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Library Day in the Life Round 4, January 2010

January 7, 2010
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Library Day in the Life Round 4, January 2010

Yes it’s that time again, time to start thinking about participating in the Library Day in the Life Project.  Will you blog, Twitter, take photos, or show video? or some combination of all? For those of you not familiar with the project in a nutshell library works of all types document a day or a week of their work life. You can check out the original blog post, my explanation of why I do it, or the wiki for more info. Due to the high number of participants in July 2009 I’ve made some changes to the wiki  hopefully will create a little order for those trying to follow along.  I moved the previous list off the front page to its own page. I created a new page for Round 4 January 2010 and added a number column to the table. I also made some changes to the format based on my observations from the last round. Include your job title & type of library in your blog post or video to help readers For the Twitters a hash tag for #libday4 (if you have a better one let me know, speak now or forever hold your peace). Round 4 of the Library Day

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A day in the Life of a Librarian – Day 1

July 27, 2009
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A day in the Life of a Librarian – Day 1

I took these notes today as part of The Day in the Life project, if you would like to read more please the wiki, if you’re interested in how it all got started read this post First some background info: I’m the Digital Branch Manager at the Chattahoochee Valley Libraries in Columbus Georgia.  This is a brand new position that started when I did, May 18th.  I’d share my job description but it’s changing everyday.  Basically its my job to move the library from a website to a digital branch mentality.  There is a lot more involved with that than just planning a new site.  We have 8 branches (mine will be the 9th when it goes live) in 4 counties. That is a huge community to serve and a lot of people to introduce to the ideas behind a digital branch.  So here is a look at my average week, I have absolutely no doubt it will be very different in 6 months and very different 6 months after that. 6:00 – get up make coffee, check email for emergencies, check Twitter, FriendFeed and Facebook for anything that needs a response now.  Check vanity feed. 8:00 arrived at work, check voicemail, one

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Library Day in the Life – Friday, Day 7

January 31, 2009
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Well this video concludes a week in the life of a librarian, I hope you enjoyed it.  If you’d like to see more please visit the wiki. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Share on FriendFeed Share on netvibes share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tumblr it Buzz it up Subscribe to the comments on this post Print for later Tell a friend

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Library Day in the Life – Thursday Day 6

January 30, 2009
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For today something a little different I took these notes today as part of The Day in the Life project, if you would like to read more please the wiki, if you’re interested in how it all got started read this post and this one. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Share on FriendFeed Share on netvibes share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tumblr it Buzz it up Subscribe to the comments on this post Print for later Tell a friend

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Library Day in the Life – Wednesday, Day 5

January 29, 2009
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Library Day in the Life – Wednesday, Day 5

6:00 up and at ‘em 6:30 get the call that we have  a delayed opening, spend my time on FF and Blackboard 9:00 Arrive at work, check emails, check Voicemail – message from a database rep about contracts, send email in response. 9:30 Time for Management Team Mtg, this one is only once a month. 11:00 Back to my desk, answering emails, talk with Collection Management Librarian about one of our new ordering tools.  Another Librarian asks me to help her with Google Calender.  We’ve switched to Google for our email and everyone is still figuring out how to use all the tools.  I help her and give her a couple of tips.   11:45  Decide funk is in part brought on by the cave that is my office and going out for lunch might help.  So I walk to blocks to a local place with good salads 12:30 Back to my desk, check my calender, see I have a WebJunction Virtual Townhall Meeting – Focus on Staff Training at 1pm 12:50 – Log into WJ get some goo info about staff training  2:15 Time to order books! I’m ordering 600s and computer books this year,  I think I’ll focus on

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