Episode 2: Saima Kadir, Manager of Virtual Library Services

On Episode 2 of the IP Address, I interviewed Saima Kadir. Saima is the manager of Virtual Library Services at Houston Public Library, yet she has a love of books as tangible objects. She's looking forward, towards the digital future, but hasn't lost sight of the value of the trained reference librarian.


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Attributions:

Intro: Year of the Dog - Walker Lukens
Song 1: Crazy Glue (Instrumental Version) (Josh Woodward) / CC BY 3.0
Song 2: house (johnny_ripper) / CC BY 3.0
Song 3: in a dream (johnny_ripper) / CC BY 3.0

Song 4: Into the Unknown (Podington Bear) / CC BY-NC 3.0

Song 5: Cantina Rag (Jackson F. Smith) / CC BY-NC-ND 3.0
Song 6: garden (johnny_ripper) / CC BY 3.0
Song 7: nicolas (johnny_ripper) / CC BY 3.0
Song 8: i am error (johnny_ripper) / CC BY 3.0
Outro: Intermission - Carousel Shy/Walker Lukens

Episode 1: Paty Bustamante

On the first episode of The IP Address, I interviewed Paty Bustamante. Now the chief of the Central Library at the Houston Public Library, Paty didn't start off wanting to be a librarian.

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Attributions:

Intro: Year of the Dog (Walker Lukens)

Song 1: Time lapse (GarageBand cinematic effect)
Song 2: Fantasy (Podington Bear) / CC BY-NC 3.0
Song 3: Love Sprouts (Podington Bear) / CC BY-NC 3.0
Song 4: Mind Mapping (Revolution Void) / CC BY-NC 3.0
Song 5: Les Soirs (Oskar Schuster) / CC BY-NC 4.0
Song 6: Ascending obsolescence (krackatoa) / CC BY-NC-SA 3.0
Song 7: Opening credits (johnny_ripper)  / CC BY-NC-SA 3.0

Song 8: La ere gymnopedie (Peter Johnston) / Public domain 

Song 9: Cylinder Six (Chris Zabriskie) / CC BY 4.0

Outro: Intermission [Carousel Shy (Walker Lukens)]

Lessons to walk away with:

1. You can try to chart a course for your future, but it pays to be adaptable.
2. Get a job/volunteer at a library, especially if you're looking to go into the public library. It's very important to see the reality behind the theories you learn in school.
3. Public libraries are changing shape. See number 1.
4. Whether it's with coworkers or with customers, successful librarians are always liaising with technology. So be a team player, but also seek out new trends and new ways to leverage emerging technology to improve teamwork and service.
5. Be engaged and informed in the world around you.

Bonus!

A picture of the Go Red for Women! display mannequins that we referenced in the interview.









This is the video that I ripped the audio clip from in the show opening. It is in the public domain, so I don't have to give attribution...but it's kinda neat, so I wanted to share it.