Comments on: Getting out of a rut http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/2008/02/17/getting-out-of-a-rut/ A librarian, writer and educator reflecting on the profession and the tools we use to serve our patrons Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:11:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 By: Amanda http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/2008/02/17/getting-out-of-a-rut/comment-page-1/#comment-183532 Amanda Tue, 19 Feb 2008 18:36:12 +0000 http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/index.php/2008/02/17/getting-out-of-a-rut/#comment-183532 Thanks for sharing your experience as an embedded librarian. I'm the first one at our university, but it's in a course that actually meets f2f and the WebCT/Blackboard portion of it is only used by the instructor for the students to submit assignments. Also thanks for sharing the link to your course and subject guides. My son is taking a historical methods class (at another university) and I will share some of those with him. Thanks for sharing your experience as an embedded librarian. I’m the first one at our university, but it’s in a course that actually meets f2f and the WebCT/Blackboard portion of it is only used by the instructor for the students to submit assignments.

Also thanks for sharing the link to your course and subject guides. My son is taking a historical methods class (at another university) and I will share some of those with him.

]]> By: Anne http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/2008/02/17/getting-out-of-a-rut/comment-page-1/#comment-183475 Anne Mon, 18 Feb 2008 15:51:51 +0000 http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/index.php/2008/02/17/getting-out-of-a-rut/#comment-183475 This is so true. Almost everybody I know in the profession cites the opportunity to learn new things regularly as a main reason for becoming a librarian, so it's hardly surprising we should want to move on if our role gets to be too much of the same old, same old. Really good managers know this, and allow us to stretch ourselves as much as possible. Exceptional managers, like my old boss at DrugScope, Christine, look out for ways to challenge and develope each of their staff (without overburdening them). Well done on creating and siezing new opportunities for yourself and for encouraging the rest of us to do so! Anne This is so true. Almost everybody I know in the profession cites the opportunity to learn new things regularly as a main reason for becoming a librarian, so it’s hardly surprising we should want to move on if our role gets to be too much of the same old, same old. Really good managers know this, and allow us to stretch ourselves as much as possible. Exceptional managers, like my old boss at DrugScope, Christine, look out for ways to challenge and develope each of their staff (without overburdening them). Well done on creating and siezing new opportunities for yourself and for encouraging the rest of us to do so!

Anne

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