I'm happy to share that this July, I'll be starting as the Digital Publishing Manager for Washington University Libraries in St. Louis! I'm so excited for this next step forward, and I'm thankful for all the support I've received in grad school at UIUC.

Librarians have been crowd sourcing the data rescue efforts, some of which are mentioned here. docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Guys, I know I’ve posted this article a lot in the last two weeks. But I’m so serious. They’re not fucking around, and major executive action aimed at trans literature could happen as soon as tomorrow. The time to take action to protect trans books and authors is *now.*

Accidentally broke @maryton.bsky.social by casually announcing that I'd been reviewing some of our DH LibGuides and found out that Esri Story Maps is being retired this Fall 2025: www.esri.com/en-us/arcgis...

Finally finished this project: took my LOEX poster on hybrid workshops and transformed it into this little squirrel plush! The graphs on its torso were to represent in-person/online attendance stats, and the QR codes linked to resources on hybrid workshop design and examples.

Many struggle with writing alt text for charts and other other data visualizations. Amy Cesal's "Writing Alt Text for Data Visualization" hammers home the importance of explaining the chart type, the type of data, and the reason for the chart. medium.com/nightingale/...

Hi Bluesky! I've been here a while, but I'm a perennial lurker on social media and never introduced myself. My name is Cadence Cordell, and I'm a graduate student working towards my MLIS degree and graduating this Spring 2025.