Archive for the tag "newbie librarian"
Countdown to the Conference
I’ve found myself with less time than usual for blogging lately as I’ve been busy working on the poster I’m presenting with colleagues at the upcoming ACRL National Conference. In the handful of years since I’ve been a librarian I’ve been to many smaller conferences and symposia in and around New York City (where I [...]
Posted: 24 March, 2011 in Conference Blogging, Just Thinking.
Tags: newbie librarian, presentations, research, speakers
Comments: 2
Greenhorn mistake #1: Feeling responsible for everything
Recently I was able to put into words a nagging feeling that I was taking interactions at the reference desk too personally. The moment of clarity came when a patron nearly chewed me out because the library copier only takes coins, while printing from the computers is a separate payment system. I caught myself on [...]
Posted: 7 November, 2008 in First Year Academic Librarian Experience, Public Services.
Tags: newbie librarian, reference desk, student assistance
Comments: 7