MSLIS Graduate Students: Summer Reading/Listening Recommendations

It is the end of the academic year  and many students are heading away from campus for the summer.  Our MSLIS students may be going to an internship or to work (in a library or elsewhere).  Yes, some might be taking classes (on campus or online).  As part of their professional development during the summer, I hope that they will take time to explore the material that those of us in the field are consuming. With that in mind, I asked members of Facebook ALA Think Tank Group for suggestions of library-related blogs, podcasts, or other content they would recommend to MSLIS students.  Below are what the people recommended.

If you are an MSLIS student, I hope you will take time to read or listen to what your colleagues have recommended. You might sample each by reading or listening to 1-3 items.  Often reading/listening to just one item (episode/post) is not enough to get a real sense of source.

 Open Access Journal:

• In the Library with the Lead Pipe, http://www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/

Blogs:

•  Hack Library School, https://hacklibraryschool.com/

Podcasts: 

• Every other week:
•  Book Club for Masochists, http://bookclub4m.libsyn.com/ (added 5/16/2017, corrected 5/20/2017)
•  The Librarian Is In, https://www.nypl.org/voices/blogs/blog-channels/librarian-is-in
•  T is for Training, https://tisfortraining.wordpress.com/  
• Tomefoolery, http://tomefoolery.libsyn.com/ (added 5/16/2017)
• Weekly:
•  Beyond the Book, http://beyondthebookcast.com/ 
•  Overdue,  http://overduepodcast.com/
•  Almost daily:
• All the Wonders, http://www.allthewonders.com/podcasts/
• Not yet in a regular groove or irregular:
•  The Library Sessions, https://thelibrarysessions.wordpress.com  
• Better Library Leaders, http://betterlibraryleaders.com/category/podcast-episodes/ (added 5/16/2017)

Why have I focused on blogs and podcasts?  I know that not everyone prefers long form text (books).  In addition, blogs and podcasts often capture what is happening now, rather than what was happening when a particular book was being written.  (The content of a book can become dated even during its publication process.)

Is there a library-related blog or podcast that you would add to this list?  If yes, please leave that information in the comments, so we can all benefit from the information.  Let's make this an even longer list of resources! [5/16/2017: And I've added more recommendations above!]

If you know an MSLIS student, please consider sharing this list with her/him. Then follow-up and ask the person what she/he liked, didn't like, or learned.  Please know that the person might not like these suggestions and that is okay.  (In fact, knowing what you like or don't like is a good learning experience.)