Can I get an “amen”?
Check out this post from Medical Librarian Rachel Walden at Women’s Heath News:
Tuesday, October 17, 2006
Once a Librarian, Always a Librarian
To the person who got here searching for “nursing journal articles on human trafficking,”Email me, I can help you find them.
posted by Rachel at 10/17/2006
How cool is that? Rachel doesn’t just wait for people to make their information needs known to her. She detects a need and actively seeks out the information-seeker with an offer to help.
Is this not the expression of an outstanding service ethic? Isn’t it pretty much a perfect example of the reflexive desire to help serve an information need that should ideally drive the work of all libraryfolk?
Can I get an amen?
Seriously. Please leave a comment with your “amen” if you find this as admirable as I do!
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October 18th, 2006 at 2:05 pm
Amen!
October 18th, 2006 at 4:23 pm
Amen!
October 18th, 2006 at 4:41 pm
Amen – Rachel is fantastic!
October 19th, 2006 at 8:24 am
All librarians should consider signing up as volunteers on Qunu. Your post above reminded me I ought to signing as one in every time I sit down at my home computer. I have gotten huge amounts of free computer consulting help from Qunu and am signed up to help with English language and library questions. Not a question yet, but the more librarians that sign up the better. Good exposure for your library and maybe you will get a chance to help someone! Qunu is a great and very worthwhile endeavor–a la Rachel.
Amen!
October 21st, 2006 at 1:46 pm
Thank you, David.