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Giving Back | stevethelibrarian
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Posted by Steve the Librarian. On April 8, 2011. I became a librarian for all kinds of reasons, some of which I detailed here. But the reason I continue to revel in being a public. So, needless to say, it drives me bonkers to see librarians who don’t enjoy their jobs, who constantly complain and whine about their patrons and their work. There are plenty of fresh, young library school graduates looking for work who would love to have their jobs. If you’re not willing to invest yourself in your commu...
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An Unquiet Birthday | stevethelibrarian
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Posted by Steve the Librarian. On April 28, 2011. Yesterday, on my 38th birthday, I drove more than an hour to meet Buffy Hamilton. At the Unquiet Library. The aptly-named media center at Creekview High School. In Cherokee County, GA. It wasn’t the best birthday present I got (my four year old daughter got me Star Wars LEGOs for us to play with together), but it was a mighty fine one and one that I’ll cherish as I contemplate future professional projects. NOTES: Project Management for Libraries →.
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The Uncertain Future of the Horseless Carriage | stevethelibrarian
https://stevethelibrarian.wordpress.com/2011/04/20/the-uncertain-future-of-the-horseless-carriage
The Uncertain Future of the Horseless Carriage. Posted by Steve the Librarian. On April 20, 2011. With the news about Amazon lending Kindle Books to libraries still reverberating across the library and publishing blogospheres (see Jason Griffey. And the Overdrive blog. In addition to the Amazon Press Release. Among others, asks if it means the end of local libraries. As if we’re all buggy whip wholesalers at the turn of the 20th century, wandering clueless by the Horseless Carriage dealership. I have my ...
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Famous ≠ Important | stevethelibrarian
https://stevethelibrarian.wordpress.com/2013/01/31/famous-is-not-the-same-as-important
Posted by Steve the Librarian. On January 31, 2013. Sometimes a subject will embed itself in the world of librarianship like a splinter in our collective finger and we just can’t let it go, like when we’re told that we aren’t a stressful profession. Or Seth Godin gazes into his crystal ball to let us know our future. The current logjam swirling around is about “famous” librarians, kicked into high gear by Julie Jurgens’s now-infamous post. Also wrote responses worth reading). Well, I’ve talked abou...
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NOTES: Libraries in a Transliterate World | stevethelibrarian
https://stevethelibrarian.wordpress.com/2011/04/14/notes-libraries-in-a-transliterate-world
NOTES: Libraries in a Transliterate World. Posted by Steve the Librarian. On April 14, 2011. LIBRARIES IN A TRANSLITERATE WORLD. On April 13, 2011. If anything here inaccurately portrays Bobbi’s message, I blame a combination of bad paraphrasing on my part and / or my poor handwriting skills. That’s right, I can’t even read my own handwriting half the time. Bobbi just started a new position as Learning Engagement Manager at the Richland County Public Library. Transliteracy is not a destination. Ident...
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The Forest is Full of Trees | stevethelibrarian
https://stevethelibrarian.wordpress.com/2013/03/18/the-forest-is-full-of-trees
The Forest is Full of Trees. Posted by Steve the Librarian. On March 18, 2013. Http:/ www.flickr.com/photos/ecstaticist/7667008960/. But does that mean the details aren’t important? Or a deeply flawed collection development policy. We throw our attention at those Big Idea folks. However, if we focus our attention solely on these people, while ignoring the support staff, the people who did a lot of the dirty work to make it happen, then we lose something important. “Why” we do things is vi...One response ...
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Intersection | stevethelibrarian
https://stevethelibrarian.wordpress.com/2010/07/22/intersection
Posted by Steve the Librarian. On July 22, 2010. I’m a librarian because my wife told me to. Now, this is not the way my career started. In fact, my love of books had originally led me to a career in the bookstore business, where I was able to satiate some of my OCD-tendencies (don’t all librarians have a touch of OCD? I got the job and am the happiest I’ve been as an employee since I got to take home free pizzas while working at Pizza Hut. This essay was first published. NOTES: The Social Library →.
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Too Good | stevethelibrarian
https://stevethelibrarian.wordpress.com/2011/04/16/too-good-2
Posted by Steve the Librarian. On April 16, 2011. I was helping a patron work through an honest-to-goodness reference question the other day, and after we found the info she wanted, she said, “You’re too good to me! 8221; (punctuated with a high five). Modesty aside, that phrase has stuck with me and been churning around inside my head. You don’t think being “too good” is part of your job description as a librarian? Don’t let “too good” be “good enough”. Larr; NOTES: Libraries in a Transliterate World.
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NOTES: Project Management for Libraries | stevethelibrarian
https://stevethelibrarian.wordpress.com/2011/05/28/notes-project-management-for-libraries
NOTES: Project Management for Libraries. Posted by Steve the Librarian. On May 28, 2011. These are my notes from the webinar Project Management 101. Presented by Emily Almond. From May 18, 2011. A project is a temporary endeavor, having a defined beginning and end, undertaken to meet unique goals and objectives usually to bring about beneficial change or added value. PMI – Project Management Institute. PMP – Project Management Professional. Who has influence over the project? The triangle is sacred.
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Choose Your Own Adventure | stevethelibrarian
https://stevethelibrarian.wordpress.com/2011/03/29/choose-your-own-adventure
Choose Your Own Adventure. Posted by Steve the Librarian. On March 29, 2011. Time to get started. Time to turn the page. Larr; NOTES: Strategy for Blogging and Social Networking. Giving Back →. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Address never made public). You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. ( Log Out. You are commenting using your Twitter account. ( Log Out. Notify me of new comments via email.
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