I want to thank everyone for these ideas. I will look into these
recommendations more closely. It's also nice to feel some support. This job
has felt kind of isolating at times.
Erica
*Erica Findley (she/her)*
*Systems & Metadata Librarian*
*x80591*
Multnomah County Library
Isom Operations Center
Erica,
I don't know that I can help specifically with the areas you are looking to
develop, but I will say that IMO one of the most helpful traits you can have as
an IT worker is a willingness to get past any imposter (and/or grandiose)
syndrome and admit what you don't know. Ask questions far
“Ask a Manager” blog. 😊
Deborah
From: Code for Libraries On Behalf Of Erica FINDLEY
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Hi Erica,
Is there a training budget that you can take advantage of? There are some
great classes but they cost money. For example, DeEtta Jones offers some
great leadership training classes:
https://www.deettajones.com/upcoming-programs
Best wishes,
Carol
On Wed, May 11, 2022 at 5:40 PM Erica
Consider getting your org going on GitHub. That will give you a framework for
doing a lot of what you describe. Plan with project boards. Assign people
tickets! Great collaboration tools. Your colleagues will feel hip using it and
you will be all the hipper for turning them onto it.
> On May 11
All,
In the past 3 years I have been taking on some System Admin
responsibilities for our ILS. My area of responsibility is supporting
Technical Services staff and I do things like troubleshooting,
configuration, and workflow review. ILS responsibilities are shared by a
very large team in my libra
