[WEB4LIB] RE: straw poll

[Gillian Wiseman]

I'm in the same boat. The only time I have "off" the reference desk is when
I am teaching public computer classes. That is a sizeable amount of time,
nearly 3 hours each day, 4 days a week, but it is all spent either teaching
or traveling. I am currently writing two new courses to begin teaching in
January, while signing patrons up for the internet and in between working on
collection development policy for graphic novels.

My techie jobs include maintaining the databases, being the city IT
department liason, and being the city Webmaster liason. I don't get to do
much hands-on, but I also help staff with any computer software issues (like
when they "lose" their toolbars, etc...).

Gillian Wiseman
Electronic Resources Librarian

-----Original Message-----
From: Jesse Ephraim [mailto:JEphraim at ci.southlake.tx.us]
Sent: Monday, November 22, 2004 12:37 PM
To: Multiple recipients of list
Subject: [WEB4LIB] RE: straw poll



"Straw poll alert: How many of us (web4libbers) actually have positions
that rewire even 1/4 time service in public areas?  Without a
savvy-seeming bunch in the forefront of public service how do we
convince "outsiders" we are technologically competent?"

I spend about 9/10 of my time at the Reference desk.  I do most of my
tech work, tech training course development, website/blog development,
etc. in-between the times I am helping patrons.

- Jesse