Ian in the library… And out of it…

This is my new home on the web.  For those of you who have stumbled in here accidentally allow me to introduce myself.  My name is Ian Gibson.  I am the physical sciences research liaison librarian at the Queen Elizabeth II Library at Memorial University of Newfoundland.  I have an impressive title but my job really consists of 4 tasks, doing reference work (ie helping people find things in the library/on the web/in databases/etc); teaching classes (showing how to use specific resources); selecting books/journals/web products for the library’s collection of Math, Physics and Chemistry materials; and making sure we have the resources the faculty in my subjects need to do their research.  My education to this point has consisted of a B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from Queen’s University, a B.A. in history from the University of Windsor, and an M.I.St. from the University of Toronto.  My passions include history, economics, politics, current affairs and technology.  Politically I’m a libertarian (though occasionally I think anarchy might be preferable).

I used to blog here.  This blog will contain some of the same content that my old blog did – some talk about foreign policy, economics, cars, and wine; but this blog will also talk about my job as a librarian, science stuff, and life on the rock – should be fun.  Also, I promise to be more diligent in my posting this time around.

Well that’s enough introductions lets get on with the show…