[Publib] Library Administration

[Roger Carswell]

Two key points are 1) He seemed clueless and 2) His spelling/grammar 
was a mess.  Not the best image to project to an audience containing 
potential colleagues and employers.

At 02:06 PM 5/30/2008, Marita C. Masuch wrote:

>Perhaps I am just jaded but I disagree as far as the "eager student 
>in need of an experienced mentor" since Ron has not actually 
>responded to any post as of this point (that I have seen 
>anyway).  He appears to just be attempting to fulfill a requirement 
>as quickly and easily as possible.  Therefore, I would indeed wonder 
>if I were a future employer what his work ethic may be if this is 
>how he approached a school assignment.  We are not talking high 
>school; we are talking graduate school where I would at least expect 
>more effort since this is most likely a career choice and not a 
>teenager counting his days before his summer break.
>
>I am sure many here would be willing to help, offer advice, and 
>answer questions, etc. if that was really what Ron was seeking.  I 
>think the annoyance factor (at least on my part) is that he is not 
>interested in conversing just spouting, and that is a waste of time 
>for himself as well since he will not glean anything by not even 
>looking at a discussion.  I see nothing productive so far in his 
>random posts so again I would wonder about his work ethic.
>~~M
>"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that 
>matter." - Martin Luther King, Jr.
>
>
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>Sent: Friday, May 30, 2008 2:23 PM
>To: publib at webjunction.org
>Subject: Re: [Publib] Library Administration
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>
>Like everyone else I felt annoyed and was perplexed by Ron's 
>postings, I especially had a hard time with his piece on 
>"Weeding".  I agree that he might be confused about listservs, 
>however, it is likely that he received career advice that was either 
>wrong or misunderstood.  I hope no future employer will hold his 
>attempts for publication or recognition against him.  Afterall, here 
>you have an eager student in need of an experienced mentor.
>
>
>
>
>
>Shahin Shoar
>
>Media Services Manager
>
>Upper Arlington Public Library
>
>2800 Tremont Rd.
>
>Columbus, OH 43221
>
>614.486.9621
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Roger Carswell
Southeast Kansas Library System/Iola Public Library
218 E. Madison
Iola, KS  66749
(620) 365-5136
rcarswell at sekls.org