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Lessons for a New Librarian « [ArLiSNAP] — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 06:37:32 +0000

[...] by Bryan Loar on February 23, 2010 ArLiSNAPer Meredeth Kahn gives some good advice for newly minted libs over on the Librations [...]

Comment on Lessons for a New Librarian by Bryan Loar

Bryan Loar — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 06:23:21 +0000

Being strategic is key. Thus, having well defined professional goals for the year is paramount and for the next 5 is almost as equally important. Strat should include education/research, professional development, and service. Leadership in these areas will reward you personally and prepare you for a successful career.

@Hung – we call those “Social Engagement” liaisons ;)

Comment on Lessons for a New Librarian by Hung

Hung — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 03:14:05 +0000

“Who around this library is in charge of drinking free beer!?”

Comment on “True book love in all thy sons command” by Jen Knnoch

Jen Knnoch — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 16:40:01 +0000

Thanks for including us in your round up, Julie! Nice to know that people south of the border are interested too! Perhaps it’s something that will bring up in the podcasts when the inevitable discussion of how “Canadian” these books need to be happens. And if America Reads ever happens, you can bet I’d be listening in and reading along!

Comment on “True book love in all thy sons command” by carrie

carrie — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:42:31 +0000

This is really awesome. I’m not actually familiar with any of those books, which means that I’m probably not nearly as familiar with Canadian authors as I should be (to my shame, the only one I can think of right now is Margaret Atwood).

This isn’t quite the same thing, but Boulder County does have a pretty incredible program called “One Book, One Boulder County.” Basically, every year a group of the public libraries selects one book, and throughout the year they hold several events that focus on that book–the author might come to Boulder for a reading, a library might sponsor a talk by an expert on some subject in the book, etc. It’s like one giant book club. I’ve only been living in Boulder since 2007, but they’ve had some pretty eclectic books in those years (Bless Me Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya in 2007, Rocket Boys by Homer Hickam in 2008, Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson in 2009).

Unfortunately, as I was just going to look up what the selection for 2010 was, I found out that the program is “under review” and won’t take place this year. They’re hoping to have it back in 2011, but we’ll see.

This is obviously a local thing and works pretty well because of it (the events that the library holds are really the coolest part of the program), but it’s still a huge program. Boulder County has a population of nearly 300,000, and although not everyone in the county reads the book, a lot of people do. It might not work so well on a national level, but wouldn’t it be awesome if they could figure it out?

Comment on CONNECT! (in some fashion) by kdt

kdt — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 16:43:05 +0000

I like what you have to say about connection, especially with professional organizations — I would ask the opinions of your fellow SIers who are heavily involved in the student chapters of ALA/PLA this year, and try to get to any conferences that interest you if you can afford it. For me, the connections that have been the most valuable have been made in first life, not over ALA Connect.

I think finding ways to disconnect is also important. Go for a walk in the Arb (or canoe the Huron!), relax with your boy, and always grab a beer with friends when you can. :)

Comment on The content provider speaks by carrie

carrie — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 01:57:12 +0000

@emily Thanks, this is helpful. Short answer now: I work for an academic press, so I don't have anything to do with children's books. But I'll do a post at some point that explains the process of acquiring a book.

Comment on Information Literacy in Real Life by carrie

carrie — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 01:53:46 +0000

@kdt David Reese and others used to sing Oberlin to the tune of O Tannenbaum (think OberlinO, BerlinOber, LinOberlin, OberlinO, etc.) but I don't think that counts as a fight song in any sense of the term.

Comment on The content provider speaks by emily

emily — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 20:12:01 +0000

I am so clueless when it comes to publishing, what is the process like? How much can you just glance at and realize it won’t be published? Do you ever have to make hard decisions between choosing one book/thing over another? Do you get to look at Children’s Books ideas?

Comment on Information Literacy in Real Life by kdt

kdt — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 02:45:03 +0000

@carrie HA! The Yeomen do not, to my recollection, have an active fight song, but I was very fond of yelling "GOBERLIN" at women's volleyball and soccer games.

Comment on The content provider speaks by kdt

kdt — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 02:40:14 +0000

Yay, Carrie! Excited to continue to see your posts… and for the Colorado competition. Meredith is in Boulder now, so maybe y’all can make a run at the biggest state name in the tags. :)

Comment on Information Literacy in Real Life by anand jay

anand jay — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 13:13:59 +0000

Hot CRAP! I missed this whole Elsevier story–looks like it broke when I was recovering from surgery. I cannot believe they got away with it! Well, I can, but it doesn’t make happy. Yeesh. Whose side are they on anyway?