One more exam taken care of!

[valiha]

I took one of my more difficult exams yesterday, the one I was having nightmares over. It wasn't even that I didn't like it, because it is a very interesting course, covering the history and importance of libraries from the Sumerian times all the way to the present, with emphasis on libraries of my country. It's simply the fact that there were so. many. facts to learn, and I've got an insane schedule. But now that it's over, I find myself wanting to continue exploring the topic. I might have to leave it for the winter break though, as I have other exams to prepare. Wish me luck!

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[kayim]

Wishing you all the luck in the world :) Not that you'll need it, of course!

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[valiha]

Oh I do, darling, there are so many things I have to do at work that I simply have no idea how I am going to catch up. I'm already behind on some things. :(

[delphi]

Best of luck! (From time to time, actually do miss library school...)

[valiha]

Thank you! Well, perhaps in order to get a grip on your nostalgia, you can help me out with some stuff, yes? O_O <-- :hypnotizing eyes:

[delphi]

*laughs* Well, if there is anything I could help with, I'd be happy to - but like most of my cohort, unfortunately, I have not been able to find work in the library field since graduating. The North American library market is pretty dire at the moment.

[valiha]

Well, my next exam will probably be Metadata, so if you have something that's of the "for dummies" level (notes and such) or know where I can find it, I'd be grateful.

My librarian adventures started one day when my boss came to my desk in the faculty room and said, You're gonna be our next librarian! Apparently the one they had before me ran screaming.

[delphi]

I do have a couple of resources still kicking around. Are you looking for a general overview, or are you looking at something specific like Dublin Core?

It's great to hear you have a job lined up. I've been looking for about a year and a half here, and unfortunately they're not expecting more openings for another four years now (and even that is suspect). Still, as they say, it's good work if you can get it.

[valiha]

Thing is, and I don't want to sound ungrateful, but I have more work than I know what to do with. I know what it's like to be out of a job and to live on the mercy of your family. But I would really like to have at least one week of interrupted sleep.

I teach Introduction to Academic Writing. I've got 43 students (I just counted them), and they are beginner and intermediate students. They have to write something every other week, and have several quizzes over the course of the semester, a midterm and a final. Add the library on top of that, plus acquisitions - and there's nothing I loathe more than having to remind people to please let us know in advance what they will be teaching, what books they will need and how many students will buy them and still have people send me requests a month into the semester. Though juggling publishers and shippers comes in at close second. Add to that the postgrad, where I have to search for stuff everyone's already familiar with and read twice as much just to be able to keep up, I'm sure you can understand my frustration. I'm just bone tired.

Which is why I can't figure out why on Earth I ever volunteered for the Mag7BB. :headdesk: I must be a masochist at heart.

Hm, well, I was going to say, yes please, I'd appreciate whatever you can spare. I'll probably need an overview as well as some details on Dublin Core. I have some lectures but they're way over my head.