TechnoYouTopia: projects and thoughts

I have always been interested in the intersection of diversity and librarianship, and in aspects of diversity that are less frequently considered, such as one’s generation.  In 2017, I had the opportunity to present to colleagues on this subject.

Age Diversity in the Library: Maximizing Our Multi-Generational Workforce

Presentation at The Acquisitions Institute, Timberline Lodge, OR

May 21, 2017

The Multigenerational Library

Presentation for LAUC-R (Librarians’ Association of the University of California Riverside)

December 6, 2017

Presentation References and Further Reading

As a professional librarian at the University of California, Riverside, I am represented by a union – the University Council-American Federation of Teachers, which is also affiliated with CFT (California Federation of Teachers) and AFL-CIO (American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations).  I’m very proud to be a union member, and I spend a lot of my time working with the union.  I am the current President for UC-AFT Local 1966 (Riverside), grievance steward for librarians, and member of our bargaining team.

One of my union projects is our Local 1966 Unit 17 shop newsletter, called The Raven.  The name was inspired by the Game of Thrones books – the characters use ravens instead of pigeons to send messages.  It’s meant to highlight issues of interest to represented librarians and to be a source of fun and useful information.  The inaugural issue was published on May 22, 2015 – the one-year anniversary of our first Labor-Management meeting here at the UCR Library.

The Raven UC-AFT Riverside Vol 1 Issue 1

I am the current (and founding) editor-in-chief of the Library Insider, our staff newsletter.  You can view PDF versions of the newsletter by clicking the links below.  Please remember that the original format of the newsletter is print!

Issue #5, Summer 2015

Issue #4, April/May 2015

Issue #3, February/March 2015

Issue #2, Holidays 2014

Issue #1, October/November 2014

Issue #0, August/September 2014