Here are some Tools and Sites 

Tools /Software to download
form PC World
http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file_description/0,fid,6092,00.asp

Show Your New Employer - How Connected You are!
Create Your Own Community or Group
At Delphi Forums
or
Yahoo Groups
Visit Library Talk
My Online Forum for Support Staff
Set up was EASY!!
Find out more about 
Popular Library Listservs, and Creating Lists & Writing Newsletters

Online Storage for your files, your photos, clipart, etc.
Try these FREE Solutions!

Find MORE ways to Organize your Life Via ONLINE Tools

Use your "Internet Bookmarks" to Organize the Web
And Surf Faster!
Sign up at Blink.Com
Move your bookmarks to the Web
from any computer, any browser

Keep ONE set of bookmarks for
HOME / WORK / SCHOOL / The ROAD.
Organize your bookmarks in an
easy drag-and-drop interface
Use unique Preference EngineTM technology
to find new sites that match your interests
Have FUN surfing the Web! 

Sites offering bookmark exchanges abound,
but this one goes one better.
First, bookmark files can be stored here,
accessible away from your main computer;
second, a pop-up window displaying
the bookmarks floats on your desktop
so you can continue referring
to the URLs while surfing.
http://www.favoritesanywhere.com/

Be sure to check out my Fun FREE or Practical Stuff page..
for many more links to excellent FREE applications
to help you manage your Online and Offline LIFE! 

 
Just some random thoughts


I posted these  things NOT TO DO in the NEW YEAR  for the beginning of 2002
but I think they are resolutions to Keep or NOT DO every day

Things to AVOID in the N.E.W. Y.E.A.R.!
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by Dawn Roth
http://www.getsquaredaway.com

N- Negative thinking like: I'm too tired, It's overwhelming,
There's never enough time, I'm only one person.

E- Eating up time with a chaotic schedule.

W- Wishing something will magically change to allow you to
take care of your stress or mess.
 

Y- Yelling at others because you feel powerless about
something.

E- Ending the day feeling defeated, deflated, depressed or
disenchanted about tomorrow.

A- Anticipating crises that will require your full attention
at the expense of other important things.

R- Resolutions that don't resonate for you.


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Traverse your career in Libraries with confidence ~
Find the resources  you need to be the best that you can be,
from LibrarySupportStaff.com and the many, many sites it "links" you to!

From BottomLine Secrets Useful Articles to Print and Read
Do the One Right Thing Differently and Change Your Life
Bill O’Hanlon

Performance Boosters on the Job -- Very Important Now
Robert Nideffer, PhD 
Enhanced Performance Systems

Be Your Own Personal Trainer -- Look Better, Feel Better, Save Money!
Miriam Nelson, PhD 
Tufts University Research Center on Aging

Financial Wisdom for the New Year -- and for Life
Jonathan Pond 
Financial Planning Information Inc.

Useful sites:
Fast Company
This site, from the magazine that shares its name, offers real advice 
and useful tools for the new work environment.
Main topics are competition, ecological and social responsibility,
leadership and management and much more.
http://www.fastcompany.com/ 

Hard@Work
This site offers information and guidance for all employees. 
The Watercooler is the place for discussion groups. 
Talk about what''s happening in your own career, 
and learn about the latest developments in workplace issues. 
Stump the Mentor offers practical suggestions for career questions and problems. 
The Rock Pile offers case studies to help people deal with career crises.
http://www.hardatwork.com 

Careers.wsj.com
This site is brought to you by the Wall Street Journal and 
is packed full of information about job hunting, succeeding at 
your chosen profession, human resources issues, salaries and much more. 
You can search for a new position by clicking on the names of some of 
the world''s largest corporations or search by industry, city or state. 
http://careers.wsj.com/ 

Access Interactive's Student Supersite
Valuable advice here for recent college grads. 
There are tips on how to interview (on the phone or in person), 
how to write a winning résumé and how to approach prospective employers. 
You can register with the site and have your name sent to prospective employers. 
Also includes links (by state) to the country's best recruiting firms.
http://www.accessinteractive.com/ 

Visit: http://www.livinglifefully.com/welcome1.html

I subscribe to the view of the CEO of Merck & Co.,
Raymond Gilmartin on todays..employment relationships
"The Company is responsible for providing the environment
in which people can achieve
their full potential,
and Employees are responsible for developing their skills".
I put together a page listing FREE Online learning Sites -
There are many online tutorials for a wide variety of subjects..
So learn that New software program,
learn how to put up a Personal home page
or one for Your Library..
Link to resources for Library Webmasters.

or learn a New Fun Skill..But don't ever use as an excuse..
that you don't have time,
or you've had enough of education/school for a while.
Perhaps you think - the Library should pay
for you to attend a "training" session
- or that - you probably - don't NEED - that particular SKILL..
so why bother NOW.
Well - as technology advances, you can either keep pace..
or step aside as the rest of us....GROW with the times!

Every job can present new challenges and opportunities
but your relationships with your coworkers often can
make or break - your day to day job performance -
I have found  some resources on the net that you may find
helpful for co-existing with co-workers.

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Interesting Readings


Please Note - all the websites "linked" at the time I posted them.
But do not be surprised if they no longer link. When you find something on the
net - and you think it will be useful for you to read or understand -or use in the future. 
PRINT IT OUT!!  File it and keep for future reference!
Do not depend on Bookmarks, Do Not depend on your memory
of where you saw it.  Websites come and go everyday.
Find it today - Print it Today - Don't  risk it going away.

The future of Libraries and Collections
University of Oxford
Director of University Library Services and Bodley's Librarian
The Future of Libraries and Collections: 
Keynote Address to the Fiesole Collection Development Retreat, Oxford, 
July 2000

Are You Ready for the Library of the Future?
Salon article 1997

A Columbia News service Article (c. 2000):
From Buns to Bytes: Is the Image of Librarians Changing?

See the sites of "Librarians with an Attitude!"
And
Progressive Librarians from around the world.

A 1997 article from Katherine Sharp Review
Library Profession & the Internet

D-Lib Magazine V. 6 (7/8) July/August 2000
AutomatedDigital Libraries
How Effectively Can Computers Be Used
for the Skilled Tasks of
Professional Librarianship 

Information Today - V. 17 (8) Sept. 2000
"Recruiting a Corporate Dream Team"
Librarians make great addition to
Information Industry Organizations

From ZDNet, Read this 6/26/2000 article:
Libraries: Checking Out In the Digital Age!

Find out "Where Have All the Librarians Gone...."

Read ALA"s statement on Library Personnel Practices
and their recommendations for
Education & Utilization of staff.

Interesting Reading - in the November "1997" Issue of Online :
"New Jobs Emerging In and Around Libraries and Librarianship".
By Donna Dolan & John Schumacher ~ you can order from Online
or perhaps your Library subscribes to this
Journal or can obtain a copy for you via ILL.
I list other Library Related Journals on the Internet,
be sure to view some of them..
for "job listings or job related articles".

Real Job Titles
for Library & Information Science Professionals 

Other  readings.. 
The Dynamic Role of the Research Librarian...
and how about Revenge of the Librarians
where the author feels that Librarians
will organize the Net(now that's a JOB to keep ya busy!)..
if you're going to be organizing the Digital Libraries..
then perhaps you should read .. Buildings, Books and Bytes. 

Educational Opportunities
Still..Wondering about becoming a "Librarian"
or taking some courses..
Here are two sites ITCS's Listing of some
Library Schools on the Net ..
and.. HERE for a more comprehensive listing of
U.S. and Canada LIS schools. 
Distance Education Sites Earn your MLS via the Net! 

Are you Looking into Library Work -
As a Career Change???
Make sure you Learn as Much as
you can about the Field first
It takes more than a Love of Books!
But most folks would be surprised about
all that goes on behind the scenes
in Libraries.

Support Staff Roles & Classifications
Are Changing too!!
Read: ALA's SPEC Kit 252
Library Support Staff Position Classification Studies.

The Internet & Computers have really
changed the Library (& corporate) World
Landscape..and you NEED
Excellent Computer Skills!!
to start work!!
You'll be taught
how to navigate the OPAC,
and other Library procedures
But you need to be Comfortable with
New Technologies! And CONSTANT Change!!
Check out Monster.Com's Career Changers' Hints

Read this Wall St. Journal article:
Demand Explodes for Librarians
With HIGH TECH Research Skills

From the Washington Business Journal- Week of April 3, 2000
Read:
Web Overturning Image of Book Filing Librarian
And a Related article on how
Companies are Utilizing the Skills
of Librarians
Bells, Whistles no subsitute for Web Content

Don't forget to visit my
Online Learning Sites
And pick up a few New SKILLS!!
MOST COURSES OFFERED ONLINE FOR "FREE"!
And browse my page with On the Job Helpful Links

If you are a New Graduate be sure to read
"The 10 Graces of New Librarians"

Read the article in the Oct 15, 1999 issue of
Library Journal (vol. 124 no. 17) on page 44
"Not by Library School Alone"..
Two University of Arizona faculty members contend 
that librarians need training in practical library skills,
but argue that basic instruction
cannot be effectively carried out
at the graduate level.

Search for Everything Library & Everything - Everything!
At this "SPOT"



Best  Reference Site -- Forbes.com libraryspot.com

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