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Graham Lavender

Graham Lavender

Librarian at Seneca College in Toronto
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My poster won a prize at the 2013 OCULA Spring Event - http://grahamlavender.com/2013...
iPads vs. Android tablets vs. Surface vs. PlayBook vs. e-readers: which is best for lending to students? - http://grahamlavender.com/2013...
RT @slatoronto: Join @slatoronto Thurs Mar 7th for Tour of Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives @CLGArchives http://toronto.sla.org/tour-of...
Question 1: I went to association events and networked with people who worked in libraries that interested me. #SLAtalk
RT @metromorning: Stand on the escalator when you should be walking? Riding your bike on the sidewalk? You get a card. Love this idea: http://www.thestar.com/news...
I just unlocked the File Input/Output badge on @codecademy! http://www.codecademy.com via @codecademy
Aaron Swartz was right - Attempting Elegance http://www.attemptingelegance.com/...
I just unlocked the Exam Statistics badge on @codecademy! http://www.codecademy.com via @codecademy
Canadian Association of Professional Academic Librarians (CAPAL): Additional Thoughts http://michaelridley.ca/2013...
I just unlocked the 1000 Exercises badge on @codecademy! http://www.codecademy.com via @codecademy
If the user needs to be taught how to use something, the design is broken, the user isn't broken @etches #sc13
At an interview, show your passion for the particular type of position you're applying to @tanisfink1 #sc13
If you have a blog or other professional online presence, put the URL on your cv @dupuisj #sc13
If you don't like your job title, make up a better one (just check with your employer first) @ZoeVC #sc13
Get involved with associations, but being a member is not enough. Volunteer to do something @janeschmidt #sc13
Develop advocacy skills because your boss may not understand the value of libraries @zackosborne #sc13
RT @kimberlysilk: #sc13 key interview question: how do you intend to learn? Describe your personal learning network (PLN). @mstephens7
New form of citation metric: how many times has the article been tweeted? Problem: many have been tweeted only by the author #sc13
Students will use the tools their profs tell them to use, so faculty buy in for a new discovery layer is essential #sc13
When giving a survey, only ask questions you think will be useful. Don't ask people's gender unless you have a plan for that data. #sc13
As I was leaving an info lit session today, a student said to me, "thanks for not being excruciatingly boring."
Check out my "success story": 4 Steps to Networking With Thought Leaders in Your Industry http://www.huffingtonpost.com/patrick... via @HuffPostBiz
How I landed an awesome job through networking - http://grahamlavender.com/2012...
Students Citing Wikipedia Could Kill Startups http://mashable.com/2012... via @mashable (and @jennrpeters)
I just signed up for Learn to Program: Crafting Quality Code #programming2 - a free @coursera online class. Join me at https://t.co/rRSLwy9t
MOOCs for Credit - Coursera licenses courses to Antioch University, where they will be offered for credit - http://www.insidehighered.com/news...
RT @mridley: Brian Mathews "Too Much Assessment Not Enough Innovation: R&D Models and Mindsets for Academic Libraries" Brilliant http://vtechworks.lib.vt.edu/bitstre...
Article from the Observer: Everyone wants a slice of Raspberry Pi http://www.guardian.co.uk/technol... via @guardian
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