Thing 2

It has taken a whole week to get back to 23 Things. The timing of this project is not great in terms of our workload. Oh yes, I know, take it 15 minutes at a time. Well, when you know as little as I do to start with, you tend to read the same thing over at every 15 minute break. I was very excited about this project but now I feel discouraged. They say that "the more you know, the more you know you don't know" and I'm definitely there. At first, there were issues being addressed that were familiar to me as I too have struggled with things like authority and access. Then, however, we slipped between the layers and the more I read, the more lost and disenfranchised I felt. Yes, Stephanie was correct, I am an immigrant into this land. The terms mean nothing, even the terms I can look up on the NEFLIN site. In some ways, this will probably mean more to me at the end of the program, when I hold a concept for said terms.
It's time to close the library so I will have to finish this later...or maybe I am finished. We will see next time. Happy Trails.

Thing 1

Well, this was an interesting experience. I am somewhat behind in getting started so I was anxious to finish the blog today. I read the instructions as directed and thought, no problem. Wrong! About half way through it kicked me out and I spent close to an hour trying to find myself again. Fortunately, there were staff who had already experienced this little detour and one was willing to shepherd me back home again. Thank goodness this is collaborative effort and not a competition!
Although I haven't yet had any "lightbulb above the head" ideas about how we can use this in the library, I am excited to learn as much as possible from this "23 Things" opportunity. One of the best parts about being a librarian is that it is a great career for life long learner types. Just about the time the job becomes routine, everything changes and there are new challenges.