Job hunting, mostly.
My current position is a term government job that will be ending early due to the federal budget situation (and extreme cuts to the defense budget). It appears, unless something changes between now and then, that September 30th will be my last day.
Honestly, I really like it here. The campus is beautiful, I've grown attached to the town, and my coworkers are all nice people who are sane and reasonable and easy to work with. I will miss everyone here very much. However, the reality of the situation dictates that it is time to move on, and so I have been spending a lot of my energies in that direction.
If your library is looking for a smart, funny, wholly awesome individual who also smells nice, I am available :)
But seriously--I have a long history with technology and primarily, right now, I'm a digital librarian. I also work a lot with community programming, outreach, publicity, social networking, blogging, instruction, reference and collection development. And any other hats that need to be worn.
I really do believe in the power of libraries to change lives, both through research and making resources available to those who might not otherwise have access. I'm extremely customer-oriented (remember, we don't have a job without satisfied patrons) and I love working with young adults.
I'm awesome and available, so please, hit me up ;)
(And for the sake of some actual content, check out this study, "The Value of Libraries for Research and Researchers," from Research Libraries UK. Cos, like, no--really. We're still important.)
