Librarian by Day » Questions http://librarianbyday.net by Bobbi Newman Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:52:11 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 60 Things We Need Less and More Of, What Would You Add? http://librarianbyday.net/2011/03/09/60-things-we-need-less-and-more-of-what-would-you-add/ http://librarianbyday.net/2011/03/09/60-things-we-need-less-and-more-of-what-would-you-add/#comments Wed, 09 Mar 2011 16:16:12 +0000 Bobbi Newman http://librarianbyday.net/?p=5834 Love this list from the Harvard Business Review! WE NEED LESS: WE NEED MORE: Information Wisdom Shallow billionaires Passionate teachers Self-promotion Self-awareness Multitasking Control of our attention Inequality Fairness Sugar Lean protein Action Reflection Super sizes Smaller portions Private jets High-speed trains Calculation Passion Experts Learners Blaming Taking responsibility Judgment Discernment Texting Reading Anger Empathy Output Depth Constructive criticism Thank-you notes Possessions Meaning Righteousness Doing the right thing Answers Curiosity Long hours Longer sleep Complaining Gratitude Sitting Moving Selling Authenticity Cynicism Realistic optimism Self-indulgence Self-control Speed Renewal Emails Conversations Winning Win-win Immediate gratification Sacrifice I would add: less outrage and more momentum, less lecturing and more listening, less being busy and more sleep, less guilt and more acceptance, less judgement and more celebration What would you add?Similar Posts: What DO you wish your patrons knew? How I Became a Librarian Have you submitted your photo or video for Library 101 yet?]]>

Love this list from the Harvard Business Review!

WE NEED LESS: WE NEED MORE:
Information Wisdom
Shallow billionaires Passionate teachers
Self-promotion Self-awareness
Multitasking Control of our attention
Inequality Fairness
Sugar Lean protein
Action Reflection
Super sizes Smaller portions
Private jets High-speed trains
Calculation Passion
Experts Learners
Blaming Taking responsibility
Judgment Discernment
Texting Reading
Anger Empathy
Output Depth
Constructive criticism Thank-you notes
Possessions Meaning
Righteousness Doing the right thing
Answers Curiosity
Long hours Longer sleep
Complaining Gratitude
Sitting Moving
Selling Authenticity
Cynicism Realistic optimism
Self-indulgence Self-control
Speed Renewal
Emails Conversations
Winning Win-win
Immediate gratification Sacrifice

I would add: less outrage and more momentum, less lecturing and more listening, less being busy and more sleep, less guilt and more acceptance, less judgement and more celebration

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]]> http://librarianbyday.net/2011/03/09/60-things-we-need-less-and-more-of-what-would-you-add/feed/ 12 What Reading (Listening) Do You Recommend for a Leadership Program? http://librarianbyday.net/2009/06/24/what-reading-listening-would-you-recommend-for-a-leadership-program/ http://librarianbyday.net/2009/06/24/what-reading-listening-would-you-recommend-for-a-leadership-program/#comments Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:51:45 +0000 Bobbi Newman http://librarianbyday.net/?p=1496 My library has a leadership program and we were asked to recommend books, journals articles blogs blogposts podcasts whatever with an annotation preferably, on any topic relevant to leadership, management, customers service or other topic we think would be helpful to participants.  I went through my favorites of the last couple of years and came up with these: Predictably Irrational, The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions Outliers: The Story of Success Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing Without Organizations The Big Moo: Stop Trying to Be Perfect and Start Being Remarkable The Myth of Multitasking: How What do you recommend?Similar Posts: 60 Things We Need Less and More Of, What Would You Add? Does the average Joe really need to know what a browser is? What DO you wish your patrons knew?]]>

glassesMy library has a leadership program and we were asked to recommend

  • books,
  • journals
  • articles
  • blogs
  • blogposts
  • podcasts
  • whatever

with an annotation preferably, on any topic relevant to leadership, management, customers service or other topic we think would be helpful to participants.  I went through my favorites of the last couple of years and came up with these:

What do you recommend?Similar Posts:

]]> http://librarianbyday.net/2009/06/24/what-reading-listening-would-you-recommend-for-a-leadership-program/feed/ 9 Does the average Joe really need to know what a browser is? http://librarianbyday.net/2009/06/18/does-the-average-joe-really-need-to-know-what-a-browser-is/ http://librarianbyday.net/2009/06/18/does-the-average-joe-really-need-to-know-what-a-browser-is/#comments Thu, 18 Jun 2009 14:52:24 +0000 Bobbi Newman http://librarianbyday.net/?p=1473 Jessamyn West shared this yesterday “A team from Google interviewed dozens of people in Times Square the other day, asking a simple question: What’s a browser? This was in an effort to understand and improve the customer experience of Google’s own browser, called Chrome. Turns out that over 90% of the people interviewed could not describe what a Web browser is.” Watch the video I don’t think any of my non-techie family or friends could answer this question. I’m not sure I could adequately if a microphone was put in my face while I was out shoe shopping (its hard to swtich from thinking about a stacked heel to properly defining browser)  My parents use Firefox because I told them to, I don’t think they have any idea why. But does it matter?  I know nothing about how my car works, I have no idea what’s actually involved in making it go, other than I turn a key, shift gears and apply the brake.  Does the average Joe need to know what a browser is or just how to get online?  I’m sure  a car enthusiastic will tell you my Saturn is not so hot, but I don’t care it [...]]]>

Jessamyn West shared this yesterday

“A team from Google interviewed dozens of people in Times Square the other day, asking a simple question: What’s a browser? This was in an effort to understand and improve the customer experience of Google’s own browser, called Chrome.

Turns out that over 90% of the people interviewed could not describe what a Web browser is.”

Watch the video

I don’t think any of my non-techie family or friends could answer this question. I’m not sure I could adequately if a microphone was put in my face while I was out shoe shopping (its hard to swtich from thinking about a stacked heel to properly defining browser)  My parents use Firefox because I told them to, I don’t think they have any idea why.

But does it matter?  I know nothing about how my car works, I have no idea what’s actually involved in making it go, other than I turn a key, shift gears and apply the brake.  Does the average Joe need to know what a browser is or just how to get online?  I’m sure  a car enthusiastic will tell you my Saturn is not so hot, but I don’t care it works for me, it gets me from Point A to Point B.  Isn’t that how most people feel about their browser? Some of us are browser enthusiast, some of us aren’t.  If the average Joe only wants to get from Point A to Point B why does he need to know what a browser is?


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My local library

My local library

I copied this post from The MLXperience to ask you – What DO you wish your patrons knew?

Seattle Books Examiner’s Danielle Dreger-Babbitt took an informal poll of librarians in Boston, Dallas, Detroit, Indianapolis, New York City, and Portland about what they wish library patrons knew or did. Here’s the shortlist:

1. Use us!
2. We support Intellectual Freedom
3. Be respectful of our library patrons
4. Pay your fines
5. Return your items on time
6. Tell us what you like
7. If possible, check out all materials at once from the circulation desk
8. Please listen to us the first (or even second) time we say something
9. Practice good hygiene
10. Let your librarian know what materials you’d like to see on the shelf
11. The library has almost as many DVD’s as your local video store
12. Hang up your cell phone when you come to the reference desk (or circulation desk)
13. Please be patient with us
14. We like it when you thank us
15. Please respect the desk barrier
16. Come to our programs!
17. Do not leave your child (or children) unattended- for their safety
18. Ask us what we read
19. Ask us for what you really want
20. Enough with the “sexy librarian” jokes

See the full article: Seattle Books Examiner: Top 20 things librarians in public libraries wish patrons knew or did

What would you add?

I’d like to add

21. If I’m sitting at the reference desk, please don’t talk to the back or side of my head, it is polite to stand in front of the person you’re addressing.

22. Be an empowered library user, we’d love to show you how to search the catalog, place holds and renew your books online or how you how to use one of our many online resources, just ask!Similar Posts:

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