Event: SIS-EBSI Doctoral Symposium, School of Information Studies, McGill University, Montreal, QC, February 18, 2011

1. FROM PHD STUDENT
TO CANDIDATE TO
ASST. PROFESSOR
REFLECTIONS ON THE PROCESS
Dr. Carolyn Hank
carolyn.hank@mcgill.ca
School of Information Studies
McGill University
5TH EBSI-SIS SYMPOSIUM IN
INFORMATON STUDIES
18 February 2011

2. ME
ME
ME Disclaimer

3. DIGITAL
CURATION ORGANIZATIONAL
(E.G., DIGITAL
REPOSITORIES
Social
FORMAL &
Regulatory INFORMAL
CHANNELS
Legal & UNITS
PERSONAL
DIGITAL
ASSET
MANAGEMENT

4. 2005-2009

5. 2005-2010

6. 2005-2011

7. DISTRACTIONS

8. QUESTION (2) Doomsday
SADNESS Scenario
“Pretty bad;” “Very bad;” “Sad;” “Pretty sad;” “Panicked;”
“Devastated, both emotionally and professionally.”
ANGER
“Mad as hell;” “Pretty peeved;” “Pretty angry;” “Angry and upset;” “Frustrated;”
I’d do something drastic [in response] (i.e., legal action).
RELIEF
“I don’t have to do it anymore;” “I get half an hour of my life back.”
C’EST LA VIE
“Pour another cup of coffee and get back to work;” “Probably have a drink and
forget about it;” “Not welcomed but not tragic … I’d get over it;” “Drop out of the
blogosphere until something else comes along.”
DOUBT
“How would that happen?;” “It would take an extreme catastrophe;”
“Hard to believe lost and unrecoverable.”
49 | 63 findings

9. ME Everyday

10. ME Everyday
US Cohort
Faculty

11. ME Everyday
US Cohort
Faculty
THEM Networks

12. THE
DISSERTATION
DIET

14. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Dr. Helen R. Tibbo
MY Dr. Lynn Silipigni Connaway
Dr. Jeffrey Pomerantz
COMMITTEE Paul Jones
Dr. Richard Marciano

15. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Dr. Deborah Barreau
MY Dr. Cal Lee
BENCH Dr. Kathy Wisser
Dave Pcolar

16. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
MY Dr. Songphan Choemprayong
PILOT STUDY Laura Sheble
Paul Jones
TEAM

17. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
MY IMLS
SILS, UNC-CH
FUNDERS Beta Phi Mu

18. WW?D
what would (fill-in-the-blank) do?

19. THANK YOU
CAROLYN HANK
Email: carolyn.hank@mcgill.ca
Phone: 514.398.4684
Web: http://ils.unc.edu/~hcarolyn
Questions