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My heart aches for you. Years ago, I was in a similar situation with an administrator whose attitude towards the library was derogatory, to say the least. He thought nothing of assigning me to "cover" classes for absences, etc.-sometimes in the library, sometimes moving me to another room. It was not all that unusual for me to have to "cover" four classes per day. There was nothing I or anyone else in the building was able to do about it-no amount of persuading had any effect-since the man communicated directly with his deity and was not known for accepting even the mildest of suggestions from females. Then after several years of this situation, he was responsible for cutting my position in half, saying that the library wasn't getting much use-he never saw the connection between the alleged lack of use and his actions.... Subsequent administrators, while hardly enlightened, have reversed the situation.Like everyone else, I'm occasionally asked to "cover"-less now though since I've been cut back to half time again.....:)Any advice would be based on your individual situation-do you have tenure? Is your administrator a vindicative s.o.b? Depending on the answers to those questions, if I were you, I might seriously consider looking for another position. Most of all, don't let yourself be sucked into the "blame the victim" game. Sometimes no amount of doing the "right" thing and trying to "persuade" administrators does any good. It's not you, it's them..... Gladys Furness Librarian Westport Central School Westport NY 12993 furnessg@westportcs.org =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-=-=- All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. To change your LM_NET status, e-mail to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * Allow for confirmation. LM_NET Help & Information: http://ericir.syr.edu/lm_net/ Archive: http://askeric.org/Virtual/Listserv_Archives/LM_NET.shtml LM_NET Select/EL-Announce: http://www.cuenet.com/archive/el-announce/ LM_NET Supporters: http://ericir.syr.edu/lm_net/ven.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-