Re: Community

[Susan Freymiller <sfreymiller@YAHOO.COM>]

Dear Fellow LM_Netters,
As a newbie, I echo the sentiment of all who have
expressed great appreciation for this community of
library professionals.  I really can't express what a
tremendous help you all have been in responding to
requests for information.
And as a newbie, it is tremendously tempting to ask
you all every question that pops up in this first year
- I have so much to gain and you have so much
experience and understanding.  However, as many of you
have put it, it is crucial that I practice my own
research skills in locating the information I need -
exhausting those resources first before coming to you.
 I'm not afraid to post questions - just challenged
(and rightly so) to do my own search first.  For
example, now that I know how to access the archives
(just learned this past week that it existed), I've
already answered two of my own queries rather than
taking up all of your time.  It's empowering to learn
how to locate information without relying on the
"experts" all the time.
Of course, there will still be stumpers to post to the
group and I won't hesitate to post those targets.  But
only after I have done my own leg work.
This is a great community and I'm sure that we'll work
out the wrinkles through good, "giving the benefit of
the doubt", communication.
Thanks to all for their part in LM_Net.
Sue

--- "Anderson, Julie LHS-STAFF"
<AndersonJ@ISSAQUAH.WEDNET.EDU> wrote:
> Dear Fellow LM_Netters,
>
> I'm a long-time LM_Net member and I'm feeling uneasy
> about the atmosphere
> lately.  I've been watching with growing
> apprehension as an increasing
> number of our members feel they need to apologize
> for asking a question and
> to appease those who have loudly demanded that the
> rest of us cease to
> clutter mailboxes.  These postings sound as though
> the people are bracing
> for a virtual slap for daring to ask for help.
>
> Over the years, I've really enjoyed the sense of
> community here.  Many of us
> are the only librarian in our building, me included.
>  LM_Net provides a
> professional community I can learn from, contribute
> to, and draw strength
> and inspiration from.  Lately, though, I've been
> logging on with mixed
> feelings.  Today's requests for help were the
> proverbial straw which pushed
> me to write.
>
> How can we regain the sense of community I feel
> slipping away?  Please, no
> flames.  I've been a part of other listservs as we
> struggled with this
> issue.  In my experience, those whose atmosphere
> makes some of their members
> feel unwelcome tend to fade away.  Perhaps that
> won't be the case with
> LM_Net because our membership is so large.  But I'd
> hate to lose one member
> of our community because some of us are intolerant,
> especially of newbies.
>
> Thanks for listening,
> Julie
>
> Julie Anderson, Librarian
> Liberty High School, a National Blue Ribbon School
> Renton, WA
> (425) 837-4901
>
>
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Susan Freymiller
Media Specialist
NorthWood High School
Nappanee, IN
sfreymiller@yahoo.com
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