For most of the time that I’ve been working in libraries, I’ve been teaching. At first, I was creating research…
Your Brain and Memory
Medina focused his talk on the interplay between crystallized intelligence and fluid intelligence…
A Manager’s Nine-Step Approach to Coaching
Conflict-averse supervisors know that holding others accountable is a difficult part of their job. When someone isn’t doing their work…
Options for Identifying Your Personality Type
The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® is a psychological instrument, and is restricted to use by certified professionals. Here are some options…
Making a Choice
You may recall the episode of Seinfeld in which Kramer describes transporting a severed pinky toe to the hospital to be reunited with the…
Halfway There
I’m writing this article in December and that’s the time of year when many review the year that is just…
Project Management as a Core Competency for Librarians
Projects—and the need to manage them—permeate libraries. We migrate catalogs and implement new discovery services. We start new chat reference services…
Middle Managers and Strategic Direction
Have you been working as an entry-level librarian and are itching for change? Is your supervisor putting you into new…
You Are Feeling Sleepy
It turns out that when we work more, we sleep less. And when we spend more time with family, we…
Conviction of Action
I was browsing the literary and grammatical gifts at the Virginia Shop of the Library of Virginia recently, chuckling to myself…
