Comments on: In the End I Want to be Able to Say I Contributed More Than I Criticized

By: In the End I Want to be Able to Say I Contributed More Than I Criticized | Librarian by Day | MiscEtcetera v2

Wed, 27 Feb 2013 16:26:07 +0000

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By: Don’t Write Off ALA’s Work on Digital Literacy and the FCC Before Reading This | Librarian by Day

Tue, 12 Jun 2012 22:41:29 +0000

[...] also mentioned the contribute/critize post I wrote in 2011 At the end of the meeting, of the work day, of the day, of the year I what do I want? I want to [...]

By: Thing Three: Consider Your Personal Brand | Amanda the (almost) Librarian

Thing Three: Consider Your Personal Brand | Amanda the (almost) Librarian — Tue, 15 May 2012 16:27:05 +0000

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By: retro librarian « adj.librarian

retro librarian « adj.librarian — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 18:04:28 +0000

[...] draws attention. One of my colleagues reminds me often, because I’m a terrible critic, that it’s easier to criticize than to create. It’s easier for most of us to rest on our asses and throw punches at other librarians who [...]

By: PnkRckLibrarian

PnkRckLibrarian — Thu, 19 May 2011 14:41:59 +0000

Bobbi, I have to say, this is brilliant. And it’s nice to see that you are indeed human – because you know, with all you do, I sometimes wonder!

Seriously, I came to the same realization myself about ~6 or so months ago when I began to feel that until I became more active in my profession, I needed to lay off on the being angsty to the extent that I had been in the past. My goal became if I was going to criticize anything in the profession, I would do so with at least one solution at hand to present as an alternative point of view. Sometimes I falter, but I’m pretty proud of how I have reigned myself in.

This is also why I get a little embarrassed when fellow librarians #ff me specifically for being a librarian on Twitter – I work 10 hours a week and haven’t DONE anything yet!

Anyho, I will be writing about this topic on my own blog sometime in the near future but I did want to make sure to tell you first this hit the mark on the head of which I’ve been thinking about for ages.

By: I Want to Know Your Thoughts on ALA. Love it? Hate it? Tell Me Why | Librarian by Day

Wed, 23 Feb 2011 13:49:57 +0000

[...] steered clear of ALA discussions on this blog for several reasons including the contribute/criticism approach and I tend to agree with the thoughts of Abby the Librarian (ALA is Not Your Mom), but a [...]

By: I’m an adult. No, really. | Shelf Space

I’m an adult. No, really. | Shelf Space — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 21:46:21 +0000

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By: New Ideas: Separating The Chaff From The Grain | Information Tyrannosaur

New Ideas: Separating The Chaff From The Grain | Information Tyrannosaur — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 13:40:50 +0000

[...] when people are proposing new ideas, listen first instead of criticizing. Bobbi Newman shared an excellent sentiment recently about contributing more than criticizing and it very much applies here. I know at times [...]

By: Bobbi Newman

Bobbi Newman — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 00:43:54 +0000

Elizabeth that’s a good idea! I probably have an opinion about just about everything and sometimes holding it in is hard, preparing responses even if I don’t post them would make me feel better and probably make me better prepared for real discussions.

By: Good Thought « Team Info

Good Thought « Team Info — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 17:33:30 +0000

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