evolve into one of the best library conferences in the region. Presentations address topics across the technical, social, and policy issues associated with information technology and librarianship.
Registration Registration rates and deadlines for Online Northwest 2014 are as follows: • Early bird registration $100 (ends January 10, 2014) • Regular registration $130 • Onsite registration $150 A limited number of scholarships may be available to cover the cost of conference registration. The deadline for scholarship application will be announced in fall 2013. All applicants will be notified of decisions by mid-December.
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International Conference on Cloud Security Management 17 -18 October 2013 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Johnson Hall University of Washington 4311 11th Ave NE Suite 400 Seattle, Washington 98105 ICCSM 2013 brings together a diverse group of international researchers, practitioners and academics to discuss emerging concerns about securing information in the cloud and find ways to collaborate on potential solutions. Howard Schmidt, who keynotes the two-day conference, is the former cybersecurity advisor to President Obama and served as the vice chair of the President Bush’s Critical Infrastructure Protection Board. While at the Bush White House, he assisted in the creation of the “US National Strategy to Secure CyberSpace.” Schmidt now heads Ridge Schmidt Cyber LLC. The conference includes topics on privacy, awareness of threats, keeping the cloud safe, adoption of cloud use, encryption, and records management. The Cloud Security Alliance, Seattle Chapter, is sponsoring a one-day Industry track on October 17th. A specific aim of this Industry track is to bring together Practitioners and Academics working in this important field to facilitate discussions around the current challenges in Cloud Security Management, and to foster cross-pollination of ideas between Practitioners and Academics. Other speakers include Luciana Duranti, chair of archival studies at the University of British Columbia and Jim Reavis, head of the Cloud Security Alliance. Duranti is director of InterPARES, a multi-national and multi-disciplinary research project studying the long-term preservation of authentic electronic records. Reaves was recently named one of the Top 10 cloud computing leaders by SearchCloudComputing.com. Cost: $600.00 Contact: Barbara Endicott-Popovsky Event Website Register Now
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2013 ACRL WA and OR Joint Conference 24 - 25 October 2013 All Day Pack Forest Eatonville, WA
This year’s conference asks, “What are you doing at your institution to preserve and promote wellness in the library?” We invite you to share your ideas and experiences in caring for your staff, your users or your collections. Keynote speaker is the iSchool’s David Levy, who will give a hands-on workshop on Information and Contemplation. The ACRL Washington State Chapter is a chapter of the Association of College and Research Libraries, a division of the American Library Association.
EMPLOYER CONNECTIONS FAIR
4 February 2014 1:30 - 4:30 p.m.
HUB, North Ballroom This annual event is a great opportunity for companies and organizations to discuss career opportunities, job openings, internships and fieldwork with outstanding students in the information field who are potential interns and part- or full-time employees in your organization. This event has sold out in recent years and receives very positive feedback from students and employers. Learn more about how to register to be a part of this event.
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