tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1665465371425110784.comments2023-04-10T07:46:25.084-04:00Embedded LibrarianUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1665465371425110784.post-21184961616881497852013-11-15T11:57:59.964-05:002013-11-15T11:57:59.964-05:00I'm impressed, I have to admit. Seldom do I co...I'm impressed, I have to admit. Seldom do I come across a blog that's equally educative <br />and engaging, and let me tell you, you've hit the <br />nail on the head. The issue is something not enough people are speaking intelligently about.<br />Now i'm very happy that I stumbled across this in my search for something relating to this.<br /><br /><br /><br />Take a look at my web blog: <a href="http://topseosoft.com/buy-proxies/" rel="nofollow">semi dedicated proxies</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1665465371425110784.post-23805534738578428322011-07-21T18:35:02.103-04:002011-07-21T18:35:02.103-04:00Wonderful wisdom! Thanks Eileen.Wonderful wisdom! Thanks Eileen.Davehttp://embeddedlibrarian.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1665465371425110784.post-56749559112257762322011-05-19T16:05:59.638-04:002011-05-19T16:05:59.638-04:00Thank you for this informative post. I feel more c...Thank you for this informative post. I feel more confident to tackle projects that I would otherwise avoid.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1665465371425110784.post-21550121240626458172011-05-18T15:21:06.209-04:002011-05-18T15:21:06.209-04:00Excellent, practical advice! I particularly like t...Excellent, practical advice! I particularly like the Annie Dillard quote. As someone who can write the same thing 10 different ways and then stall out over which one to use, I'll be repeating it to myself the next time it happens.Mary Talley Garciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06446877466962807761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1665465371425110784.post-85251931349274947772011-04-27T13:06:14.104-04:002011-04-27T13:06:14.104-04:00Thanks, Dave. If I had to choose a pull quote for ...Thanks, Dave. If I had to choose a pull quote for this entry it would be the bit about, "Our vocabulary is impoverished when it comes to leadership and followership," so I agree that a lot of nuance is lost in the discussion. I also feel that a lost of nuance about leadership that should be appreciated is diminished if people who are simply effective human beings are consistently called leaders, or offered leadership positions. Surely there is more to being a leader than just being an effective person.Eileen Canhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13883108391253498266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1665465371425110784.post-88865803565965138822011-04-25T21:20:31.555-04:002011-04-25T21:20:31.555-04:00Hmmm, at the risk of being labeled as one of those...Hmmm, at the risk of being labeled as one of those "cheery voices"...<br /><br />The post, and many discussions of leadership, assume there are 2 kinds of people in the world, leaders and followers. I think that'a fundamental flaw (as are a lot of binary categorizations). We are, most of us, by turns leaders and followers, as circumstances and our own passions require us to be. <br /><br />And I can cite situations in which you have led, or are leading. But I have already said too much. I'm truly in danger of being a "cheery voice"!davidshumakerhttp://embeddedlibrarian.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1665465371425110784.post-70619033632920817692010-10-01T11:36:34.573-04:002010-10-01T11:36:34.573-04:00Hi Eileen -
I too think daily of Bill Kules when...Hi Eileen - <br /><br />I too think daily of Bill Kules when I am wrapping my mind around coding. I look forward to the other things I will find most resonant when I make the big transition! Great post!efmcleanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10775511437588982798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1665465371425110784.post-44025562052468143212010-06-24T20:08:22.559-04:002010-06-24T20:08:22.559-04:00Hi Eileen (and Gretchen!!) Have a great time at AL...Hi Eileen (and Gretchen!!) Have a great time at ALA! Your point about enriching the path is something I hope to be able to convey to our upcoming SLA CUA chapter year. Beautifully said and absolutely true. thanks for the shout out!efmcleanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10775511437588982798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1665465371425110784.post-999070852829153372009-08-01T10:04:13.971-04:002009-08-01T10:04:13.971-04:00I really like this quote/idea - "People are e...I really like this quote/idea - "People are effective because they say "no," not because they say "yes."" - thanks for sharing it!Bobbi Newmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12364282436701399149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1665465371425110784.post-16454372009143751972009-05-12T12:21:00.000-04:002009-05-12T12:21:00.000-04:00September 16th was the first entry....and I was re...September 16th was the first entry....and I was recently interviewed by Steven Jeffery about this....I don't know if I decided anything for sure but I will continue to think about it!Eileen Canhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13883108391253498266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1665465371425110784.post-80589182739036162832009-05-12T11:54:00.000-04:002009-05-12T11:54:00.000-04:00Hi Eileen--
glad you are back!
When did you deci...Hi Eileen--<br /><br />glad you are back!<br /><br />When did you decide you're not embedded? I must have missed that post ...<br /><br />Best, <br /><br />DaveAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15687423211519676973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1665465371425110784.post-27625525219168994452009-01-10T15:55:00.000-05:002009-01-10T15:55:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1665465371425110784.post-51840949633848992372009-01-10T15:49:00.000-05:002009-01-10T15:49:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1665465371425110784.post-46938153495974465012008-10-30T16:32:00.000-04:002008-10-30T16:32:00.000-04:00Being a solo, special librarian with no more direc...Being a solo, special librarian with no more direction than a nebulous job description when I took my position, I can well relate to your situation and feelings. I applaud your boldness and initiative in approaching your management. I posted your whole post on my blog with a few comments and plan on addressing other issues you bring up in the future when I have more time... Hang in there!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1665465371425110784.post-58505265993922575982008-09-25T09:32:00.000-04:002008-09-25T09:32:00.000-04:00Hi Eileen--as someone outside of the library scien...Hi Eileen--as someone outside of the library science field, I think that the term "embedded librarian" really describes where you fit and what you do, at least in my limited understanding! Just my thoughts...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1665465371425110784.post-47611816574335618932008-09-24T14:45:00.000-04:002008-09-24T14:45:00.000-04:00Thanks, Steve, you made me remember part of why I ...Thanks, Steve, you made me remember part of why I originally dubbed myself "embedded." The way I had started explaining it to people was that, "I don't work for/in a library; I do library-type tasks for an organization." I think Mary Ellen Bates was the one who originally pointed out that Librarian, and a few other titles such as Gardener, is a job once defined by its physical location. If this is the case, perhaps there is no need for me to qualify "Librarian" with "Embedded" because so many of us now do library-type tasks in all sorts of settings. Or, perhaps, the term is needed while we are in a transition of consciousness about this issue.Eileen Canhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14240334759526549183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1665465371425110784.post-2453859795917230132008-09-23T17:16:00.000-04:002008-09-23T17:16:00.000-04:00I might pose another question:Is someone who never...I might pose another question:<BR/><BR/>Is someone who <I>never</I> works in a library during their workweek a librarian at all? Consider this: You have two different people. One works in the corporate library 10 hours per week and works in the office area 30 hours. You have a second person who works in the office area using the same skills for their entire 40 hours. What is the difference between them? Looking at job descriptions it seems to be a job title. The first might have a library-related job title while the second might be called a business analyst. What is the difference?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1665465371425110784.post-91799902955612346232008-09-17T10:53:00.000-04:002008-09-17T10:53:00.000-04:00Although my perception is that it is only a matter...Although my perception is that it is only a matter of semantics, "embedded" librarian sounds better to me than "special" librarian and more adequately describes our types of positions. My job title is librarian/historian and I do perform as such in our multi-national, non-profit but I also am a fully-functioning member of our Marketing Dept. with related responsibilities in product development and product project management.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1665465371425110784.post-43870606416383271102008-09-08T11:27:00.000-04:002008-09-08T11:27:00.000-04:00Thanks, Steve...and yes, I am still working out th...Thanks, Steve...and yes, I am still working out the details of how to reply to comments on my own blog!<BR/><BR/>I would say that, at a minimum, the "Nothing New" concept inspired my Task Mastery 101 post this week. I also feel I get some general benefits out of being in library school classes while working as a librarian (maybe I will do a post about that one of these days). But to address your specific point, you have inspired me to note in my school notebook margins not only what I notice about the two classes that I can blog about, but also some immediate application of those points to my work here. Thank you.Eileen Canhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13883108391253498266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1665465371425110784.post-60821170542082024862008-09-08T11:17:00.000-04:002008-09-08T11:17:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Eileen Canhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14240334759526549183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1665465371425110784.post-91435661098187370072008-09-08T11:07:00.000-04:002008-09-08T11:07:00.000-04:00(reposting)One thing I have always had trouble wit...(reposting)<BR/><BR/>One thing I have always had trouble with was taking classes like History of the Book and applying the knowledge gained to present-day problems. Have you found these types of classes to be useful?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1665465371425110784.post-63742387088727093042008-06-12T09:14:00.000-04:002008-06-12T09:14:00.000-04:00Hi there! Thanks for your nice comment on the Dail...Hi there! Thanks for your nice comment on the <A HREF="http://www.dailyyonder.com/backroad-librarian-generation-next" REL="nofollow">Daily Yonder article</A>. It sounds like you are doing some really exciting work as far as changing the "information culture" of an organization from the inside.Marcelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13137621622828266483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1665465371425110784.post-78192315553269562582008-05-14T11:41:00.000-04:002008-05-14T11:41:00.000-04:00Fun to read your blog and recap of the Joint Sprin...Fun to read your blog and recap of the Joint Spring Workshop. Best to you. SusanSusan Fifer Canbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04362156918167358946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1665465371425110784.post-26485076786871069472008-02-05T20:38:00.000-05:002008-02-05T20:38:00.000-05:00This is definitely your best post yet. I love the...This is definitely your best post yet. I love the explanation of how your job is different than it might have been even a few years ago. Keep spinning, and maybe you'll catch some love! along with those easy button hits. hAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1665465371425110784.post-72333742285422456742008-01-31T21:33:00.000-05:002008-01-31T21:33:00.000-05:00Love the book recommendations! You're the best.Love the book recommendations! You're the best.Public Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06645465523557671632noreply@blogger.com