Yearly Archives: 2008

748 posts

Dear Fiona (if that IS your name)

Hi Michael,We just posted an article, “100 Unbelievably Useful Reference Sites You’ve Never Heard Of”  (No link love here – MS) I thought I’d bring it to your attention in case you think your readers would find it interesting. Either way, thanks for your time! Fiona King   Dear Fiona – So glad I heard from you yet again, because I had saved a link to Stephen Francouer’s post “On Not Being Scammed:” http://www.teachinglibrarian.org/weblog/2008/07/on-not-being-scammed.html I hope Stephen doesn’t mind me shamelessly quoting his whole post – I just can’t help myself: In the past month, I’ve received a couple of emails […]

Reinvention: Alane Wilson Style!

Via It’s All Good: Wednesday, June 25, 2008—The British Columbia Library Association (BCLA) announces the appointment of Alane Wilson as Executive Director of the BCLA, effective June 30th, 2008. Alane Wilson was most recently Senior Library Market Consultant with OCLC in Dublin, Ohio. During her time with OCLC, Alane Wilson monitored and analyzed trends and data to foster innovative thinking and strategic initiatives. She was a key player in the development of the OCLC seminal Environmental Scan of 2003, for which she was recognized by the Association for Library Collections and Technical Services. A graduate of the University of British […]

Check Your Ego at the Door

By Michael Casey & Michael Stephens Egos can insidiously prevent us from doing what we could do best. Recently, in a late-night conversation, a few trusted librarian colleagues told us how much damage an inflated ego can do to a library’s culture. One in that small circle had clashed with a department member and been called out by the administration for “only thinking of herself” in planning and implementing a new project. Another had been recognized in a national forum as a rising talent, only to have that accolade ignored by employers. A third led a well-regarded project but was […]