Comments on: Moments That Make It All Worth It

By: 2012 ACRL Excellence in Academic Libraries Award | Information Tyrannosaur

2012 ACRL Excellence in Academic Libraries Award | Information Tyrannosaur — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 18:17:42 +0000

[...] Last week our library was awarded the 2012 ACRL Excellence in Academic Libraries Award in the College category. Our team is all really honored and excited here. We’re looking forward to the party that we’re going to throw in celebration of it, because after all there ain’t no party like a library party. I’m also really grateful to ACRL and YBP for this recognition. This is one of those moments that makes it all worth it. [...]

By: A-ha Moments In Librarianship | Information Tyrannosaur

A-ha Moments In Librarianship | Information Tyrannosaur — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 13:41:29 +0000

[...] were definitely moments that make it all worth it. Being able to see people change and learn is one of the great joys of librarianship. Do you have [...]

By: Librarian Goddess

Librarian Goddess — Tue, 18 May 2010 13:22:28 +0000

These “lightbulb moments” are so good My favourite was a student who returned a feedback form for a literature searching class that said the session should be compulsory for all masters students! I tend to find that each time I give this session there's one student who gets really excited about creating good search strings or solid search strategies. I always wonder if they're going to end up as a teaching librarian by some devious route.

By: Librarian Goddess

Librarian Goddess — Tue, 18 May 2010 09:22:28 +0000

By: Andy Burkhardt

Andy Burkhardt — Sun, 16 May 2010 22:57:16 +0000

I know, sometimes it seems like we have degrees in fixing paper jams. But when you get real questions and hit a home run with it, or really use your skills, it's really encouraging.

By: Jess

Jess — Fri, 14 May 2010 03:35:23 +0000

This week a student who had been in one of my classes the week before came up to ask for some help with citations at the desk and then told me she had been one of the students who had asked for help finding articles the week before using my personal Meebo widget on their class page. I don't get a ton of questions through the widget, but she had been thrilled to find articles on her topic, so it was exciting. I'm still a pretty new librarian, so these moments are great and valuable…especially after a long reference shift answering questions about printers and group study rooms!