Real life begins…
I said in my last entry that I hoped the next time I updated, I would be a librarian.
Well, I did it!!
I am now a Reference Librarian at the Ohio State University’s Agricultural Technical Institute!!
…well, in reality, I’m more like *the* reference librarian. As well as circulation, periodicals, interlibrary loan/OhioLINK and instructional assistance librarian. In a small library, you wear a lot of hats! And ATI’s library definitely qualifies as small. There are now three of us: me, the cataloging/AV/media manager and the library director. I started last Monday, but due to severe weather damage to the neighboring OSU campus (OARDC), the campus was closed Friday and today. I’m hoping it will be open tomorrow. I like my job and I’m really bored at home. I’ve spent enough time in the recent past being unemployed and doing nothing to be easily bored by sitting at home doing nothing.
So far, most of my work has been training and ILL/OhioLINK work since the students have not arrived yet. It is definitely different having quarters instead of semesters. Most colleges have already started classes, but we are not supposed to start until this Wednesday. But now classes don’t start until Thursday now because of the delays. I’m anxious to meet and work with students again! Of course, in addition to my other work, but I really want to see the library being used and help students. I know for the first week or two it might not be too busy with reference since classes are just getting started, but it will pick up…
I’m so excited that I get to be a librarian for real, in a college and a city that is very nearly perfect for me. The small size is great because I will really get to know the students, but being a regional campus of OSU gives us the resources of the big state university. It’s the best of both worlds!!
