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Comment on The Learning Ground at PSU Library by Joan

Joan — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 23:41:35 +0000

Thanks, Robin! We’re interested to see, too. The new lab is, not surprisingly, just as popular as the old one. The Sandbox just opened, and it’s been interesting to see students’ reactions so far.

Comment on The Learning Ground at PSU Library by Robin Paynter

Robin Paynter — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 18:59:53 +0000

Looks like a great space! I would be curious to have an update in future on how students have responded to it.

Comment on Special study and reading rooms at PSU Library by zeigenl Zeigen

zeigenl Zeigen — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 17:42:56 +0000

We have group study rooms and we have some comfy chairs, but none that look so comfy as the ones I see in the photo here.

Comment on Orbis Cascade Alliance Research Interest Group Meeting – Friday, August 5 – University of Portland by Notes from August 5 Alliance Research Interest Group Meeting « ACRL Oregon/OLA Academic Division Blog

Mon, 15 Aug 2011 20:22:47 +0000

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Comment on OLA Vision 2020 – Community by Jennifer Nutefall

Jennifer Nutefall — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 15:52:27 +0000

As I’ve been thinking about the Vision 2020 statements and how to make them more applicable to academic libraries, the idea of creating scenarios seems appealing. Although ACRL and ARL have created future scenarios recently, it would be interesting to create them based on the vision statements.

Comment on National Library Legislative Day is Tuesday, May 10th by Report on National Library Legislative Day, 2011 « ACRL Oregon/OLA Academic Division Blog

Wed, 01 Jun 2011 20:16:16 +0000

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Comment on OSU’s University Librarian by it has been a while, yes « info-fetishist

it has been a while, yes « info-fetishist — Thu, 26 May 2011 21:21:51 +0000

[...] that was kind of unplanned hiatus. Since I last posted: my library has hired a new University Librarian, I received tenure, I gave some talks, almost all of Spring term has gone by, I was surprised by a [...]

Comment on Vision 2020 – Staffing by Tony Greiner

Tony Greiner — Sun, 22 May 2011 17:26:38 +0000

Robin-

When it comes to shared staff development and training, I know that Portland Community College library got a grant to survey all Oregon libraries about their continuing education needs. I don’t know what the next step on that one is, but I’m pretty sure the survey has been completed. (I’m not involved with that project, but others might have fuller information.) Whatever comes of that might serve to fill the continuing education goal.

As far as supporting and nurturing potential leaders, I doubt the tyranny of experience will ever be overthrown, so directors who want to nurture leadership talent outside of Tech Services will need to find a way to give other librarians some budget and supervisory responsibilities. Giving them a closed-end project to manage might be one way.

I should be clear that I don’t want to sound like I’m slandering Tech Services folks as potential leaders. My point is that as long as we insist on budgetary and supervisory experience, we are only drawing on the leadership potential of 20% or so of the library pool.

Comment on Vision 2020 – Staffing by Robin Paynter

Robin Paynter — Sat, 21 May 2011 06:02:25 +0000

Hi Tony and Diane-

I like both of your points a lot – thanks for sharing your thoughts.

I am going to take a different tack though since I am thinking that regarding the point on “Leaders who devote resources to staff development and training.” – what if ACRL Oregon tried to partner with various library administrations to bring continuing education opportunities, such as ACRL National e-learning workshops, to library staff throughout the state? Cooperative thinking gets all of us further towards the goal of keeping all library staff empowered and with up-to-date skills during times of extreme financial stress.

Tony do you have any ideas on how we can support and nurture people who will become/are leaders? Support and nurture all library staff too?

I have heard many people say that there is so much for them to do that taking the time to comment on things like Vision 2020 doesn’t seem very important. So I just wanted to say thanks for taking your time to send your thoughts.

Comment on Vision 2020 – Staffing by Diane Sotak

Diane Sotak — Tue, 17 May 2011 18:14:04 +0000

I think one of the biggest challenges for the staffing vision is the tension between time for training and development and the pressure to keep current library operations running efficiently.

Staff carry out myriad routine tasks and procedures involved in the library enterprise and I’ve observed that they are rarely freed up for training and opportunities to explore new approaches.

As Tony mentions, the managers/administrators are a critical factor to creating a culture where all library staff are empowered.

The OLA Support Staff Division blog has an interesting post that reviews the barriers: http://ola-ssd.blogspot.com/2011/03/barriers-to-participation-in-library.html?spref=bl