Away at the Ref Desk
Posted On Dec 20 2011(to the tune of Away in a Manger) Away at the Ref desk, His last chat complete, The quick reference shelver Had a desk shift so sweet. Exams were all over, The staff were downstairs, The few that were left were Asleep in their chairs. His status was current, His Scrabble move made, The birds were not angry, His iPhone mislaid. He loves the library, He will sometimes sigh, One more “Where’s the bathroom?” Just might make him cry. He’s cool and efficient, And finds all the facts, He could have been April In Men of …
Can we be more with what we have?
Posted On Dec 8 2011Many thanks to my colleague, Katie Birch, for pointing out a relatively random Wikipedia page about “Doing more with less.” “David Simon has professed that despite being an oft-repeated command to dying institutions, the ability to do more with less is an inherent impossibility.” Please don’t infer that I am calling libraries “dying institutions.” My more radical point is that a library who says they are attempting to do more with less is pigeon-holing itself in the ‘dying institution’ category with that mindset. As a systems librarian, my professional goal has always been to implement efficiency into library …
A New Brand Day
Posted On Dec 5 2011So at some point, blogging became like exercise to me. It used to come easily because I did it regularly, and if I didn’t do it regularly, I missed it terribly. I hear that runners get like this…I wouldn’t know. Despite my hectic pace, it’s more webscale than cardiovascular. So, I’m trying once again to turn over a new leaf, looking for an equivalent to new year’s day to start blogging again. I figured that OCLC’sintroduction of a new brand is as good way to start as any. OCLC WorldShare I won’t bore any of you with what goes into …