tumblariantalk at ala annual 2014
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Panel Presenters:
Katie Anderson, Reference and Instruction Librarian and Social Media Coordinator, Rutgers University
[email protected]//rutgersprl.tumblr.com
Rachel Dobkin, Coordinator of the Government Info/Docs Student Interest Group., (University of Wisconsin-Madison SLIS 2014)[email protected]//gov-info.tumblr.com
Daniel Ransom, Librarian for Research and Electronic Resources, Holy Names University
[email protected]//thepinakes.tumblr.com
Ian Stade, Online Communication Senior Librarian System Services, Hennepin County Library
[email protected]//hclib.tumblr.com
Colleen Theisen, Outreach and Instruction Librarian for Special Collections & University Archives, University of Iowa
[email protected]//uispeccoll.tumblr.com
Molly Wetta, YA/Media Selector, Collection Development, Lawrence Public [email protected]//lawrencepubliclibrary.tumblr.com
Moderator: Kate Tkacik, Research Analyst BMO Business Research, [email protected]//thelifeguardlibrarian.tumblr.com
#TumblarianTalk—ALA Annual ConferenceJune 30, 2014
The Beginning – finding our voiceWe started the Tumblr in March 2011. We posted this yearbook image of Sean Daley a.k.a. Slug of local hip hop group, Atmosphere. It was picked up by the local alternative newsweekly and tweeted by Slug himself, demonstrating we could be less formal than other HCL social channels.
Timely Topics - #mnmarriageHistorical tidbits are shared that tie in directly with current events. This is a post about the first female Minneapolis Public Library director, who was also in two committed relationships with women. Shared when gay marriage passed in Minnesota.
Guest posts from Interns and VolunteersStewart Van Cleve – a respected LGBTQ historian, intern at Special Collections, wrote a post on Minneapolis “drag kings” and “drag queens.” Spotlights the collection, empowers the intern or volunteer and gives them something to add to their résumé.
Partnerships with ResearchersPenny Petersen, a long time Special Collections user and local historian, wrote an excellent history of the “tolerated prostitution” era in Minneapolis. She made a big discovery at HCL (above) that proved the city knowingly provided construction permits to bordellos.
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gov-info.tumblr.com
Rachel Dobkin
ALA Las Vegas•June 30, 2014
these ain’t yer uncle’s gov docs…
A Project of LIS-GISIG:The Gov Docs & Info Student
Interest Group
Making Gov Docs…
Cool!Exciting!
SEXY!!!
…Since 2012-ish
EVERY Librarian is a Gov Info Librarian
Why Tumblr?To make friends & influence people.
With a secret meta-mission!
Sources of SourcesFeed me. ( via Reeder & ReadKit)
• 17 Gov Info/Doc Librarian Blogs: FGI, Full Text Reports, Alan Zoellner, Steven Aftergood,
beSpacific, etc.
• 10 Gov News Sources: The Hill, Vox, Roll Call, Sunlight, Vox Populi, etc.
• 40 Gov Library/Archive/Museum Blogs LOC, NLM, Smithsonian, NARA, POTUS Libraries
• 60 Agencies• 20 gov & gov-focused tumblrs
gov-info blog blurb
"Primary Sources of non-partisan, timely government docs, info, data, reference & resources… Bills, laws & hearings; medical & consumer health; census & demographics; funding & regulations; NASA & Science; SCOTUS & DOJ; FDA, FEC & FTC; COPPA, SOPA, Open Access, declassification & privacy; environment & climate; GIS & USDA; Smithsonian, FDLPs, LOC, NARA, POTUS libraries & NLM. Seasonal, topical, under the radar and in the news.
Gov Docs
services
mother’s day
May the fourth
