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By: Leslie

Leslie — Mon, 10 Jul 2006 17:09:49 +0000

and she didn’t mention the bit about being the handyman – shovel snow, fix broken hinges, unplug toilet, and shlep out the trash, among other fun activities. Being a small library director is never boring! But my back is tired…

By: Tuwa

Tuwa — Sun, 09 Jul 2006 13:30:42 +0000

Good God; this looks like about three different full-time jobs.

By: What I Learned Today… » Blog Archive » Map out your job

What I Learned Today… » Blog Archive » Map out your job — Sun, 09 Jul 2006 11:21:28 +0000

[...] Jessamyn has posted a great image over at librarian.net. The image shows a chart that explains a library director’s job. I think all employees should have to create a chart like this. I think that if we all had one of these we could show them to our board members when we’re up for review. This way they’d see that the web manager doesn’t just make sure that the web page looks pretty – or that the reference librarian doesn’t just sit behind the desk answering simple questions. [...]

By: David Rothman

David Rothman — Sat, 08 Jul 2006 21:08:46 +0000

I needed to make something very much like this for similar reasons. I found that the easiest way to build it and easily edit it was to use Freemind. Fantastic for mapping out job responsibilities and activities.

By: Amy Proni

Amy Proni — Sat, 08 Jul 2006 19:52:05 +0000

Oh man, that’s impressive. Tell me that she’s being paid a really nice salary with benefits for this job!

I’ve got to tell you Jessamyn that I’ve seen a lot of ads lately for academic library positions that require an MLS, an additional master’s degree, a foreign language, and at least 2 years of experience — for the princely sum of $30K annually. My reaction? I fall down and laugh, then I cry.

By: Mary Beth Sancomb-Moran

Mary Beth Sancomb-Moran — Sat, 08 Jul 2006 19:49:55 +0000

Brilliant! I should have had one of these when I was the director of a small library in western Nebraska. One of the City Council, during a council meeting, actually asked, “What do you DO all day, exactly?”

By: rebecca

rebecca — Sat, 08 Jul 2006 19:46:55 +0000

why does this not surprise me one bit? when i was director of very small public library in nearby county, the library’s budget was less than $30K, and my salary was a third of that. i was expected to do custodial work and landscaping work on top of my library duties.