Month: March 2014

Code of conduct pledge and cosigner list

Published by Coral Sheldon-Hess on March 14, 2014

Although I’ve mentioned it a couple of times, informally, I would like to more publicly/formally talk about my participation in the Code of Conduct Pledge (#CoCPledge) movement—and hopefully add value to the movement with a sortable list of co-signers. (I’m not using this post to make all the arguments about…

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In defense of Women in Tech (WiT) groups

In defense of Women in Tech (WiT) groups

Published by Coral Sheldon-Hess on March 2, 2014

I’ve been rolling this post around in my head for a couple of days, in between attending conference and binge-(re)watching Firefly. It turns out, I have put a lot of time and effort—and, more importantly, thought—into creating and running a WiT group, so I have a lot to say…

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Social media – best practices and “libraries doing it right”

Social media – best practices and “libraries doing it right”

Published by Coral Sheldon-Hess on March 2, 2014

I’m pulling together my thoughts for a panel on social media* aimed mostly at small libraries with small staffs. If we’re Twitter friends, you’ve seen me asking for libraries on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and Tumblr who are doing a good job. (OK, I also asked for YouTube, but nobody had…

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