# day in the life (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover day in the life. Page: Feed: --- ## [Recently in Academic Libraries: July 2026](https://www.johnxlibris.com/2026/07/recently-in-academic-libraries-july-2026/) _2026-07-30 · John Jackson · john, from the library_ News and announcements 🤖 Every academic library is struggling with the question of how to approach artificial intelligence, especially within the context of information literacy and research. So I applaud any library that has the fortitude and focus to develop an AI strategy. The Lemieux Library at Seattle University has created “an intentional, structured response \[…\] The post Recently in… ## [Academic libraries on social: July 2026](https://www.johnxlibris.com/2026/07/academic-libraries-on-social-july-2026/) _2026-07-17 · John Jackson · john, from the library_ Social media happens so fast. I mean, just a couple weeks ago, none of us had considered that we could be asked to be in a Netflix documentary. So in between the monthly “Recently in Academic Libraries” posts, I pull together regular updates on what AcadLibs are doing on social. Please enjoy these recent highlights. \[…\] The post Academic libraries on social: July 2026 appeared first on john, from… ## [Recently in Academic Libraries: June 2026](https://www.johnxlibris.com/2026/06/recently-in-academic-libraries-june-2026/) _2026-06-28 · John Jackson · john, from the library_ News and announcements If, like me, you work at a Jesuit or Catholic institution, everyone has been talking about the Pope’s recent encyclical on artificial intelligence. Seattle University was the first academic library that I noticed to post on the topic. Their first post frames the document as a call to centering human dignity over \[…\] The post Recently in Academic Libraries: June 2026 appeared… ## [Library outreach as onboarding for retention](https://www.johnxlibris.com/2026/06/library-outreach-as-onboarding-for-retention/) _2026-06-11 · John Jackson · john, from the library_ The raison d’être of library outreach isn’t to get students to attend events. It isn’t to sign them up for our newsletter or get them to follow us on social media. It isn’t even to get them to use library resources \[insert pearl clutching\]. The goal of library outreach is to start the conversation. It’s \[…\] The post Library outreach as onboarding for retention appeared first on john, from the… ## [Recently in Academic Libraries: May 2026](https://www.johnxlibris.com/2026/05/recently-in-academic-libraries-may-2026/) _2026-05-29 · John Jackson · john, from the library_ News and announcements 🪑🥤🖥️ Drexel Libraries hosted a student-curated exhibition of everyday objects from university dorm rooms, “Dorm Objects 101.” Most of the objects on display, photographs, and labels came from about 70 students who took either a “Visual Culture” or “History of Modern Design” class. The university loaned standard-issue furniture to be included as \[…\] The post Recently in… ## [Librarian day in the life: Day 5](https://www.johnxlibris.com/2026/05/librarian-day-in-the-life-day-5/) _2026-05-09 · John Jackson · john, from the library_ This is the last post in a weeklong series offering a snapshot of what a day in the life of an academic librarian, specifically an outreach librarian and department head, looks like. Here was Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, and Day 4. 8:30a: Arrived at work and immediately had to troubleshoot an HR issue \[…\] The post Librarian day in the life: Day 5 appeared first on john, from the library . ## [Librarian day in the life: Day 4](https://www.johnxlibris.com/2026/05/librarian-day-in-the-life-day-4/) _2026-05-08 · John Jackson · john, from the library_ We’ve made it to Thursday. This is the fourth in a week-long series of “Day in the Life” posts for those considering a career in academic libraries, specifically working in either outreach or managerial positions. Here was Day 1, Day 2, and Day 3. 8:30a: Arrive at work. I spent the first 30 minutes trying \[…\] The post Librarian day in the life: Day 4 appeared first on john, from the library . ## [Librarian day in the life: Day 3](https://www.johnxlibris.com/2026/05/librarian-day-in-the-life-day-3/) _2026-05-07 · John Jackson · john, from the library_ This is the third in a week-long series of “Day in the Life” posts, written primarily for those considering a career in academic libraries—specifically working in either outreach or managerial positions. But also for nosey curious minds. See also: Day 1 and Day 2. 8:30a: Arrive at work (a little more sluggish following yesterday’s faculty \[…\] The post Librarian day in the life: Day 3 appeared… ## [Librarian day in the life: Day 2](https://www.johnxlibris.com/2026/05/librarian-day-in-the-life-day-2/) _2026-05-06 · John Jackson · john, from the library_ This is the second in a series of “Day in the Life” posts for those considering a career in academic libraries, specifically working in either outreach or managerial positions (I wear both hats). Here was the post from Day 1. As for Tuesday of this week… 8:30a: Arrive at work. By now, I had received \[…\] The post Librarian day in the life: Day 2 appeared first on john, from the library . ## [Librarian day in the life: Day 1](https://www.johnxlibris.com/2026/05/librarian-day-in-the-life-day-1/) _2026-05-05 · John Jackson · john, from the library_ Once upon a time, in internet days of old, librarian bloggers would annually create a “Day in the Life” post. The format has lived on in the GRWM and DITL posts on TikTok, but I still appreciate a good long-form blog post (see also 2023, 2017, 2015). If you are considering leadership work in an \[…\] The post Librarian day in the life: Day 1 appeared first on john, from the library . ## [Transcript-Driven Stock Discovery (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/v3RQ8TEkyW8s) _2026-05-05 · **Sponsored**_ Ranked, evidence-backed watchlists from indexed executive transcripts for 1–2 quarter horizons ## [Book Banning Across America](https://samuelscohen.com/2026/02/27/book-banning-across-america/) _2026-02-27 · Sam Cohen · Samuel Cohen_ In case you missed it, book banning is going national. On Tuesday, February 24, HR 7661 was introduced in the second session of the 119th Congress by Rep. Mary Miller, the representative from the 15th, the most Republican district in Illinois. Rep. Miller is known for, among very few other things, quoting Hitler approvingly to … Continue reading "Book Banning Across America" ## [Not a How-to](https://samuelscohen.com/2026/02/12/not-a-how-to/) _2026-02-12 · Sam Cohen · Samuel Cohen_ So a week from today, on February 19, 2026, a book I edited and wrote a little of is officially appearing in the world. It’s about something I think is important–the widespread effort to limit access in classrooms and libraries to books some people think should not be readily available. My press, Bloomsbury Academic, thinks … Continue reading "Not a How-to" ## [We Have Met the Enemy](https://samuelscohen.com/2026/01/24/we-have-met-the-enemy/) _2026-01-25 · Sam Cohen · Samuel Cohen_ I’m writing this on the night of January 24, 2026, at the end of a day filled with news from Minneapolis, where, at 9 this morning, ICE shot an innocent man after dragging him to the ground and pistol whipping him. The people in charge of the occupation of American have been lying about this … Continue reading "We Have Met the Enemy" ## [I Read the News Today, Oh Boy](https://samuelscohen.com/2026/01/03/i-read-the-news-today-oh-boy/) _2026-01-03 · Sam Cohen · Samuel Cohen_ So we woke up today to learn that we’re kidnapping people outside the US now too. The president and whoever was the last person to talk to him decided to attack Venezuela because of drugs, oil, democracy, domestic politics, unresolved daddy issues, FIFA peace prize, whatever. And he didn’t ask Congress because only people who … Continue reading "I Read the News Today, Oh Boy" ## [This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things](https://samuelscohen.com/2025/11/24/this-is-why-we-cant-have-nice-things/) _2025-11-25 · Sam Cohen · Samuel Cohen_ So they’re destroying higher education in the US. It was maybe the thing we should have been proudest of. For decades after the Baby Boom filled campuses to bursting and the National Defense Education Act of 1958 responded to Sputnik by pouring billions of dollars into research, American universities were the envy of the world. … Continue reading "This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things" ## [Hey You Assholes](https://samuelscohen.com/2025/10/15/hey-you-assholes/) _2025-10-15 · Sam Cohen · Samuel Cohen_ I haven’t written a thing on this blog since June because I’ve been busy and because I’ve been angry. Like maybe most of the people reading this, should such a thing happen, I’ve been moving back and forth between helpless angry and motivated angry, between there’s nothing we can do angry and we have to … Continue reading "Hey You Assholes" ## [Going Underground](https://samuelscohen.com/2025/06/01/going-underground/) _2025-06-01 · Sam Cohen · Samuel Cohen_ Below please find a few words I delivered to introduce the closing plenary of a seminar last week. It’s short but says something about what it’s like for humanities professors trying to help run departments, divisions, or colleges during the worst assault on higher education this country has ever seen. Association of Departments of English/Association … Continue reading "Going Underground" ## [Requiem](https://samuelscohen.com/2025/03/16/requiem/) _2025-03-17 · Sam Cohen · Samuel Cohen_ Anna Akhmatova This set of poems was written by Anna Akhmatova from 1935-1961. Most of the poems were written in the 1940s, but Akhmatova did not think it would be safe for her to publish them at the time. They weren’t published in Russia until 1987. The below steals from a few different translations I … Continue reading "Requiem" ## [Dear Donald John](https://samuelscohen.com/2025/02/19/dear-donald-john/) _2025-02-20 · Sam Cohen · Samuel Cohen_ Dear Donald John,We're just going to pull the band-aid off here: we're writing to tell you that we don't want to see you anymore. We don't want to hurt your feelings, because you seem to be kind of thin-skinned, like the kind of thin-skinned where if somebody makes a joke about you you'll run for … Continue reading "Dear Donald John" ## [International money transfers (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/AoRcQO4Y1nWF) _2025-02-20 · **Sponsored**_ Send money to other countries and manage multi‑currency balances online. ## [Gulf of America](https://samuelscohen.com/2025/02/11/gulf-of-america/) _2025-02-11 · Sam Cohen · Samuel Cohen_ With help from Merriam-Webster: gulf noun 1. A part of the ocean or sea extending into the land The U.S. has a few gulfs, among them the Gulf of Alaska, the Gulf of Maine, and the Gulf of Mexico. California has a couple more gulfs. The country’s also got plenty of sounds and bays and … Continue reading "Gulf of America"