The Librarian Linkover

Dr. Samantha Gordano, founder of Dead Canary HR Consulting , discusses why librarians are a great fit to work in human resources roles. during our conversation, Dr. Gordano mentioned The Wounded Workforce , People Geeks and Transform .

Rae Cheney, Director, Sales Technology Enablement at ⁠Morningstar⁠ ! discusses how librarians can reframe their skills to move into a role in industry. During our conversation, Rae discussed ⁠ATD⁠ , ⁠Devlearn⁠ and ⁠TechLearn⁠ .

Courtney McAllister, Senior Solutions Architect for Atypon, a Wiley brand, discusses how librarians are a perfect fit to work for library vendors. During our conversation, she mentioned the NASIG conference in Madison, Wisconsin this summer. You can buy Courtney's books here .

Brenda Hough, Staff Development Coordinator at Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library, discusses all things related to learning. During our conversation, she mentioned Association for Talent Development . Brenda recommends the books Telling Ain't Training by Stolovitch and Keeps and Design for How People Learn by Dirkson.

Rachel Wilken, Associate Faculty at the Luddy School of Informatics, Computing and Engineering, Indianapolis, discusses informatics, UX and AI. During our conversation, Rachel mentioned that she started Columbus Design Collective .

We are breaking ground on this podcast. Both of the ALA presidential candidates appeared together on my podcast this week. As far as I know, over the years, both ALA presidential candidates have never appeared together on a podcast. Tamika Barnes, Associate Dean, Perimeter College Library Services, Georgia State University; and Becky Calzada, District Library Coordinator, Leander Independent Schoo...

Kevin King, Library Solutions Strategist at Midwest Tape, discusses how librarians are such a great fit to work for library vendors.

Tiffany A. Duck, Library Consultant for her business LitDext , discusses the wide range of information services she provides for organizations, libraries, publishers and other companies. During our conversation, she mentioned Joint Council of Librarians of Color , Black Caucus American Library Association and ALA Core .

Bill Marden, Director of Privacy and Compliance at The New York Public Library, discusses the importance of confidentiality. During our conversation, Bill mentioned International Association of Privacy Professionals.

Angela Pashia , Career and Leadership Development Coach, discusses the value of coaching and how to find a qualified coach. Listeners of The Librarian Linkover podcast can enter to win a free coaching session! Click here for more information. During our conversation, Angela mentioned the International Coaching Federation .

Alissa Janchenko, Owner of Yes& Training and Consulting , discusses how improv training is a great tool to train on staff engagement and customer service. During our conversation, she mentioned her involvement in the Illinois Library Association and Limestone Stage Community Theater .

Mandy Simon, Managing Consultant at BradburyMiller Associates, discusses hiring library directors and job hunting, including some things she wishes librarians knew about the job hunt.

Shanna Hollich, Learning and Training Manager at Creative Commons , discusses how librarians are a perfect fit to work in open licensing and OER.

Marquita Gooch is the host of Black in the Stacks and is a marketing professional. She discusses the importance of her podcast. Marquita also gives librarians some tips on how to market their libraries.

Dr. Betsy Diamant-Cohen, CEO and Executive Director of Mother Goose on the Loose, discusses how she started her businesses and gives suggestions to librarians who are thinking of going into business for themselves. During our conversation, she mentioned Association for Library Service to Children .

Nisha Mody, Life Coach for Liberatory Dreamers and Leaders , discusses trauma informed workplaces. During our conversation, she mentioned WeHere .

Dr. Sandra Hirsh, Associate Dean of Academics, College of Information, Data and Society and Special Advisor to the Provost for AI Initiatives at San Jose State University discusses her new book Library 2035: Imagining the Next Generation of Libraries. During our conversation, she mentioned ASIS&T . I mentioned that SLA was looking to merge with ASIS&T and I encouraged both memberships to v...

Helen Rimmer, The Kind Brave Leader , discusses kindness, wellbeing and bravery, as well as her fall event Kindness Unites.

Alexander London, award winning author, discusses why he worked in libraries and why he became an author. During our conversation, he mentioned the Virginia Children's Book Festival .

Megan Schadlich, Founder and Director of The Healing Library , discusses how librarians are a great fit to work in educational design, instructional facilitation and as a Curriculum Advisor.

Kristie Grzywinski, Director of Technical Services at SQF Institute, discusses why librarians are a great fit to work in associations. During our conversation, she mentioned Association for Women in Science , why we should not eat raw cookie dough , as well as how to cut your risk of food borne illness . Kristie also recommends Spoke and Bird and Good Ambler for good coffee in Chicago.

Billy Allen , owner of 3 King Visions , discusses how librarians are the leaders of the new cool.

Bobbi Newman, owner of Bobbi L. Newman Consulting , discusses workplace well being. She is the founder of ThriveLib and ThriveLib: Reclaiming Joy, Balance, and Boundaries in Libraries conference.

Kayl Parker, Senior Operations Consultant at Sparklos, discusses how important it is for librarians to value themselves and make themselves marketable. She mentions Women in Tech during our conversation.

Martin Kalfatovic, Managing Director of International Image Interoperability Framework Consortium , discusses how his library skills and experience fit perfectly into managing the interoperability of digital objects. Shout out to Ranganathan!