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National Library Workers Day Is Coming Soon!
National Library Workers Day will be Tuesday, April 17, 2007, and it’s time to start thinking about how you will celebrate and draw attention to the work that you do! We have lots of ideas to give you a head start.
Library Lovers Day Is February 14 in Australia
Valentine’s Day has been repurposed in Australia as a day for celebrating all the reasons Australians love libraries—www.librarylovers.org.au. This is the first official year of celebration; could it catch on in the United States?
Best Careers 2007
Original article by Marty Nemko, U.S. News and World Report, December 18, 2006
A December 18 article in U.S. News and World Report identifies librarianship as one of the 25 most desirable careers of 2007. The article cites “reasonable” work hours, varied and challenging work responsibilities, and contact with the community as particularly attractive aspects of librarianship.
Other desirable careers include the clergy, optometry, and urban/regional planning. The survey’s results reflect pay, status and quality of life allowed by each profession. The survey also considers such socio-cultural trends as the aging baby boomer population, the ubiquity of the Internet and a higher premium on personal satisfaction in the workplace. For each of the 25 careers the article provides a job description, median salary information and an opinion from an expert in the field.
Read the full article at www.usnews.com/usnews/biztech/articles/061218/18librarian.summary.htm.
University of Hawaii Library Lacks Funding for Books
Original article by Alyssa S. Navares, Ka Leo O Hawaii (University of Hawaii at Manoa), January 26, 2007
The University of Hawaii at Manoa has instituted a hiring freeze of library staff and faculty. The library cannot fill open positions due to drastic budget cuts made necessary by the rising cost of print and electronic publications.
The acquisitions department also suffered cuts; the library will add no more than 6,000 books to its collections until mid-summer.
Science department librarian Sara Rutter worries that the decrease in ordered books may cause UHM’s national standard to slump even further below the median rankings: according to the Association of Research Libraries, the UHM library ranked 79 out of 113 university libraries across the nation last year. When ranking libraries, the ARL considers collection holdings, staff size and book budget expenditures. The hiring freeze might also negatively impact the library’s standing.
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