Alison Hitchens
@aehitchens.bsky.social
librarian, amateur photographer, cat mum
Received a Christmas card from one of my colleagues that includes paw prints from her pets. A+ card giving
December 12, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Received a Christmas card from one of my colleagues that includes paw prints from her pets. A+ card giving
I think it was 2009 that I went to my first Code4Lib North at McMaster and met the lovely @weelibrarian.bsky.social and @jbfink.bsky.social among others. Looking forward to the next couple of days talking tech instead of budgets etc.
December 3, 2025 at 12:31 PM
I think it was 2009 that I went to my first Code4Lib North at McMaster and met the lovely @weelibrarian.bsky.social and @jbfink.bsky.social among others. Looking forward to the next couple of days talking tech instead of budgets etc.
guess I should work on my C4LN presentation! how is that next week already? ready for a drive to Hamilton in the snow...
November 28, 2025 at 3:44 PM
guess I should work on my C4LN presentation! how is that next week already? ready for a drive to Hamilton in the snow...
So excited to see that McMaster is hosting Code4Lib North!
hello library workers. I am also a library worker. I would like to announce that the Code4Lib North sort-of-conference is this December 3-4th at McMaster University in Hamilton. Come on by if you got the gumption. Signup/info (info still be fleshed - signup is live though) at wiki.code4lib.org/North
North - Code4Lib
wiki.code4lib.org
October 17, 2025 at 1:01 PM
So excited to see that McMaster is hosting Code4Lib North!
anyone else find they are reluctant to clear out the deleted e-mails folder at work because chances are someone will ask you a question about past practice/decision that could be answered by that stash?
September 26, 2025 at 1:32 PM
anyone else find they are reluctant to clear out the deleted e-mails folder at work because chances are someone will ask you a question about past practice/decision that could be answered by that stash?
I haven't gotten back into the habit of posting yet but I think what the internet needs today is a picture of my one-eyed cat
January 24, 2025 at 1:31 PM
I haven't gotten back into the habit of posting yet but I think what the internet needs today is a picture of my one-eyed cat
last day of work before a holiday break and I have no meetings (so far) so will take opportunity to get myself organized for the new year. Busiest December I can recall and I'm going into my 20th year at UW!
December 20, 2024 at 1:16 PM
last day of work before a holiday break and I have no meetings (so far) so will take opportunity to get myself organized for the new year. Busiest December I can recall and I'm going into my 20th year at UW!
Reposted by Alison Hitchens
Just a reminder that we're hiring a University Librarian and you or someone you know might be a good fit.
I'm not applying and I'm not on the committee so if you have questions feel free to reach out.
www.kbrs.ca/Career/17327...
I'm not applying and I'm not on the committee so if you have questions feel free to reach out.
www.kbrs.ca/Career/17327...
University Librarian
University Librarian
www.kbrs.ca
December 19, 2024 at 4:20 PM
Just a reminder that we're hiring a University Librarian and you or someone you know might be a good fit.
I'm not applying and I'm not on the committee so if you have questions feel free to reach out.
www.kbrs.ca/Career/17327...
I'm not applying and I'm not on the committee so if you have questions feel free to reach out.
www.kbrs.ca/Career/17327...
it's only Tuesday morning and it's already been a week. In fun news though I bought a little magnasonic film scanner yesterday and found a picture of my Dad that I hadn't seen before
December 17, 2024 at 1:27 PM
it's only Tuesday morning and it's already been a week. In fun news though I bought a little magnasonic film scanner yesterday and found a picture of my Dad that I hadn't seen before
In the Hathi Trust newsletter they shared this Betty Crocker's cooky book. Enjoy for your holiday baking babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=co...
Betty Crocker's cooky book / ill. by Eric Mulvany
Betty Crocker's cooky book / ill. by Eric Mulvany
babel.hathitrust.org
December 13, 2024 at 2:29 PM
In the Hathi Trust newsletter they shared this Betty Crocker's cooky book. Enjoy for your holiday baking babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=co...
3 work-related holiday parties today plus going to the panto tonight at Drayton Entertainment. May be holidayed out before the holidays! On the plus side, I'm doing quality control of the gingerbread (cake) I made for the SCA holiday lunch
December 12, 2024 at 2:51 PM
3 work-related holiday parties today plus going to the panto tonight at Drayton Entertainment. May be holidayed out before the holidays! On the plus side, I'm doing quality control of the gingerbread (cake) I made for the SCA holiday lunch
Reposted by Alison Hitchens
Averting the Digital Dark Age: How Archivists, Librarians, and Technologists Built the Web a Memory is released _today_.
You can buy a copy, or, you can read it FOR FREE via Project MUSE. Please spread the news to your colleagues, your friends, your syllabus makers.
muse.jhu.edu/book/123276
You can buy a copy, or, you can read it FOR FREE via Project MUSE. Please spread the news to your colleagues, your friends, your syllabus makers.
muse.jhu.edu/book/123276
December 10, 2024 at 1:39 PM
Averting the Digital Dark Age: How Archivists, Librarians, and Technologists Built the Web a Memory is released _today_.
You can buy a copy, or, you can read it FOR FREE via Project MUSE. Please spread the news to your colleagues, your friends, your syllabus makers.
muse.jhu.edu/book/123276
You can buy a copy, or, you can read it FOR FREE via Project MUSE. Please spread the news to your colleagues, your friends, your syllabus makers.
muse.jhu.edu/book/123276
thanks to OCUL for the Omni 5 year celebration cake! Nice pick-me-up on a December day
December 10, 2024 at 6:03 PM
thanks to OCUL for the Omni 5 year celebration cake! Nice pick-me-up on a December day
Reposted by Alison Hitchens
So the churn goes pretty fast here on Blu? I haven't seen it anywhere here so I'll post:
New CFP from Canadian Journal of Academic Librarianship.
Reflections and Speculations on Critical Librarianship.
cjal.ca/index.php/ca...
New CFP from Canadian Journal of Academic Librarianship.
Reflections and Speculations on Critical Librarianship.
cjal.ca/index.php/ca...
CJAL Special Issue: Reflections and Speculations on Critical Librarianship
| Canadian Journal of Academic Librarianship
cjal.ca
December 10, 2024 at 3:02 AM
So the churn goes pretty fast here on Blu? I haven't seen it anywhere here so I'll post:
New CFP from Canadian Journal of Academic Librarianship.
Reflections and Speculations on Critical Librarianship.
cjal.ca/index.php/ca...
New CFP from Canadian Journal of Academic Librarianship.
Reflections and Speculations on Critical Librarianship.
cjal.ca/index.php/ca...
Starting up on this platform. Spent the past week looking after post-surgery cat who hopefully will transition back to his normal kibble... Stay here for photography, cat news, camping, baking, and the occasional librarian type post
December 9, 2024 at 6:05 PM
Starting up on this platform. Spent the past week looking after post-surgery cat who hopefully will transition back to his normal kibble... Stay here for photography, cat news, camping, baking, and the occasional librarian type post