tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79160992024-03-14T04:43:30.052-04:00Other Duties As AssignedBlog of library randomnessUnclassifiable Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10121647613057092634noreply@blogger.comBlogger124125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7916099.post-8275111599312880812012-10-03T12:37:00.006-04:002012-10-03T12:37:50.176-04:00Monthly Report for September 2012<br />
Access Services Department<br />
Monthly Report<br />
September 2012<br />
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Access Services Activities<br />
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We had a fairly typical month. Student assistant management remained busy – both with timesheets, needed updates to our Blackboard training site, getting their pictures in so that we can learn who is who, and their day to day task management. <br />
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Study room requests were heavy this month, and seemed higher than normal, which means we could be in for a very busy exam season.<br />
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Additionally, I updated reserves policy to reflect the change in the access point from the Library to Blackboard, and dealt with numerous student fee issues.<br />
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Library Activities<br />
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I participated in/attended the following Library events in the month of September:<br />
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September 19th – Information Literacy session for Beth Froeba’s Freshman Seminar class<br />
September 25th – Goodreads book club meeting<br />
September 27th – Liaison Luncheon<br />
September 27th – Second Life book club reading from George Orwell’s 1984<br />
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Additionally, I worked on SACS Assessment reports and spent quite a bit more time than usual on duty at the reference desk, including my scheduled weekend.<br />
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I planned, gathered materials, and with the help of my student assistant Brittany, assembled the Library’s annual Banned Books Week Display. Jean and I are both posting on Facebook this week about our favorite banned books to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Banned Books Week. I am also participating in the Banned Books Week virtual read out on YouTube later in Banned Books Week.<br />
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Access Services staff participated in/attended the following Library events in the month of September:<br />
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September 6th and 24th – FOL meetings – Chris Bowyer<br />
September 24th – Staff Development meeting – Chris Bowyer<br />
September 26th – Pembroke Day – Chris helped with selling hot dogs for FOL and Penny and<br />
Tela worked at the Library’s Pembroke Day Table.<br />
September 28th – FOL Calendar Sale at the football game – Chris Bowyer<br />
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University Activities<br />
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I participated in/attended the following University events in the month of September:<br />
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September 4th and 20th – SAGA meetings<br />
September 5th – Faculty Senate meeting<br />
September 10th – SPARC meeting and reception<br />
September 12th – Town Hall meeting<br />
September 20th – FIAC meeting<br />
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Professional Development<br />
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Tela Brooks participated in an OCLC webinar “Document Delivery using OCLC Article Exchange.”<br />
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Community Service<br />
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I am volunteering with Girl Scouts again this year, and attended the first meeting of the year for Daisy Troop 498 on September 20th.<br />
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Respectfully submitted,<br />
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June L. Power<br />
Access Services/Reference Librarian<br />
October 3, 2012<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01444502593180558708noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7916099.post-76540973906104469592012-10-01T14:13:00.000-04:002012-10-03T13:15:57.266-04:00Kicking Off Banned Books Week<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333969116211px; line-height: 17.981481552124023px;">It's my favorite week of the year as a librarian. Welcome to the 30th anniversary of the American Library Association's Banned Books Week, presided over by the Office of Intellectual Freedom. Libraries are at the forefront of many censorship battles, not solely because we are a provider o</span><br />
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f many banned and censored works, but because our code of professional ethics requires us to stand up for peoples' right to read without judgement or censorship. Does this mean that we agree with all viewpoints for which we argue a voice be heard? Not at all. However, we will defend its right to exist, because it may be the right work for somebody and that person deserves access to that work. You don't have to agree with the sentiment to disagree with its censorship.<br />
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"I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it." - Beatrice Hall, The Friends of Voltaire, 1906<br />
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In celebration of Banned Books Week, myself and another library will share this week with our patrons on the library's Facebook page, some of our favorite banned books. The following is my share for today: </div>
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In 2011, the popular Hunger Games made the list of challenged books kept by the Office of Intellectual Freedom. Some people claimed it was anti-ethnic, anti-family, insensitive, satanic, and contained offensive language and violence. Celebrate Banned Books Week by reading a banned or challenged book. Read the book or watch the movie - the Library has both.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01444502593180558708noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7916099.post-47315132804280633892012-09-28T14:10:00.000-04:002012-10-02T17:01:55.163-04:00Banned Books Week Display<b style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Always excited every year to get my banned books week display done. My thanks this year to my student Brittany, who helped assemble the display.</b><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01444502593180558708noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7916099.post-69237061358525322132012-09-27T14:06:00.000-04:002012-10-03T12:32:54.260-04:00Banned Books in Second LifeMore reference - mostly spent it preparing for book club. This was followed by a quick breeze through the library liaison luncheon, held every year. This is a chance for the department liaisons from the academic areas on campus to meet their library liaison, learn about their materials budget, and ask other general information questions. <br />
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Later on I did my Banned Books Week themed book club. Book Club was in Second Life today, and I read from Chapter 1 of George Orwell's 1984. Scary how that book still seems so relevant. This is my avatar reading to the book club attendees in world.<br />
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Might be hard to see, but my avatar is wearing one of her Banned Books Week outfits - my black t-shirt with "Censored" across the front. I wore this as I thought the black censor bar bikini might be pushing it a bit. </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01444502593180558708noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7916099.post-35027240378539535272012-09-26T14:04:00.000-04:002012-10-03T13:11:53.861-04:00Randomosity<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">Still working on my Banned Books Week display for this year, my student assistant Brittany is going to help me assemble the display this year. I gave her a list of books to choose from to highlight in the display, can't wait to see which she will pick. Should have it up soon and will post pictures. </span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01444502593180558708noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7916099.post-16512802116598370832012-09-25T14:02:00.000-04:002012-10-03T12:51:06.229-04:00Goodreads Book ClubAfter my morning at reference and working on assessment statistics and reports, today I hosted the monthly meeting of the library Goodreads Book Club. For any not familiar with Goodreads.com - it's a reader's dream. A way to record books you have read and want to read, see what your friends are reading, find online book clubs, and oh so much more. Our first book club was being held in Second Life, a virtual world, and we had a number of requests from people interested in a face to face book club. However, as anyone that has run a book club can tell you, getting everyone to read the same book and show up to book club ready to discuss said book is often much more difficult than one would think. Instead, we modeled ours on the Goodreads web site, and set up a corresponding Goodreads group in order to facilitate sharing among group members.<br />
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We haven't had many member discussions yet, but I hope to get that part rolling soon. In the meantime, we meet once a month, bring lunch, and discuss whatever books the attendees are currently reading or have recently read. We add these to our group list on Goodreads so that anyone that missed can look up what was discussed, and so that members can add group books to their personal Goodreads lists. So far it has been a moderate success, with anywhere from 1-8 members attending meetings. I hope to see an increase in activity, but book clubs are like the lottery sometimes. Doesn't help that the other two members in the library that were really active have resigned, but I am determined to try to carry it on. Luckily the format makes that easy, little prep needed for me and little needed on the part of participants. Definitely takes the pressure off.<br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01444502593180558708noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7916099.post-70851847375863538732012-09-24T13:59:00.000-04:002012-10-03T12:20:43.247-04:00RandomosityReference, reference, and more reference. It's my night at the desk again, so after rushing through student time approval I made my way to desk duty. <br />
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The first person to approach was one of the maintenance guys working on the library's HVAC system, which is completely FUBAR, in my opinion. They needed the key to get into Special Collections and work. Since my specialty in library school was archives and special collections, this made me nervous. I hate letting people in that room. What if they touch things? Mini-librarian stroke out.<br />
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Then I had the joy of helping a student access and print from microfilm, since full-text on JAMA was down. I hate microfilm - the screen nauseates me. Luckily, it was a short article. Nothing much else happened, other than helping some students find documentaries. The nerd in me loves this, as I watch this stuff for fun. Our students sometimes act as if documentaries are a foreign world, so it's nice for me to see them get something other than films just for entertainment. Not that the latter is wrong, but mixing it up is a good thing.<br />
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<span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">Can't tell you how many times having the patron switch browsers fixes the problem. Of course, you often have to explain to them what a browser is first. </span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01444502593180558708noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7916099.post-89510489610314291172012-09-20T13:55:00.000-04:002012-10-03T12:10:44.294-04:00Randomosity<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">Busy day today. I finished yesterday with student mediation, sometimes because I am a campus safe zone students will drop by to discuss problems. I don't do official counseling, but i do recommend to many that they seek it. Mostly though I just provide a friendly ear and a place to vent. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">Afterwards more - you guessed it - reference. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">I detest our printing and copying system. It is frustrating to no end. Not only is it overly complicated, but often just doesn't work altogether. We have no way to bypass the system, and another campus department controls the copying/printing system and all we can do is call them and hope the problems get fixed quickly. On an up note, a faculty member recommended a Rachel Maddow book to me, which brought a smile to my face. And a student got lucky and we actually had her textbook. We normally don't have textbooks for courses, as keeping up with new editions for all courses is the realm of the campus bookstore, with which we are often confused. Sometimes though, a copy is donated to the library and the student lucks out. I know textbooks are exorbitantly priced, and I feel bad for the students, but this is one need we can't fill in many cases. I was left wondering though, why was the student getting her textbook only now, with mid-terms looming? </span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01444502593180558708noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7916099.post-66557014799992635672012-09-19T13:52:00.000-04:002012-10-03T11:03:20.305-04:00Randomosity<div style="text-align: left;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 20px;">I be probably far more excited 'bout that than I be, but avast, thar I be still sick 'n I needed a grog-filled. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 20px;">Started th' day doin' me once a semester required installment 'o teachin' Freshman Seminar. I truly detest 'tis part 'o th' semester. I lust bein' a librarian, but hate classroom teachin'. I used to be a teacher, then I became a librarian. I always feel like freshman seminar be a reversion. At any rate, I don't feel it does much jolly. Information literacy be 'tis own one credit course, 'n be a required tavern session fer all courses requirin' research. Without such context, our how-to wit' th' opac 'n Academic Search be not relevant 'n before I sail out forgotten. I got extremely lucky though, wit' another librarian takin' over me second session 'o th' day in light 'o me continued bout wit' th' plague. Which only left me a short stint at th' refdesk, whar me only queries were fer some city directories we didn't have 'n showin' a patron how to request items via ILLiad when they be not held by our library.</span></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01444502593180558708noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7916099.post-43048587693270317162012-09-18T13:47:00.000-04:002012-10-03T10:54:09.466-04:00RandomosityDays when we are short staff both at circulation and reference are incredibly long, as I work in both areas. As the Access Services Librarian, I have to cover any staff shortages at the circulation desk when those I supervise are out. It is nice thought to work on the front lines, though I wish it was less laptops and TV series, and more interesting works. I love to see what others are reading and watching when it is something interesting. Also worked on book club planning, reserves issues, time sheets, student group paperwork, and updating spreadsheets for contract spending. Had the additional fun of having a student call and berate me for his irresponsibility regarding his very minor library fine. He called me unprofessional and said if it was so minor a charge I could pay it. Being sick I was less patient than I usually am and let him know he was free to take it up with the dean, but that he would have to pay the fine. End of conversation.<br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">Oh goodie. I am so excited about my first controversial post on the library page. I love to stir up controversy and discussion, simply because it makes people think. I highlighted a recent acquisition and was accused of political partisanship. It was especially funny as it was an accusation that I was advocating for the right when all of my friends know that I am a bleeding heart liberal. But without getting into politics here, let's say that just because I disagree with a work doesn't mean I won't include it in posts that represent the library in general. The library's page is not my page, and therefore must sometimes represent views that are not my own in order to be fair to all patrons of varying beliefs. To the patron who commented, I gently replied that partisanship was not meant by the post and that I was only trying to highlight the importance of the day (Constitution Day), a new library acquisition, and we have many works on the topic that represent various points of view. A good lesson to remember with Banned Books Week coming up. </span></span><br />
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Worked on my Banned Books Week display despite feeling the plague coming on. <br />
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Was provided much entertainment from two ComSci majors who are regular patrons. I don't know if people realize that librarians will listen in on their conversations.<br />
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What would give a patron the idea that adjusting himself while seeing help at the refdesk is a good thing? Please don't. Thank you.<br />
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Felt so bad for a student today. <span style="background-color: white;">Her test in Blackboard is getting ready to time out and the lab tech couldn't help, we can't help - le sigh.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">All library computers are in use I think - including laptops. Wonder how many are doing academic work.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">Damn it - I hate it when I have to shush. Makes me feel old and uptight, but sheesh people, this is a library not the great outdoors.</span><br />
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Managed to be productive despite the busy day at reference. Updated patron records, read some professional articles, and helped a patron with APA citations. SAGA forms were filled out, Blackboard was updated, and I also updated the reserves policy for the library manual.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01444502593180558708noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7916099.post-74055370754055479162012-09-15T13:43:00.000-04:002012-10-02T16:25:01.197-04:00Randomosity<div class="stream-item-footer" style="background-color: whitesmoke; padding-top: 1px;">
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">Helping UNCP faculty member at FSU library with Proquest Dissertations My Research having never used it before over the phone. #likeaboss Finally figured it out, but it is always weird assisting with a resource you are unfamiliar with.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">Now watching two desks for the price of one...there are only two of us on Saturdays instead of three like on Sundays, so when the staff person takes a break the reference person covers both desks. However, being in the library all by myself with just patrons and no other staff is freaky.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">Oh research assistant - I will show you how, but I won't do for you. You are being paid to learn how to search yourself.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">Ohhhh just helped someone find books by one of my favorite authors Jean Auel. #librariansquee</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">If I have to tell those three boys to be quiet one more time - I might not be my usual pleasant self. #whyidonotworkinapubliclibrary</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">Another day of random referencey thoughts. Has been a monotonous week. But it was busy today at the refdesk - had students researching the enlightenment, criminal justice, and theology.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">Really nice student to hang up on me when I finished helping you rather than say thanks or bye or anything.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">OMG - A student I helped came back from upstairs just to thank me for the help. Maybe manners do exist after all. Someone's mama did good. It's so nice to be appreciated from time to time for what I do.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">Not all students are annoying - some are funny. Student was complaining about a 5 page paper she had due this semester. Student - one 5 page paper for the semester is nothing! My Reunification of Germany class - 5 page paper due 3 times a week. And that was an easy class. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">When not complaining about assignments, I get fine complaints. Ummmm no I haven't reviewed your appeal yet. You kind of have to submit the form first like we told you yesterday. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">And now a fun library fact from @omgfacts: Wearing headphones for just an hour will increase the bacteria in your ear by 700 times. Eww! Library headsets must be worse! Ours are used by everybody and never get cleaned.</span></span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01444502593180558708noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7916099.post-43181290479030874392012-09-12T15:48:00.000-04:002012-10-02T16:25:49.288-04:00Randomosity<br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">Today I had surprise reference duty. I normally work Tuesday and Thursday mornings, every other Monday night, and the occasional Friday. Now I have extra Monday and Wednesday shifts thrown in, and hadn't paid attention to that change on the schedule.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">It was fairly busy, but I did manage to work on some interlibrary loan issues despite several patrons trying to kill me with their perfume. How do other librarians handle this? It literally made me ill to inhale, and you can't get away from it when trapped at the desk. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">Did have a funny though when I read the latest library newsletter. I support FOL - but "Friends with Benefits? Ummm somebody needs to read the Urban Dictionary. Can't stop laughing.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">If only that funny could have carried me through the Town Hall meeting in the afternoon, which was sparsely attended and rather dry. It's hard for me to pay attention in auditorium seats, I do better at conference tables.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">*PS of the day - I don't usually promote products but I have to put in a plug for the Scribble Press app. My little one loves being able to make and publish her own books. If you have a child in elementary or middle school - definitely check it out.</span></span><br />
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01444502593180558708noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7916099.post-18682242320172426382012-09-11T15:44:00.000-04:002012-10-03T11:32:12.751-04:00Randomosity with a side of Extra ReferenceToday another reference librarian was out sick and two others had a lot of beginning of the year information literacy classes to pick up, so I had to cover some extra reference time. Since I worked reference through my lunch break and only had a short time before and after being on reference to work on anything else, it was a less productive day than I had hoped. Here are a few of the inner thoughts I had today while working the desk:<br />
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<li>Students looking for materials for a quiz due at 2 pm - and one of the three discs is checked out. Sorry I can't help your lack of planning.</li>
<li>Copier and printer issues are so frustrating when you have little control over their operation. (Business Services on campus controls all copying/printing.)</li>
<li>Student looking for books and movies on Alexander the Great - sadly the rest of her class got here first. You can always tell when a class has a project when all the materials are suddenly gone.</li>
<li>Students asking how to search instead of asking me to search for them...librarian warm fuzzy.</li>
<li>Finally - substantive research - statistics and articles about the local syphilis epidemic.</li>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01444502593180558708noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7916099.post-31393485164900255992012-09-10T15:20:00.000-04:002012-10-02T15:21:37.319-04:00Randomosity<br />
Working second shift today. I have to work an evening at the reference desk every two weeks. To be honest, I prefer it. Just seems easier to work when there aren't constant interruptions, which is pretty much what happens to me when I work during the day. <br />
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The only problem I have with night shift, is that my students must submit their time sheets online for approval every two weeks. I have to have them approved on the Monday following the due date by 5 pm, which coincides with when I work my reference nights. Which means, I have four hours to get all assistant time sheets approved. This isn't a problem if they are all submitted and there are no errors, but those instances are rare. Luckily, I didn't run into too many problems today. <br />
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Before my reference shift this evening, I also have a SPARC meeting. SPARC is the Strategic Planning and Resource Council on campus, and I have been a part of the group since SPARC 1 (we are now on SPARC 2). The committee seeks to guide planning according to the mission of the University, system-wide goals, our Chancellor's vision, and our available budget. Because of the length of time it often takes to accomplish change in academia, this type of group is important in getting the ball rolling on change. A lot of people may shake their heads and ask what good it does and what good will come of it, but I see this as one of those you are part of the solution or part of the problem type of things. I would rather try to be part of the solution, for even if we fail to accomplish what we would like, at least we have worked on the attempt.<br />
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After the three hour SPARC meeting, I finally got to reference and was shushed by a student for helping someone too loudly. It made me laugh since I was the one being shushed and not being the shusher. I did try to be quieter after that, but it's hard when you are helping at the desk and students are studying right in front of you. Especially when you are happy that you actually received a substantive request for a change.<br />
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01444502593180558708noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7916099.post-39124811508237498292012-09-07T15:09:00.000-04:002012-10-02T15:05:56.576-04:00Randomosity<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Well the library is down not only a reference assistant now, but we are also down a reference librarian position. (Not to mention several in technical services, but the reference positions affect me more.) This means lots of extra time for me at the reference desk. Today was a fairly quiet day. Other than the usual looking up of items (call number locations, media on critical care, full text articles), I had the other usual queries for which there is little I can do. Yes we do have study rooms. No there are none available. Check back when we get a new building. They are almost always full and are first come first serve. Also, I can tell you how to search the database, but I can't tell you if the results are relevant to your topic. You have to determine that on your own, especially when the subject is business, about which I know less than nothing.</span></i><br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01444502593180558708noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7916099.post-47142230239377331692012-09-06T15:06:00.000-04:002012-10-02T15:07:06.135-04:00Randomosity<br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">While at the refdesk today I finished editing and publishing the newsletter for my student group SAGA. As part of our focus on advocacy and awareness, we're going to publish a monthly newsletter to the campus community. It's a couple of days late, but we'll hopefully be on schedule by the next issue. I was glad to get it published before the SAGA meeting this afternoon though. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">Tangental note from refdesk duty - is this a public vs. academic libraries thing? Why do patrons think we offer technical support? No I can't (read won't) help you install Office on your Mac but I can tell you where to find the help desk. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">While I planned on working from home on updating Blackboard and maybe getting some work done on my never-ending article, alas it was not to be.</span></span><br />
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01444502593180558708noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7916099.post-26017083994754837412012-09-05T14:59:00.000-04:002012-10-02T14:54:38.010-04:00RandomosityBeginning of the month always means reports. Running statistical reports, writing and submitting my monthly report, eating lunch while I work on reports, the usual. Today also got to add assessment reporting to the mix, but at least a very kind colleague brought me a pumpkin spice latte from Starbucks, which made it far more enjoyable to work on. <br />
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In addition to the regular beginning of the month fare, today I had my first faculty senate meeting. I was elected to my three year term at the end of the last academic year and begin my term this fall. It ought to be interesting to experience, especially learning to strike the balance between speaking as an effective agent for representing faculty interests and not getting drawn into the politics of academia. I was told not to say a word for an entire year and to just listen and get the lay of the political land, but it's really not who I am and will definitely be a challenge. I did ask one question during the senate meeting today, which I hope was innocuous enough not to cause any issues. Our campus health committee is investigating our policies regarding smoking on campus and emphasizing the problem with compliance with the policy. I asked if any smokers were on the policy making committee, as I thought that might increase compliance with the policy. Let's see how long that one takes to come back to haunt me. Academia is like a courtroom at times - "any thing you say can and will be used against you."<br />
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was an extremely busy month, as the first few weeks of the academic year always
are. Just prior to the beginning of the
semester, our Ares server received a major update as did all the client
machines in the Library. Rob Wolf and
Jess Karpel helped with the upgrading of staff machines. In other reserves news I have been paying
close attention to the judge’s rulings in the GA reserves case, as it has
implications for all university e-reserves systems. Sam has been working diligently to process
all the reserves that came in at the beginning of the semester and has done a
wonderful job of getting things done in a timely manner and communicating with
faculty regarding their reserves. I
assisted with some reserves issue for faculty, namely fixing any connections
between Blackboard and Ares lost due to course cross-listings or a faculty
member cloning the same class more than once.
I also assisted in finding a few obscure ILL items for Sharon Matilla. Penny and Tela have been excellent about
assisting at the Circulation Desk in the absence of Julious and in light of
Sam’s need to focus on course reserves. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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staff have been excellent in helping the student assistants get settled into
the semester as well, setting them up on the biometric time clock, getting them
started in training, and supervising them on a day to day basis. Eric also supervises their stacks activities
and makes their stacks maintenance assignments.
Student assistant administration took up the bulk of my month. I had several meetings with library staff
regarding student worker needs for their areas and available students. I posted all the library jobs in the Career
Center’s Brave Opportunities program, and responded to all job queries – both
in the system and by e-mail. I completed
contracts for those students hired, conducted interviews, scheduled students,
updated Blackboard, and approved time sheets for the first two weeks. Other than one Hawk Assistantship and the
always available work study option, all student library positions have been
filled as of the last week of August. In
addition, since Melanie is leaving, I am taking over the supervision of the Hawk
Assistant for which she applied for reference/instruction. In order to stay true to the application,
this student will not work circulation but will assist with making video
tutorials for reference/instruction, and is available to the other librarians
providing instruction on Wednesday and Friday afternoons if needed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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appeals and account queries made up the other main part of my work this
month. When the last time to add/drop
classes comes, students come in large numbers to clear their accounts. Often these fees are not recent and take some
time to resolve – talking with staff, checking Millennium, searching the stacks
– making each query very time consuming.
This necessitating diffusing a few vociferous situations with students
who wanted immediate action, though most I feel were satisfied with the
resolution of their fees issues and all were handled as timely as possible in
light of the need to expedite their ability to register.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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fall, worked on <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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assessment reports, and met with both of the new circulation weekend assistants. Dan’elle and Kara have both worked at the
Library for a number of years, so they only needed a quick overview of closing
duties, and have been doing a great job so far.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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7<sup>th</sup> – Put up display on lobby board – “Books – Get HBO Programming
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7<sup>th</sup> – Met with Beth Froeba to consult on copyright for freshman seminar
materials in <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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9<sup>th</sup> – Overheard student at reference – "I love the smell of
books."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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10<sup>th</sup> – Staff Development trip to Raleigh to NC Museums of History
and Natural Science<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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13<sup>th</sup> – Followed up with DSS regarding service animals in the Library
after announcement <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">sent out by DSS – all service dogs wear
identifying markers so that there is no confusion with other pets<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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15<sup>th</sup> – Submitted updated manual pages for incident reporting per
discussion regarding <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">University policy project<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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16<sup>th</sup> – Library Hawk Assistantship meeting<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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17<sup>th</sup> – Departmental libraries meeting and revision of cooperative
agreement and training <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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28<sup>th</sup> – Study room occupancy meeting<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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28<sup>th</sup> – Goodreads Book Club<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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31<sup>st</sup> – Planning committee and Librarians’ meetings<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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31<sup>st</sup> – Jess’s Farewell Party<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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8<sup>th</sup> – State of the Library – Tela Brooks and Penny Locklear<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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9<sup>th</sup> – Facts and Questions presentation – Tela Brooks and Sam Jacobs<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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29<sup>th</sup> – FOL meeting – Chris Bowyer<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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30<sup>th</sup> – Arts, Displays, and Exhibits committee meeting – Penny
Locklear<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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30<sup>th</sup> – National Library Week committee meeting – Sam Jacobs<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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14<sup>th</sup> – Chancellor’s Address<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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14<sup>th</sup> – Financial Aid Work Study meeting<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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14<sup>th</sup> – SAGA executive board meeting<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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14<sup>th</sup> – Welcome Back reception at Chancellor’s <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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23<sup>rd</sup> – Faculty meeting<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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23<sup>rd</sup> – SAGA meeting<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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13<sup>th</sup> – Convocation – Chris Bowyer, Tela Brooks, and Penny Locklear<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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14<sup>th</sup> – Chancellor’s Address – Eric Chavis<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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14<sup>th</sup> – Health Sciences Building Dedication – Chris Bowyer, Tela
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14<sup>th</sup> – Welcome Back Reception at Chancellor’s – Eric Chavis<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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31<sup>st</sup> – Jess’s Farewell reception<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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2<sup>nd</sup> – I participated in a virtual field trip to the 2012
International Disability Rights <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Inc. Island in Second Life with the purpose of learning to make Second Life
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9<sup>th</sup> – Chris Bowyer presented Facts and Questions with Melanie Wood
as part of staff <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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schools.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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L. Power<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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4, 2012<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01444502593180558708noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7916099.post-6107879651436866312012-09-04T22:18:00.001-04:002012-09-05T01:35:14.580-04:00Randomosity<span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">Coffee, student assistant contracts, time sheets for staff, monthly report for Access Services, refdesk, staff members out, and who knows what else - and that is just what was waiting when I walked in the door. </span><a class="twitter-hashtag pretty-link" data-query-source="hashtag_click" dir="ltr" href="https://twitter.com/search/?q=%23goingtobealongday&src=hash" style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #0084b4; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><s style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #66b5d2; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;">#</s><b style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: inherit; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 18px; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;">goingtobealongday</b></a>
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<span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">But wow - finally some news on the budget that pertains to me. The NC Legislature approved a 1.2% raise for EPA employees. That means Exempt from the Personnel Act, which is where "non-teaching" faculty, such as myself, are classed. (Though I dispute the designation non-teaching.) That is about an extra $40 a month, our first raise in years. If only the raise kept up with inflation it may have made a difference. I much more appreciate the five days time off. And I am grateful that they did something, but when it's been this long one tends to get a bit disgruntled.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">Refdesk this am per usual. I signed up for my fall instruction sessions, my least favorite part of the year. I really am not a fan of instruction, especially freshman seminar. I got out of teaching for a reason. I also monitoring an EDN class turn in assignments for another librarian and h</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">elped a graduate student with business research. My favorite question of the day was in </span><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">literature research assistance - I always like looking this stuff up.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">Other than that I spent the rest of the day finishing up the SACS accreditation reports that should have been done last week...enough said.</span>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01444502593180558708noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7916099.post-62599564443422737232012-08-31T22:15:00.000-04:002012-09-05T01:27:26.851-04:00Randomosity<span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">PAYDAY!!! It comes but once a month - and is highly welcomed. And this one is followed by a long holiday weekend and a much needed unplugging.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">Went to Walmart, took kiddo to school, working on student contracts, then off to a planning committee and a librarians' meeting after-phew!</span><span style="background-color: whitesmoke;"> </span><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">The librarians' meeting - always interesting when you have to pause the meeting to wait for the train</span><br />
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From Facebook, a great picture of the Access Services staff and student worker looking great on school colors day!<br />
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<span style="font-size: 14px;">Also said farewell today to a colleague at the library who when I came here was a student worker, and has served now on the staff for a number of years. She will be greatly missed, though her reason for going can't be beat. This cake speaks volumes in how I feel about her departure: </span></div>
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