Gosh, I’m tickled to have been nominated as a Shover and Maker, but it *is* better to win, especially since the company is so awesome. To borrow @Candy’s phrase, I’ve been making new librarians since 2003, after @Candy helped make me a librarian back in 1999. I graduated from, and currently teach part-time at Simmons’ GSLIS – which has been a delight.

I also like to shove resources around at work, which most recently was as an Electronic Resource Librarian at the University of Connecticut. I am currently shoving my way south where I will direct the Park Library at the University of North Carolina’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication (starting June 1). I look forward to rejoining my NewsLib colleagues after a 10-year absence; hopefully there will be some cross-pollination between my favorite f2f group and my favorite online group, the Library Society of the World.

My talents include assessing and pontificating about web usability, shoving resources into my patrons’ faces, serving as a dental hygienist to my feline companions, and making “best of the year” mix CDs for my friends. I’m very good at ordering clothing and shoes online, and I’m a pretty good teacher and librarian-maker. I’m relatively consistent at blogging, too, about matters relating to cognitive science, librarianship, and related topics; take a peek at CogSciLibrarian.

I would like to thank the LSW Academy for the award, and I congratulate all of my S&M colleagues!