(feb 2011) from phd student to candidate to assistant professor: reflections on the process

FROM PHD STUDENT TO CANDIDATE TO ASST. PROFESSOR

Dr. Carolyn Hankcarolyn.hank@mcgill.ca

School of Information Studies

McGill University

5TH EBSI-SIS SYMPOSIUM IN

INFORMATON STUDIES

18 February 2011

REFLECTIONS ON THE PROCESS

Disclaimer

MEME

ME

DIGITAL

CURATIONORGANIZATIONAL

(E.G., DIGITAL

REPOSITORIES

FORMAL &

INFORMAL

CHANNELS

& UNITS

PERSONAL

DIGITAL

ASSET

MANAGEMENT

Social

Regulatory

Legal

2005-2009

2005-2010

2005-2011

DISTRACTIONS

QUESTION (2)Doomsday

Scenario

49 | 63 findings

RELIEF“I don’t have to do it anymore;” “I get half an hour of my life back.”

C’EST LA VIE“Pour another cup of coffee and get back to work;” “Probably have a drink and

forget about it;” “Not welcomed but not tragic … I’d get over it;” “Drop out of the

blogosphere until something else comes along.”

DOUBT“How would that happen?;” “It would take an extreme catastrophe;”

“Hard to believe lost and unrecoverable.”

ANGER“Mad as hell;” “Pretty peeved;” “Pretty angry;” “Angry and upset;” “Frustrated;”

I’d do something drastic [in response] (i.e., legal action).

SADNESS“Pretty bad;” “Very bad;” “Sad;” “Pretty sad;” “Panicked;”

“Devastated, both emotionally and professionally.”

Everyday ME

Faculty

Cohort

Everyday

USME

Faculty

Cohort

Everyday

USME

Networks THEM

THEDISSERTATIONDIET

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

MY

COMMITTEE

Dr. Helen R. Tibbo

Dr. Lynn Silipigni Connaway

Dr. Jeffrey Pomerantz

Paul Jones

Dr. Richard Marciano

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

MY

BENCH

Dr. Deborah Barreau

Dr. Cal Lee

Dr. Kathy Wisser

Dave Pcolar

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

MY

PILOT STUDY

TEAM

Dr. Songphan Choemprayong

Laura Sheble

Paul Jones

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

MY

FUNDERS

IMLS

SILS, UNC-CH

Beta Phi Mu

WW?Dwhat would (fill-in-the-blank) do?

THANK YOU

CAROLYN HANK

Email: carolyn.hank@mcgill.ca

Phone: 514.398.4684

Web: http://ils.unc.edu/~hcarolyn

Questions