Who would have thought that the happiest, most soothing moments of my day would come when re-shelving books? It's seriously the only time where I really feel like I'm in a library. The rest of the time, I'm in my office, trying to figure out which serials we still get, which we need to pay for, which have ceased publication, which are now only available online...I suppose it was a good idea not to sell back my serial management textbook. I plan to re-read it this week.
In addition to the periodical nightmare, I anticipate some very heated arguments between me and some of the scholars here over how I spend the library's money. There seems to be a pretty scary leaning towards print material here. Never mind the fact that databases are easier to use (usually) and less heavy than giant books. These people like their books and journals. Perhaps that explains the lack of decent online resources. I foresee some intense user instruction sessions in the future. As soon as I can sort out the current mess and start subscribing to some new databases!
But I have at least found a perk to my job: free tickets to the upcoming Antiquarian Book and Ephemera sale in Stockbridge, MA later this summer! Sure it only saves me six dollars, but librarians don't tend to get a lot of SWAG, so I'm going to get excited about the things that come my way. It's not exactly four boxes of free books from ALA, but it's something.
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It's not 4 boxes of books, but it sounds like lots of fun. You'll have to post about the Antiquarian Book and Ephemera sale after you go. Let me know if there are any Zines there- I'm curious. :)
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