Comments for Librarian by Day http://librarianbyday.net by Bobbi Newman Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:02:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Reflecting on Library Day in the Life Round 8 #libday8 by Bobbi Newman http://librarianbyday.net/2012/02/08/reflecting-on-library-day-in-the-life-round-8-libday8/comment-page-1/#comment-22149 Bobbi Newman Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:02:34 +0000 http://librarianbyday.net/?p=6912#comment-22149 I used this website http://batchgeo.com/. You just paste in the excel data and it does the rest! Like magic! But with ads. Cuz ain't nothin' free ;-) I used this website http://batchgeo.com/. You just paste in the excel data and it does the rest! Like magic! But with ads. Cuz ain’t nothin’ free ;-)

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]]> Comment on Reflecting on Library Day in the Life Round 8 #libday8 by suzi w. http://librarianbyday.net/2012/02/08/reflecting-on-library-day-in-the-life-round-8-libday8/comment-page-1/#comment-22147 suzi w. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:13:38 +0000 http://librarianbyday.net/?p=6912#comment-22147 Very cool. Look what you started! I particularly enjoyed flipping through the pictures. Very cool. Look what you started! I particularly enjoyed flipping through the pictures.

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]]> Comment on Reflecting on Library Day in the Life Round 8 #libday8 by Andromeda http://librarianbyday.net/2012/02/08/reflecting-on-library-day-in-the-life-round-8-libday8/comment-page-1/#comment-22146 Andromeda Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:12:14 +0000 http://librarianbyday.net/?p=6912#comment-22146 What method did you end up using? Always looking for new tricks (& hopefully you figured out an easier way :) Sorry I didn't get the chance to update. What method did you end up using? Always looking for new tricks (& hopefully you figured out an easier way :) Sorry I didn’t get the chance to update.

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]]> Comment on The First Rule of ALA Executive Board is You Don’t Talk About ALA Executive Board by Bobbi Newman http://librarianbyday.net/2012/01/31/the-first-rule-of-ala-executive-board-is-you-dont-talk-about-executive-board/comment-page-1/#comment-22145 Bobbi Newman Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:15:25 +0000 http://librarianbyday.net/?p=6880#comment-22145 Hi Peggy, Thank you for adding more insight to the role of Executive Board. I hope people take the time to read through your comment and reflect on the points you've made. I have no doubt that serving on Board is similar to many committees and those you serve with make a huge difference. I too was quite surprised that questions from the floor seemed to have little to do with what EB actually does and what it would take to make one a successful member. I was prepared to talk about team work and problem solving and compromise and difficult conversations, but I wasn't asked about any of those things. :-) Hi Peggy,
Thank you for adding more insight to the role of Executive Board. I hope people take the time to read through your comment and reflect on the points you’ve made. I have no doubt that serving on Board is similar to many committees and those you serve with make a huge difference.
I too was quite surprised that questions from the floor seemed to have little to do with what EB actually does and what it would take to make one a successful member. I was prepared to talk about team work and problem solving and compromise and difficult conversations, but I wasn’t asked about any of those things. :-)

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]]> Comment on The First Rule of ALA Executive Board is You Don’t Talk About ALA Executive Board by Bobbi Newman http://librarianbyday.net/2012/01/31/the-first-rule-of-ala-executive-board-is-you-dont-talk-about-executive-board/comment-page-1/#comment-22144 Bobbi Newman Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:08:30 +0000 http://librarianbyday.net/?p=6880#comment-22144 Thank you again for the encouragement Michael. I have found I do enjoy Council. I do hope I will have the opportunity to run again in the future. Thank you again for the encouragement Michael. I have found I do enjoy Council. I do hope I will have the opportunity to run again in the future.

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]]> Comment on The First Rule of ALA Executive Board is You Don’t Talk About ALA Executive Board by Peggy Sullivan http://librarianbyday.net/2012/01/31/the-first-rule-of-ala-executive-board-is-you-dont-talk-about-executive-board/comment-page-1/#comment-22132 Peggy Sullivan Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:16:52 +0000 http://librarianbyday.net/?p=6880#comment-22132 Thank you for such a thoughtful commentary on the Executive Board. I also appreciated the comments received to date. I served on the Executive Board for five years -- one year each as incoming ALA president, president, and past president (1979-1982), then two as executive director (1992-1994). Soon after that, when I was asked to speak to a group about the work of the Executive Board, I reviewed my notes, papers, etc., and realized how uninteresting much of it was. While Council, perhaps especially in those years, was dealing with issues e.g., intellectual freedom, international library relations, personnel issues in libraries, etc., the Executive Board was deciding which chapters might be admitted to membership, where Conferences and Midwinter Meetings might be held, etc. Certainly, the work of the Board is essential, and ideally, one should have a broad range of ALA and other organizational experience to work effectively on the Board, but the best of boards can have their value diminished by two or three people who are unaware of the meaning of policy, the nature of member-staff relationships, where ALA stands in regard to other associations, to government, to its members, etc. I have attended numerous forums for candidates to the ALA Executive Board, and I am intrigued that all too often, candidates are asked what they believe about certain issues, whether they attended certain events, what their library experience has been, etc., when what the electorate really needs to know is whether they are capable and willing to read piles of materials and to assist in making decisions based on what they have read and what they know; whether they are willing to work collegially with people who may have very different views on issue and to maintain their equilibria when their own ideas are rejected or diminished. Almost every Executive Board member whom I have known has encountered disappointments and too many have then backed off from taking stands that need to be taken. They have also been amazed to discover how much there is about ALA and its workings that they need to know, and yet, they are, as board members, especially reluctant to reveal their lack of information by asking the questions that would enlighten them. I continue to be impressed with their willingness to seek the honor and the burden of service and to carry them out as best they can. Thank you for giving people the occasion to think more about the work of the Executive Board of ALA and for being willing to run, lose, and run again! All the best! Thank you for such a thoughtful commentary on the Executive Board. I also appreciated the comments received to date. I served on the Executive Board for five years — one year each as incoming ALA president, president, and past president (1979-1982), then two as executive director (1992-1994). Soon after that, when I was asked to speak to a group about the work of the Executive Board, I reviewed my notes, papers, etc., and realized how uninteresting much of it was. While Council, perhaps especially in those years, was dealing with issues e.g., intellectual freedom, international library relations, personnel issues in libraries, etc., the Executive Board was deciding which chapters might be admitted to membership, where Conferences and Midwinter Meetings might be held, etc. Certainly, the work of the Board is essential, and ideally, one should have a broad range of ALA and other organizational experience to work effectively on the Board, but the best of boards can have their value diminished by two or three people who are unaware of the meaning of policy, the nature of member-staff relationships, where ALA stands in regard to other associations, to government, to its members, etc.
I have attended numerous forums for candidates to the ALA Executive Board, and I am intrigued that all too often, candidates are asked what they believe about certain issues, whether they attended certain events, what their library experience has been, etc., when what the electorate really needs to know is whether they are capable and willing to read piles of materials and to assist in making decisions based on what they have read and what they know; whether they are willing to work collegially with people who may have very different views on issue and to maintain their equilibria when their own ideas are rejected or diminished.
Almost every Executive Board member whom I have known has encountered disappointments and too many have then backed off from taking stands that need to be taken. They have also been amazed to discover how much there is about ALA and its workings that they need to know, and yet, they are, as board members, especially reluctant to reveal their lack of information by asking the questions that would enlighten them. I continue to be impressed with their willingness to seek the honor and the burden of service and to carry them out as best they can.
Thank you for giving people the occasion to think more about the work of the Executive Board of ALA and for being willing to run, lose, and run again! All the best!

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]]> Comment on Sign Up For Library Day in the Life Round 8! #libday8 by LibDay8 – Monday, January 30, 2012 | Lone Star Librarian http://librarianbyday.net/2012/01/16/library-day-in-the-life-round-8-coming-soon-libday8/comment-page-1/#comment-22126 LibDay8 – Monday, January 30, 2012 | Lone Star Librarian Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:14:47 +0000 http://librarianbyday.net/?p=6830#comment-22126 [...] == "undefined"){ addthis_share = [];}Today kicks off participation in Bobbie Newman’s Library Day in the Life Round 8. For the week I hope to offer a glimpse into a few days of my work as an academic [...] [...] == "undefined"){ addthis_share = [];}Today kicks off participation in Bobbie Newman’s Library Day in the Life Round 8. For the week I hope to offer a glimpse into a few days of my work as an academic [...]

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]]> Comment on Sign Up For Library Day in the Life Round 8! #libday8 by Library Week in the Life | Tombrarian http://librarianbyday.net/2012/01/16/library-day-in-the-life-round-8-coming-soon-libday8/comment-page-1/#comment-22104 Library Week in the Life | Tombrarian Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:00:13 +0000 http://librarianbyday.net/?p=6830#comment-22104 [...] in the Life has become a valuable, high profile project that really enhances the profession. Bobbi explains the project: People participate by sharing a day or week by writing blog posts, tweeting, creating videos and [...] [...] in the Life has become a valuable, high profile project that really enhances the profession. Bobbi explains the project: People participate by sharing a day or week by writing blog posts, tweeting, creating videos and [...]

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]]> Comment on The First Rule of ALA Executive Board is You Don’t Talk About ALA Executive Board by A Weekly Wrap-Up: January 30 – February 5 » UT ALA/TLA Student Chapter http://librarianbyday.net/2012/01/31/the-first-rule-of-ala-executive-board-is-you-dont-talk-about-executive-board/comment-page-1/#comment-22090 A Weekly Wrap-Up: January 30 – February 5 » UT ALA/TLA Student Chapter Mon, 06 Feb 2012 03:08:29 +0000 http://librarianbyday.net/?p=6880#comment-22090 [...] Balance, and the Library School Starter Kit. A great resource for new and continuing students! The First Rule of ALA Executive Board is You Don’t Talk About ALA Executive Board: Curious about the inner workings of ALA? Bobbi Newman of Librarian by Day explains how the Executi [...] [...] Balance, and the Library School Starter Kit. A great resource for new and continuing students! The First Rule of ALA Executive Board is You Don’t Talk About ALA Executive Board: Curious about the inner workings of ALA? Bobbi Newman of Librarian by Day explains how the Executi [...]

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]]> Comment on Sign Up For Library Day in the Life Round 8! #libday8 by Library Day in the Life | Infoism http://librarianbyday.net/2012/01/16/library-day-in-the-life-round-8-coming-soon-libday8/comment-page-1/#comment-22078 Library Day in the Life | Infoism Sun, 05 Feb 2012 14:34:10 +0000 http://librarianbyday.net/?p=6830#comment-22078 [...] week I took part in the Library Day in the Life project, a bi-annual event whereby information professionals across the world share their working day. [...] [...] week I took part in the Library Day in the Life project, a bi-annual event whereby information professionals across the world share their working day. [...]

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