Re: Beltane

On Thu, May 3, 2012 at 3:51 PM, Kirsten Brodbeck-Kenney
<crowyhead@gmail.com> wrote:
. I'm not at
> all familiar with Alma; they didn't respond to our RFP. Do they do
> more with academic libraries?
>

Yeah, while I don't know that it's explicitly stated that they cater
to academic libraries all the libraries in the early adopter program
that I'm aware of are academic. It's also a very new system -- in a
way that's good, because it means we get in early enough in the
development that our recommendations have a good chance of being
incorporated into the final product. The bad part, of course, is that
there are still wrinkles to be ironed out. We're rolling it out on
the test server now but we're not scheduled to go live until November
at the earliest. There will be lots and lots of training in between
:)


>> Yeah -- I forget, where do you work?
>
> I'm at Driftwood Public Library in Lincoln City. It's a little coastal
> library with big ideas. ;) I took over as director in January when my
> predecessor retired, and right now I'm the only MLIS-holidng member of
> the staff. My circ supervisor and adult services manager, Hobbes, is
> awesome, but we're both feeling a bit overworked. I'm looking forward
> to hiring a third brain.
>

I don't know how y'all do it in those little libraries. I'm not sure
I could handle wearing so many hats. Good luck with the hiring -- at
least it's a good market to be hiring in. I had a hell of a time
finding a new job last year and I was willing to relocate just about
anywhere.


Gwyn
--
Rain and sun shall feed me now,
and roots, and nuts, and wild things,
and rustlings in the midnight wood,
half-mad, like Myrddin, wandering.

--Terri Windling

one day I am going to bloom
patient and proud
with fish in my mouth
and eyes in my wings

--Noe Venable


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