Category: Company
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November 2025 Skilltype Content Update
November brought another round of valuable updates to the Skilltype platform as we continue expanding our content and refining how it’s organized, tagged, and presented to our users. Here’s what changed over the past month: Catalog Activity New Tags Added Skills Conference & Series Materials We added new materials from the following events and recurring…
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October 2025 Skilltype Content Update
October brought another wave of meaningful updates to the Skilltype platform as we continue to grow our content and ensure it’s accurately tagged, up to date, and aligned with the evolving needs of library professionals. Here’s what changed over the past month: Catalog Activity New Tags Added Skills Products Conference & Series MaterialsWe added new…
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September 2025 Content Update: What’s New in Skilltype
This month’s update brings fresh content, refined metadata, and more resources to keep Skilltype’s library organized, accurate, and useful for your team. In September, we added 1,341 new items, enhanced metadata on 113 items, and removed 10 outdated items (duplicates or broken links). These regular checks ensure that the resources you find are high-quality and…
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Skilltype and Library Journal/School Library Journal Partner to Expand Professional Development Access
Skilltype, the talent-management platform for information professionals, is partneringwith Library Journal (LJ), a leading authority in librarianship for nearly 150 years,and School Library Journal (SLJ), the premier voice in school librarianship for over 70 years.The collaboration integrates LJ and SLJ’s professional development programs directly intothe Skilltype platform, giving libraries streamlined access to trusted training resources atexclusive discounts. Since 1876 and 1954,…
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Skilltype and EveryLibrary Partner to Improve Political Literacy Across Workforce
Skilltype, the talent-management platform tailored for libraries, is pleased to announce anew partnership with EveryLibrary. Through this collaboration, Skilltype will hostEveryLibrary’s content directly on its platform, expanding access to critical advocacytraining and resources for library professionals worldwide. EveryLibrary is the first and only national political action organization focused onbuilding voter support for libraries. Dedicated to…
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August 2025 Skilltype Content Update
August was another productive month at Skilltype as we continue to enhance our platform and expand the depth and relevance of our content. Here’s a summary of the latest activity. Catalog Activity New Tags Added Skilltype continues to evolve with the needs of the profession. In August, we added new tags across skills, products, and…
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Skilltype Release 1.57.0 — Smarter Imports, AI-Powered Tagging, and Enhanced Search
August 2025 (1.57.0) We’re thrilled to introduce Skilltype v1.57.0—a release that brings transformative automation, AI-intelligence, and refined search navigation to your experience. Here’s what’s new: AI-Driven iCal Import & Automated Tagging Search & Navigation Enhancements Bug Fixes & UI Cleanups As always, these improvements reflect our commitment to a smarter, smoother, and more intuitive Skilltype…
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How Grambling State University Leveraged Skilltype to Embrace the Digital Future
Libraries across the country are adapting to rapid technological change, tighter budgets, and rising user expectations. At Grambling State University, the Digital Library and Learning Commons took a forward-thinking step by modernizing services and investing in staff development through Skilltype, a platform tailored specifically for library professionals. Aligning Training with Strategic Goals Previously, professional development…
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Changelog v1.47: Finding people
With our latest release, Skilltype is evolving from a platform for training, to one also used for networking and collaboration.
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Skilltype Turns 6
While making payroll for 6 consecutive years wasn’t a goal we set out to have, doing so in spite a very turbulent market is a significant. And graduating to multi-year contract renewals, larger cohort sizes, and additional countries has been quite the validation as well.
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Skilltype Expands Into Florida’s Academic Libraries
Skilltype, the leading talent management platform for libraries, is proud to announce its strategic expansion into the academic libraries of Florida’s major universities. This expansion includes the University of Central Florida (UCF), Florida International University (FIU), and Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU).
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Skilltype Expands Academic Library Community in Southwest US
University of Oklahoma Libraries, University of New Mexico Libraries, University of North Texas Libraries, and the University of Texas at Arlington Libraries, have each decided to opt-in to year two of the consortium’s Skilltype program.
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What’s in a Name? Exploring the Word “Librarian” and What it Means
Exploring the nuanced definition of ‘librarian’, this piece delves into the shifting boundaries of the profession in the digital era, challenging traditional views.
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Implementing Data-Driven Organizational Development at Washington University in St. Louis
Associate University Librarian Jackie Lorrainne, representing Washington University Libraries, and Christine Quirion, COO of Skilltype, continued the discussion sparked by their presentation at the CNI Spring 2023 Membership Meeting.
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Jamie Lin Becomes Skilltype’s Head of Community and User Research
Lin, an information professional with a rich background in instructional design, community building, and professional development, will spearhead efforts to understand Skilltype’s diverse audience while increasing connections among users.
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Johnny Boursiquot Becomes Skilltype’s Founding Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
Experienced engineer and manager will lead the next phase of Skilltype’s platform to prepare the global library community for 2030.
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Skilltype Attends Tulane Business School’s Founder’s Forum
Skilltype’s COO Christine Quirion recently attended the Founders Forum at the Lepage Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, at Tulane Business School.
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Skilltype raises $1.75M to future-proof libraries globally
Today, we’re excited to announce the addition of new resources and strategic partners to help fuel this mission. Skilltype has raised $1.7 million in seed financing, led again by Pearl Fund, with participation from the Ruthless for Good Fund, Revelry Venture Partners and Manifold Group.
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Skilltype Appoints Matt Allan as Product Manager
Skilltype, Inc., the talent management platform for libraries, is thrilled to announce the appointment of Matt Allan as Skilltype’s first full-time Product Manager.
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Building DEI initiatives into our company’s DNA
Here are some highlights from our discussion on what it means to live DEI work in daily decisions when building a company.
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Skilltype Appoints Christine Quirion as Chief Operating Officer (COO)
Skilltype, Inc., the talent management platform for libraries, today announced the appointment of Christine Quirion to its leadership team as Chief Operating Officer.
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Attending the 86th Annual Meeting of the Society of American Archivists (SAA)
By attending this conference, we were able to learn more about current trends in skills, products, and technologies for libraries, archives, and records management communities. In the upcoming weeks, users will be able to see new items and tags appearing in Skilltype as a result.
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Tony Zanders on Out to Lunch New Orleans
In the “You Know It” episode Tulane business professor Peter Ricchiuti sits down with Skilltype Founder and CEO Tony Zanders.
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Welcome Skilltype 2021 Summer Interns
This Summer, we’re excited to partner with New Orleans-based Rooted School — a high school that prepares students to receive both college admissions offers alongside job offers from high-growth technology companies — to employ two summer interns to join our sales and marketing team.
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Introducing Skilltype
Over the past two years, we’ve partnered with over a dozen libraries and associations, along with 400 information professionals on a new product that is radically reimagining how we analyze, grow, and share our expertise in libraries. Here’s how it works.