Hi all,
Having resented and whined for years about the administration shutting down
the library for Statewide testing (WASL here in Washington State) I finally
started thinking outside the box and my student assistants and I did
inventory during this time. Now they have another job skill for their
resumes and I have time between the end of inventory (5/9) and the end of
the year (6/20) to either replace the missing items, track them down, pray
to the book gods, etc...
Seems to be a good use of time, etc...
Joanne Benson Glasgow
Library Media Specialist
Evergreen High School
830 SW 116th Street
Seattle, WA 98146
206-433-2311 ext 235 or 236
"It is known that knowledge is power, and power is energy, and energy is
matter, and matter is mass, and therefore large accumulations of knowledge
distort time and space. This is why all bookshops look alike, and why all
second-hand bookshops seem so much larger on the inside - and why all
libraries, everywhere, are connected"
The Science of Discword, by Terry Pratchett, Ian Stewart & Jack
Cohen
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sheryl Blair [SMTP:sblair@RBLAIR.COM]
> Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2003 6:03 AM
> To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
> Subject: Re: library closing for inventory
>
> I think maybe we're dealing too much with generalities here when we say
> that inventory is unprofessional.
>
> Are there none of you that have bought your materials with Federal
> funds? Do you not have to account for those materials every year in some
> manner? I have been a librarian for 29 years & have had to do an
> inventory every year for this reason. Yes, I have student helpers. Yes,
> I make exceptions for students that need something from the library, but
> doing inventory comes down from the School Board. There are some
> librarians that come in during the summer & do theirs, but I'm not one
> of them. I get paid for 10 months & that's what I work. To me that is
> also a matter of professionalism. I don't really look at inventory as
> beneath me. I do a lot of processing and cataloging during that time.
> When I am involved in the inventory, it gives me a chance to evaluate my
> collection as to condition of books, what's missing, what needs to be
> re-ordered, etc. I have to do it anyway so it might as well be useful.
>
> Just another way to look at things. BTW - I start inventory tomorrow.
>
> Sheryl Blair
> Sullivan Middle School
> Kingsport TN
> sblair@rblair.com
>
> Claudia Vandermade wrote:
> > I think the other issue in closing the library to inventory is one of
> > professionalism. We already endure a stereotype that portrays us as
> fussy
> > and persnickety....why reinforce it? Many of us have educational
> > credentials that surpass that of most people in our buildings...why
> should
> > we deny services that require our unique skills to engage in activities
> > (i.e. inventories) that probably require less than a GED education? Do
> the
> > teachers and students in our buildings understand the depth of our
> > educations? Counting books is not professional...and if and when we do
> it,
> > it should be under duress and then delegated to people we supervise.
> The
> > general public already has an impression of what an "inventory" is - it
> is
> > temporary employees who go into department stores in January and count
> > things....this does not require a graduate degree, nor does most library
> > inventorying. Do the people in your school know the topic of your
> graduate
> > thesis? Have you published in national journals and magazines? Believe
> me,
> > they are happy not to know these things, and will never even believe
> they
> > are possible if they see you closing the library to count...
> >
> > Claudia Vandermade
> > James Monroe High School
> > 2300 Washington Ave.
> > Fredericksburg, VA 22401
> > 540-372-1100
> > cvanderma@cityschools.com
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: School Library Media & Network Communications
> > [mailto:LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU]On Behalf Of Rosina Alaimo
> > Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2003 7:32 PM
> > To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
> > Subject: Re: library closing for inventory
> >
> > Claudia,
> >
> > You have said what I believe. Yes we have to be accountable for the
> > materials in our libraries, but the program is more important. We
> attempt
> > to stop all circulation on a certain date, but if a class needs books to
> > complete a project, that need comes before our need to gather and put
> away
> > all the books. So we lose a few books, it's not the end of the world.
> >
> > Rosina
> >
> > on 5/19/03 8:58 PM, Claudia Vandermade at claudia.vandermade@VERIZON.NET
> > wrote:
> >
> >
> >>I have to side with the administration here. Libraries need to focus
> the
> >>books/materials being used, not those in nice order on the shelves.
> >>Inventory is not as important as student work and reading - let them
> check
> >>out until the very last day if they want to...you may lose some
> material,
> >>but you'll be able to get most back over the summer or the next year.
> >
> > Lost
> >
> >>material is not nearly as tragic as lost opportunities -- accept the
> >>physical losses and know that maybe some kid somewhere treasured that
> book
> >>and is secretly reading it under the covers at night, over and over.
> >>
> >>Claudia Vandermade
> >>James Monroe High School
> >>2300 Washington Ave.
> >>Fredericksburg, VA 22401
> >>claudia.vandermade@verizon.net
> >>
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>From: School Library Media & Network Communications
> >>[mailto:LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU]On Behalf Of Mary Miner
> >>Sent: Monday, May 19, 2003 3:05 PM
> >>To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
> >>Subject: library closing for inventory
> >>
> >>I, too, need help in convincing ANYONE that the library needs materials
> >>checked in before the last day of school. I have to contend with
> teachers
> >>refusing to honor the last due date and assigning lessons requiring
> >
> > library
> >
> >>materials up to the last day. The administration supports them. If
> those
> >>of
> >>you who are able to curtail services that last week of school would
> >
> > contact
> >
> >>me, I'll be grateful. I'll use the statistics to support that I'm not
> >
> > just
> >
> >>trying to be difficult.
> >>--
> >>Mary Miner
> >>Niobrara Public Schools
> >>Niobrara, NE
> >>mminer@esu1.org
> >>
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> > Rosina Alaimo
> > School Library Media Specialist
> > Maple West Elementary School
> > Williamsville, NY 14221
> > 716-626-8846; FAX: 716-626-8859
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