Year: 2022

Publishing, Tools & Resources

The Online Technical Communication Center

Writing and communication have not historically been a focus of STEM programs in higher education. Many students concentrate solely on the technical skills required by their program without developing these “softer” skills. A student’s lack of writing and communication skills can lead to trouble once they graduate and enter into the work environment that requires reports to be written, ideas to be presented to various … Continue reading The Online Technical Communication Center

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Equity & Inclusion, Reader's Advisory

Thoughts on Libraries and the American Dream

Note: The post below is a reflection on issues of equity and inclusion within libraries. The thoughts expressed herein are my own. I am a second-career librarian with a background in law and public and academic librarianship. During a recent staff discussion, the topic of systemic bias in our library systems was raised by a colleague of mine. Libraries, he argued, were the manifestation of … Continue reading Thoughts on Libraries and the American Dream

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Tools & Resources

mindat.org – A Minerals Database

“Built and maintained by a worldwide community of experts, Mindat.org is the world’s largest open database of minerals, rocks, meteorites and the localities they come from.” Motivated by a passion sparked at an early age, Jolyon Ralph started this database from scratch in 1993 (DOS/Windows application; homemade hand-coded system) and shepherded its evolution through the internet stage to finally becoming an outreach program under the … Continue reading mindat.org – A Minerals Database

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