An Outsider’s Insider Guide These days, you might say ALA and I have a history. But not so long ago, I stared into the vastness of our national association with consternation and anxiety. Oh,…

Being a network professional is essential for today's Library and Information professional. This presentation was for the Business Information Group.

How comfortable do you feel in a three-piece suit? “Professionalism” is a social construct, and like all social constructs, it's a total downer. Standards of looking professional uphold a lot of ugly “isms,” as policies with a racist, sexist, classist, and xenophobic core. Here's the truth about why the work we do should speak more loudly than how we look.