WRITing

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ACADEMIC & PEER REVIEWED

Brown, L. M., & Shaindlin, V. B. (2021). Not Just for Patrons: Book Club Participation as Professional Development for Librarians. The Library Quarterly, 91(4), 420-436.
Shaindlin, V. B., Brown, L., & Vega, H. (2019, June 22). Book clubs as feminist pedagogy praxis. Poster presented virtually at American Library Association Annual Conference, Washington, D.C.
Shaindlin, V. B., Brown, L., & Vega, H. (2018, November 16). New LIS book club fosters critical librarianship. Poster presented at Hawai‘i Library Association Annual Conference, Honolulu, HI.
Shaindlin, V. B. (2019, October 19). The importance of author self-identification in feminist oral history writing. Poster presented at Oral History Association Annual Conference, Salt Lake City, UT.
Shaindlin, V. B. (2019, February 15). Challenging Library of Congress Subject Headings pertaining to Hawaiʻi. Presented at the East-West Center International Graduate Student Conference, Honolulu, HI.
Shaindlin, V. B. (2019). Reading museum exhibits: Visitors’ reading of exhibits in cultural heritage institutions and museums. The International Journal of Information, Diversity, & Inclusion, 3(2), 63-79. Retrieved from: https://jps.library.utoronto.ca/index.php/ijidi/article/view/32594/24973 .
Shaindlin, V. B. (2018). Ruth Horie: An oral history biography and feminist analysis (Master’s thesis). Available from ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database.
Vega, H. & Shaindlin, V. B. (2018, November 17). Social justice in library instruction. Round table discussion presented at the Hawai‘i Library Association’s Annual Conference, Honolulu, HI.

BOOK REVIEWS

Shaindlin, V. B. (2020). Women of the Midan: The Untold Stories of Egypt’s Revolutionaries. By Sherine Hafez. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2019. The Oral History Review. DOI: 10.1080/00940798.2020.1771931. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1080/00940798.2020.1771931
Shaindlin, V. B. (2019). Diversity, equity, accessibility, and inclusion in museums. The International Journal of Information, Diversity, & Inclusion, 4(1). Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.33137/ijidi.v4i1.33047.

ARTICLES

BOOK REVIEWS

Shaindlin, V. B. (2019, July 29). How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy. Book Jam, 1(5). Retrieved from: https://medium.com/book-jam/volume-1-issue-5-book-reviews-for-beach-bums-love-spies-social-media-addictions-737c1dc2b2dc.
Shaindlin, V. B. (2018, September 13). Book review: Jane Austin at Home. Valerie Brett. Retrieved from: https://www.valeriebrett.com/blog/2018/9/13/austinathome.
Shaindlin, V. B. (2014, February 9). Book review: The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook. Valerie Brett. Retrieved from: https://www.valeriebrett.com/blog/2014/2/9/book-review-the-smitten-kitchen-cookbook.

library science

Shaindlin, V.B. (2019, January 24). Books for children of narcissistic parents. The Thirlby. Retrieved from: https://www.thethirlby.com/thejournal/2019/1/24/books-for-children-of-narcissistic-parents.
Shaindlin, V. B. (2018, December). An interview with HLA keynote speaker Guha Shankar. HLA Newsletter, 1, 5. Retrieved from: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ReHFYWhSao_84ewIYsgcwAupLMwVEzsS/view.
Shaindlin, V. B. (2018, August 14). Meet the woman just elected president of the oldest & largest library association in the world. Girl Talk HQ. Retrieved from: https://girltalkhq.com/meet-the-woman-just-elected-president-of-the-oldest-largest-library-association-in-the-world/.
Shaindlin, V. B. (2017, September 11). Celebrating Dr. Carla Hayden – The first black woman to be appointed Librarian of Congress. Girl Talk HQ. Retrieved from: http://girltalkhq.com/celebrating-dr-carla-hayden-the-first-black-woman-to-be-appointed-librarian-of-congress/.

yOGA

Shaindlin, V.B. (2020, May 25). Guest post: How I went from teacher training to actually teaching with Valerie Brett. CassidyYoga.com. Retrieved from: https://www.cassidyyoga.com/blog/guest-post-how-i-went-from-teacher-training-to-actually-teaching-with-valerie-brett.
Shaindlin, V. B. (2017, October 2). A yogi’s place is in the resistance. Valerie Brett. Retrieved from: https://www.valeriebrett.com/blog/2018/9/6/a-yogis-place-is-in-the-resistance.

FOOD

Shaindlin, V. B. (2018, September 26). Guest post: More what I ate Wednesday, Hawaii style. Jessica Cording Nutrition. Retrieved from: https://www.jessicacordingnutrition.com/guest-post-more-hawaii-style-what-i-ate-wednesday/.
Shaindlin, V. B. (2018, September 12). Guest post: What I ate Wednesday, Hawaii style. Jessica Cording Nutrition. Retrieved from: https://www.jessicacordingnutrition.com/guest-post-what-i-ate-wednesday-hawaii-style/.
Shaindlin, V. B. (2013, August 1). College grads’ quick tasty kale chips recipe in 10 min. Life After College. Retrieved from: http://www.lifeaftercollege.com/stories-and-advice/cooking/college-grad-kale-chips-recipe/.

personal essays

Shaindlin, V.B. (2018, October 3). On belonging. The Thirlby. Retrieved from: https://www.thethirlby.com/thejournal/2018/8/15/on-belonging/.
Shaindlin, V. B. (2018, May 3). Real life: What it’s like to move from New York to Hawaii. Jessica Cording Nutrition. Retrieved from: http://www.jessicacordingnutrition.com/real-life-what-its-like-to-move-from-new-york-to-hawaii/.

INTERVIEWED & quoted in

yoga

Lingo, K. (2020, May 28). Is COVID-19 the End of Travel Blogging? KatieLingo.co.uk. Retrieved from: https://www.katielingo.co.uk/is-covid-19-the-end-of-travel-blogging/.
Charkalis, D. M. (2017, September 5). 6 Ways To Avoid Getting Injured In Yoga Class. Prevention. Retrieved from: https://www.prevention.com/fitness/a20489060/avoid-yoga-injuries/.
Arcayna, N. (2016, August 16). Yoga 101: A style for everyone, from relaxation to weight loss, with many benefits. Honolulu Star Advertiser. (Print and online feature). Retrieved from: http://www.staradvertiser.com/2016/08/16/features/good-fit/yoga-101-theres-a-style-for-everyone-from-relaxation-to-weight-loss-and-the-benefits-are-numerous/.

business

Smith, P. (2018, November 20). How your business can outpace Amazon this season. Funding Circle Ltd. Retrieved from: https://www.fundingcircle.com/us/resources/business-outpace-amazon-season/.
McKillop, K. (2014, March 5). What you need to get a job in public relations after college. AfterCollege. Retrieved from: http://blog.aftercollege.com/need-get-job-public-relations-college/. Lung, R. (2013, July 26). What it’s really like to do public relations after college in New York City. Life After College. Retrieved from: http://www.lifeaftercollege.com/collegegrad/public-relations-in-nyc/.