Thursday, July 29, 2010

Getting Permission

At our last SPLAT meeting we discussed work-life balance issues, the culture of libraries and the future for attracting library staff. While we immediately gravitated toward why working in libraries may not provide an individual with the ideal work-life balance, we did recognize that it is a personal responsbility also. This led to several creative ideas such as library job swaps, sabbaticals for library staff, and others.

Of course the first question is how does one initiate that? My comment was that it takes conversations -- and I think you will find that David Lee King's two posts on Getting Permission and Help Others Get Permission provide great food for thought and potential action!

What is SPLAT? Special Projects Library Action Team -- a grassroots, statwide crow's nest -- keeping tabs on the pulse of trends and technology for Idaho libraries and library staff!

Friday, July 23, 2010

Training Resources

I have just published a list of web-based training resources for anyone who either works in a library -- and/or uses a library. There are some exceptional resources for information literacy for those school librarians in search of the perfect tutorial. You can access this list via WebJunction Idaho.

Monday, July 19, 2010

ALA Conference 2010

Now that the dust has settled, and I have returned to reality -- I have had an opportunity to put my ALA notes together. You can read them at Shirley's Notes.

Some of the highlights include Frontline Advocacy Toolkit; Libraries and the National Broadband Plan; Library Services to an Aging Population; Cutting Edge Technology-Based Services; Learning Roundtable Showcase; Poster Session; Emerging Leader Projects; US Public Libraries and e-Government Services; Library Support Staff Certification Program; and the Unconference!

You can find my notes on Midwinter here