I’ve been bad about blogging lately. Mostly because of work. First, I’ve been working on the library’s catalog and trying to clean up past mistakes. Second, I’m stewing on the best way to host electronic files. I don’t have access to a server, and I don’t see myself being able to get that anytime soon.

It’s kinda a necessity to manage things online.

In the interim, I’ve been working to collaborate with the Missouri State Library’s “State Publications Access Program.” Most of the .pdf files I want to manage belong there anyway and working with them guarantees they’ll be preserved. Plus, it might open a doorway in the future to host more material. The catch is, I need to find a way to re-work everything to where it’s user friendly. Then there’s SLA in New Orleans come June. So much for my hobbies.

Every time I get anxious, a Kirkregaard quote pops into my head.

“Anxiety is the dizziness of freedom.”

If that’s the case then I’ve been too free at work lately. To be sure solo-librarians always operate independently, but I’m quickly finding that without a group to coordinate my activities with it’s hard to “hone in” on key priorities. Sure, I know what my patrons need and what I’m doing. I can explain everything I’m working on in detail too. The catch is – it seems – solo librarianship requires the librarian to sit down from time to time and the establishment of goals. More rigid goals than usual. Without something to hold on there’s nothing, and I’m wondering if anyone else has had this experience?

I expect so, but as a solo I’m detatched from external opinions. Interesting.

Finally! Proof that: 1. I have a job. 2. That it isn’t bad at all. 3. And, that Jefferson City can actually be a nice place to work during late Spring. Now, I just need to retire.