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				erinrwhite in Libraries				
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					May 9, 2019				
							

				
			Trans-inclusive design at A List Apart
		

	
	

	

		
						
			I am thrilled and terrified to say that I have an article on Trans-inclusive design out on A List Apart today.

I have read A List Apart for years and have always seen it as The Site for folks who make websites, so it is an honor to be published there.

			
				
			
			

	

		
	

				
							May 9, 2019		
				
		
				
				
		
	
	


			
				
	
						
			Coming out as nonbinary at work
		

	
	

	

		
			
			This week, after 10 years of working at VCU Libraries, I have been letting my colleagues know that I’m nonbinary. Response from my boss, my team, and my colleagues has been so positive, and has made this process so incredibly easy. I didn’t really have a template for a coming-out message, so ended up writing […]


			

	

		
	

							in Libraries, Life  |		
							March 12, 2019		
				
		
				
				
		
	
	


			
				
	
						
			2016 Errandonnee challenge: handled it
		

	
	

	

		
			
			After being foiled by a long trip last year, I got the chance to attempt the Errandonnee challenge again this year (I attempted it in 2014, too). The challenge: complete 12 errands in 12 days and ride or run a total of 30 miles between March 4-15, 2016. Fun twist: I was in Philadelphia and bikeless […]


			

	

		
	

							in Bikes, Life, Richmond  |		
							March 27, 2016		
				
		
				
				
		
	
	


			
				
	
						
			What it means to stay
		

	
	

	

		
			
			Seven years ago last month I interviewed for my job at VCU. I started work a few months later, assuming I’d stick around for a couple of years then move on to my Next Academic Library Job. Instead I found myself signing closing papers on a house on my sixth work anniversary, having decided to […]


			

	

		
	

							in Libraries, Life, Richmond  |		
							February 11, 2016		
				
		
				
				
		
	
	


			
				
	
						
			Back-to-school mobile snapshot
		

	
	

	

		
			
			This week I took a look at mobile phone usage on the VCU Libraries website for the first couple weeks of class and compared that to similar time periods from the past couple years. 2015 Here’s some data from the first week of class through today. Note that mobile is 9.2% of web traffic. To round […]


			

	

		
	

							in Libraries, Projects  |		
							September 4, 2015		
				
		
				
				
		
	
	


			
				
	
						
			Recruiting web workers for your library
		

	
	

	

		
			
			In the past few years I’ve created a couple of part-time, then full-time, staff positions on the web team at VCU Libraries. We now have a web designer and a web developer who’ve both been with us for a while, but for a few years it was a revolving door of hires. So let’s just say I’ve hired lots […]


			

	

		
	

							in Libraries  |		
							August 17, 2015		
				
		
				
				
		
	
	


			
				
	
						
			Easier access for databases and research guides at VCU Libraries
		

	
	

	

		
			
			Today VCU Libraries launched a couple of new web tools that should make it easier for people to find or discover our library’s databases and research guides. This project’s goal was to help connect “hunters” to known databases and help “gatherers” explore new topic areas in databases and research guides1. Our web redesign task force […]


			

	

		
	

							in Libraries, Projects  |		
							January 7, 2015		
				
		
				
				
		
	
	


			
				
	
						
			2014 in review
		

	
	

	

		
			
			2014 was a big, brag-worthy year for me: Started writing again (about bikes, natch). Met my internet hero. Ran a 10k, then a half-marathon. Did some work and wrote about it (just on this blog, but a start). Gave new grads some advice. Created a code of conduct for the conference I help organize. Rode my bike all […]


			

	

		
	

							in Bikes, Life  |		
							January 6, 2015		
				
		
				
				
		
	
	


			
				
	
						
			Gifs-mas in New York
		

	
	

	

		
			
			
			

	

		
	

							in Life, Projects  |		
							December 19, 2014		
				
		
				
				
		
	
	


			
				
	
						
			Why this librarian supports the Ada Initiative
		

	
	

	

		
			
			This week the Ada Initiative is announcing a fundraising drive just for the library community. I’m pitching in, and I hope you will, too. The Ada Initiative’s mission is to increase the status and participation of women in open technology and culture. The organization holds AdaCamps, ally workshops for men, and impostor syndrome trainings; and […]


			

	

		
	

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							September 10, 2014		
				
		
				
				
		
	
	


			
					
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