Hi there,

Why haven’t I blogged? Well, mostly busy with work and school…. BUT…
I have also set up a new domain.

You can now find this blog (updated no less) at: http://thebrewinlibrarian.com. It’s actually a subsection of my larger web site that I will be developing for my spring web design class. It will include my resume, my portfolio (capstone project)…. that kind of thing. I will also have a Drupal and a Moodle site to play around with so I can build up my skill-set. So stay tuned!
My WordPress hosted blog will no longer be updated as of October 3, 2008. At some point, I’ll take it down.

So, how are you? I’ve been fine. Did you think I forgot you were here? =)

Ah, in all seriousness… I don’t want to waste to much space on the Internets with posts that don’t really contribute much. But there is a lot going on.

I am thoroughly enjoying both my LI863: Project Management course as well as my LI846: Networking for Information Agencies. Project Management is helping already. It is surprising how hostile I am finding my library to Project Management principles. Granted, we certainly are already very much overworked. We define the bottom in terms of staffing levels of ARL libraries.

However, while Project Management presents the appearance of more work up front– the point is to increase the chances of success, and to prevent pitfalls along the way. It is also to increase efficiency. By planning well, we get a chance to properly allocate time, money, talent, and tasks. By keeping track of progress we ensure proper timing, which keeps costs down as well as stress levels. By evaluating the project, we learn from our mistakes as well as successes and gain more confidence and expertise in planning future projects.

So why the resistance?