Greetings SLA Michigan,
I want to thank everyone who attended last night's happy hour with MichALL! During our excellent and far ranging discussion, the topic of remote working came up and Jane Potee mentioned two insightful articles recently published on Scholarly Kitchen. Jane also helpfully tracked down links to the articles and outlined their content as well. I thought I'd share them with the community as many of us remain working remotely. Have a great weekend!
Scholarly Kitchen:
- "Back to School - Be Kind to Your Coworkers Who Are Parents," by David Crotty, Sep 4, 2020 (21 Comments)
https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2020/09/04/back-to-school-be-kind-to-your-coworkers-who-are-parents/ (Read 20+ comments – long thread, good points reminders how we truly are ALL IN THIS (COVID TIMES) TOGETHER).
2.) "Coping with Working Part-time and Being a Better Colleague to Those Who Do," By Charlie Rapple, Sep 8, 2020 (Comments included)
https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2020/09/08/coping-with-working-part-time-and-being-a-better-colleague-to-those-who-do/#respond
- Be considerate (walk the walk as well as talking the talk)
- Respect boundaries (don't do their job for them)
- Don't waste their time (don't waste anyone's time!)
- Be realistic…
- Don't refuse to be accountable…
- Timebox your working hours
- Get the balance right with meetings
- Don't trust your memory
- Don't let the change of workspace limit the ways you work
- Having a personal life is no longer a guilty secret
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Eric Tans
Science Collections Coordinator and Environmental Sciences Librarian
Michigan State University - Library
(517) 884-7808
tans@msu.edu------------------------------
Original Message:
Sent: 09-16-2020 15:00
From: Eric Tans
Subject: Virtual Happy Hour with MichALL: 9/17 at 5pm
Hi SLA Michigan Community!
This is a reminder that you are invited to a joint virtual happy hour with the good folks from the Michigan Association of Law Libraries tomorrow, September 17 at 5pm. The zoom login information is included below.
Hope to see you there!
Eric - SLA Michigan President
Join Zoom Meeting
https://msu.zoom.us/j/95360205160
Meeting ID: 953 6020 5160
Passcode: happyhour
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Eric Tans
Science Collections Coordinator and Environmental Sciences Librarian
Michigan State University - Library
(517) 884-7808
tans@msu.edu
Original Message:
Sent: 09-09-2020 13:39
From: Eric Tans
Subject: Virtual Happy Hour with MichALL: 9/17 at 5pm
Hello SLA Michigan!
I hope you all are staying safe and healthy as we enter this back-to-school season! I am pleased to invite everyone to attend our Zoom Happy Hour event cosponsored by the Michigan Association of Law Libraries next Thursday, September 17 at 5pm on Zoom (link and password below). I hope you'll be able to join us with a drink in hand to meet with friends both old and new, from SLA and MichALL!
Thanks,
Eric
SLA Michigan Community President
Join Zoom Meeting
https://msu.zoom.us/j/95360205160
Meeting ID: 953 6020 5160
Passcode: happyhour
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Eric Tans
Science Collections Coordinator and Environmental Sciences Librarian
Michigan State University - Library
(517) 884-7808
tans@msu.edu
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