Jennifer Harbster joined the Library of Congress Science, Technology and Business division as a digital reference specialist fresh out of library school in 2001. She holds bachelor degrees in art history and anthropology from the University of California at Santa Cruz and a master's in library science from San Jose State University. She spent her undergraduate years working at the university's slide library, where she found her true calling- becoming a librarian. During her master studies, she worked in a corporate library in Silicon Valley and conducted a practicum at two tribal libraries in San Diego County. Along with her reference duties for the Library's Science Reference Service, she is also the creator of the Library’s Everyday Mysteries Web site, a collection of fun and scientifically interesting questions and answers about everyday phenomena.
Most Recent Posts
- The Aeronauts May 18th, 2013
- The Great Sheet Cake Mystery April 26th, 2013
- How to Fly a Satellite at 17,000 MPH; The Historic Flight of Landsat 5 April 25th, 2013
- Live Tweeting of April 16th Mars Curiosity Rover Lecture. Can’t attend? Tweet your questions! April 10th, 2013
- A Lesson from a Founding Father April 5th, 2013
- Location! Location! Location! on Mars with the Curiosity Rover March 23rd, 2013
- Getting to Know Sir Arthur C. Clarke March 18th, 2013
- Why I Walked Away from the Word “Cyborg” March 12th, 2013
- How to Put Your Brain on the Internet: Lessons from a Cyborg February 25th, 2013
- Curl Up with a Good Science Book February 21st, 2013