The Library Pros

Chris DeCristofaro
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The Library Pros - A Librarian and a Library Information Technologist discussing libraries, technology and anything else that makes us smile!

  1. OCT 4

    Episode 120 Joseph Furnari Library Trustee and Beyond

    Episode 120! In this episode we speak with Joseph Furnari, Trustee of the Mastics Moriches Shirley Community Library in Shirley New York. Joe speaks about inspiration, life as a Library Trustee, entrepreneurship and inspiration! Joe has many “oars in the water” and shares what his definition of “Community” is along with living in a family […]

    56 min

  2. JUN 27

    Episode 119 Madi Mullen and Libro.fm

    Madi Mullen from Libro.fm joins the podcast to talk about audiobooks for local bookstores! Libro.fm works with local bookstores to offer audiobooks.Madi talks about the passion behind the project, Libro.fm embraces the local bookstores and their supporters with providing those booksellers with a way to expand their offerings with audiobooks. She also talks about what […]

    53 min

  3. JUN 13

    Episode 118 Kristen Gwinn-Becker HistoryIT

    This installment of the podcast features Kristen Gwinn-Becker from History IT. The fellas speak with Kristen about the love of history, how rare it is to find someone who is a “history nerd” and a “tech nerd” all rolled into one and passion for preservation. Digitization is so much more than documents and even 3D […]

    1h 15m

  4. MAY 7

    Episode 117 Tim Ribaric Computational Notebook and More!

    In this installment, Chris speaks with Tim Ribaric from Brock Univeristy in Ontario. Tim talks about digital librarianship, whether he sleeps, what a “Computational Notebook” is along with working with Google Colab. We also talked about “spark”, bringing the abstract of ideas to life, the “Software Carpentry Organization“, python for libraries and a wonderful organization […]

  5. APR 19

    Episode 116 – Katie Ester & Dennis Janer MAGIC BOOK

    In this episode, Chris speaks with Katie Ester, Director of the Shelby Township Library in the suburban Detroit Michigan area along with Dennis Janer from Bluewater Technologies Group. Katie and Dennis talk to us about Shelby’s amazing transformation, what Bluewater is all about (and it is a very unique and creative company), and Magic Book, […]

    1h 31m

  6. APR 5

    Episode 115 Megan Lotts – Playful Learning

    Want to laugh and learn at the same time? Then this is the episode for you. Megan Lotts, an Art Librarian at Rutgers talks and laughs about so many great things she is doing. She is a Maker, Author, Artist, Librarian and INNOVATOR!! We talk about the “spark”, the concept of “play”, unleashing the concept […]

    1h 27m

  7. MAR 22

    Episode 114 Beth Bayley from Karger Publishers

    On this installment, Chris and Bob speak with Beth Bayley from Karger Publishers. Beth joins us from Switzerland to talk about public access to information, Creative Commons Licensing, how librarians can assist in supporting open access, misconceptions about open access and the role artificial intelligence has in open access. Beth was such a good sport […]

    58 min

  8. FEB 28

    Episode 113 Jessica Bomarito from Gale

    In this installment of the podcast, Chris speaks with Jessica Bomarito, Senior Product Manager at Gale part of the Cengage Group. This episode explores a brief overview of what Gale offers the profession including the Gale Literature Resource Center. Chris talks about the evolution of digital literacy information from CD-ROMS to the current mode of […]

    40 min
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The Library Pros - A Librarian and a Library Information Technologist discussing libraries, technology and anything else that makes us smile!

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  • Creator
    Chris DeCristofaro
  • Years Active
    2016 - 2025
  • Episodes
    146
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Show Website
    The Library Pros