Librarian Gail (she/her)

I'm a librarian at a liberal arts college. I enjoy reading, traveling, my dogs, gardening and crafty stuff.

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@dynaMau Will there be a PeMento 2024? I did it in 2021 and it changed my career. Want to recommend to others.

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The servant leader recognizes the suffering of the people that they are leading (serving). What do they do with that knowledge?

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@readerjane I’ve been stuck on one level forever.

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@rynogeny My hope is that the extraordinary rescue effort for the Titanic tour is because those people have a lot of money and the efforts are being privately funded. There’s is a Million+ in fees already invested in this trip. Maybe I’m wrong, but it makes me feel better about it.

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@MarilynSwinefo1 @sheilagregoire Wow, that’s some woman-blaming Biblical speculation. The text doesn’t say that.

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@kkdumez Excited to see what you do with this

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@amy_librarian78 I do think it matters that librarians are involved in Faculty life, committees and shared governance. And if a librarian is doing instruction, they deserve faculty status.

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@amy_librarian78 I think this is something to consider, but making the workplace attractive and competitive to draw applicants is also an important consideration.

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@amy_librarian78 That’s half with some Faculty status for Librarians. It should be higher.

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@amy_librarian78 Does age matter? I feel like older generations would think people need to earn their trust, but that younger people should automatically trust older people or their superiors.

[Ben Brick @hbbrick]

Diversity is a fact, equity is a choice, inclusion is an action, belonging in an outcome #ACLib23

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@amy_librarian78 Love the mentions of healing, listening and empathy (but healing the most). I feel like that is often forgotten in workplaces.

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@hbbrick This is something that is often not understood by administrators. Catalogers are good Reference librarians because they know the collection the best, but making books findable is definitely public facing.

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@amy_librarian78 I feel like “metadata” is just an updated term for “cataloging”. It does have a less “data entry” feel, I think.

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@amy_librarian78 @ErinLibrarian09 Yay! Congratulations!

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@LStarasta Thanks for tweeting this!

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@LStarasta I’m looking forward to it!

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@amy_librarian78 It is interesting that we must hold a kind of tension. Like deadlines can be helpful because they can propel us forward. But they also need to be realistic so they don’t burn us out.

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@BethMooreLPM One comment I saw on Twitter after watching pointed out something that should have been obvious. Jesus was never mentioned. Maybe that’s careful editing, but something to pay attention to as you continue watching.

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@LStarasta This is both important for how employees are treated and how we care for our patrons.