Stephen Abram, librarian blogger extraordinaire and creator of Stephen’s Lighthouse, once asked “What is the proper term for a group of librarians?” My favorite answer was “a volume of librarians” — hence the name of this blog.
In my fantasy blog — about which I’m blogging now — I would like to create virtual discourse among a volume of librarians who share something in common.
It will be a bit like the Inside Science Resources blog in that I’d like it to be mostly invited posts. However, my blog will be more discussion based.
When I was a librarian at the Space Telescope Science Institute, I was a member of an informal group called the “DC Metro Science Librarians” I miss those guys! We met a few times a year to compare notes and show-and-tell. I’d like to create a similar community, but virtually and with a blog. One could even imagine a community which would both blog and communicate via Zoom a few times a year. In this day and age it is harder to travel to conferences, thus my desire to interact with others in this fashion.
Blog target group ideas:
- Librarians in standalone polytechnic libraries who do not belong to a larger university system
- Librarians undergoing career shifts such as myself.
- All of the librarians within 5 square miles of my work site who I have not yet met, mysteriously.
- Any other ideas? Share them please.
First discussion question:
Gentle reader, ponder first this question and tell me what you think:
Is it possible to blog about problems in your workplace? Or should you save such discussions for other less public forums?