Concetta Barbera

libraries, drawing, painting, photography, maps, antiquarian books, folklore, and travel. My opinions are my own.

[Concetta Barbera @captaincmb]

@egi9781 I have been yelling about this all week!

[Edinburgh City of Literature @EdinCityofLit]

Take some time to browse the excellent digital resources on offer over on @natlibscot's website this #LibrariesWeek 📚

You can access thousands of books, journals, and newspapers, as well as their learning zone, and much more.

Have a look: https://t.co/k3Zu9QF3K3

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@nextdoriskearns It’s heartbreaking, and also scary

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Currently on the @SEPTA_CHE equivalent of the little engine that could. Just overheard “I think we can make it...” #septa #commuterlife

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Hazard a guess at his middle name? (ca. 1835) @librarycompany #lcpprints

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Fanciful Fox https://t.co/Sk5KlnaPYi

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bibliofashion https://t.co/rjInaB0BI1

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december drawing challenge https://t.co/1bVmgjaNBT

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What I Wore Today https://t.co/vttsWT8t2R

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a sign of the time https://t.co/Pmk10RYeC8

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@lynnemthomas But do we always have that choice to say no?

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One of the most underutilized resources for developing primary source tool kits for underrepresented groups is our own community. #convergingcollections #rbms18 #collaborate #getlocal #getinvolved

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Carlson: how can we make sure geneologists & scholars can work in the same space? #rbms18 #convergingcollections #collaboration

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When we [our colleagues] see ALL work as labor, we can work collectively to make a positive change #rbms18 #invisiblelabor

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@jentalleydesign Feel you 👋

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Texas A & M paper session: Changing culture by what we collect, both in and beyond the workplace #CMLALGBTQ #rbms18 #narrativelibrarianship

[Brenna Bychowski @BrennaBychowski]

How do you retain your staff once you get ahold of them? I’d say one of the big ones is giving employees space to grow and room for advancement. No one wants to stay someplace where their career growth is stagnating. #rbms18

[Brenna Bychowski @BrennaBychowski]

Things that are not news to most librarians: the profession is dominated by women, and our leadership is dominated by men. We know this. What we need to know now is how to fix it. #rbms18

[Concetta Barbera @captaincmb]

Don’t speculate w/ someone else’s eyes 👀 #eep #transcription #mss #rbms18