Blogs and Libraries

Librarians are enthusiastic about blogging. Many have started library blogs to enable their patrons to interact with library staff. Blogging fans suggest that blogs are a good way to build a sense of community – but it seems that most library blogs are used to inform patrons of library services or new acquisitions. Should libraries [...]

What to do when the system fails?

Nightmare senario – the whole system has crashed. No one knows why. What does the systems librarian do now?
Ideally the system should fixed – which involves diagnosing the problem. Mobilising the technical support team. Is it a big problem, is there a workaround which will get the system up and running again?
But what about the [...]

Do we need a systems librarian?

Today we discussed what do systems librarians do? What tasks do they perform on a typical day? Of course there is the usually meetings with vendors, training staff and users to use new technologies, planning new implemenations and then there is dealing with technical crisis. At least one systems librarian seems to spend a lot [...]

What makes a systems librarian?

In our systems class we have been grappling with the “what is a systems librarian” issue. Recent blog postings by Jennifer Macaulay and Corey Wallis have pondered similar issues.
While systems librarians can have many roles, the one thing they appear to have in common is an ability to bridge the gap between the library [...]

Library Systems

I am a second year MLIS student. I have created this blog as part of my library systems course. This is my first experience with blogs and with library systems, so I hope to learn more about both subjects in the coming weeks.