Subject: ALCTS E-forum: Telecommuting in Libraries
From: ALCTS-CE Announce <alcts.ce.announce_at_gmail.com>
Date: 12/6/2011 8:50 AM
**Please Share with All Interested**
Telecommuting in Libraries: Benefits and Challenges
December 14-15, 2011
Hosted by Jennifer Duncan
Please join us for an e-forum discussion. It’s free and open to everyone!
Registration information is at the end of the message.
Each day, sessions begin and end at:
Pacific: 8am – 4pm
Mountain: 9am – 5pm
Central: 10am – 6pm
Eastern: 11am – 7pm
Description
Library work is ever more mobile, with both technical and public
services work often easily done from a laptop at any location. For those
of us who often work at home in the evenings anyway, we know that there
is plenty to be done that does not require that we ever set foot in our
library’s building. In fact, it is often easier to accomplish some work
away from the distractions and intrusions of the workplace. At the same
time, societal changes such as increased commuting time, the pollution
that long commutes generate, the rise in the numbers of dual
working-parents or other caretakers, and the generally increased pace of
modern life make working from home (or some other location) more
desirable than ever. Employers often cannot offer wage increases and
many employees are even seeing an erosion of their benefits; however,
telecommuting allows employers to provide an appealing benefit to their
employees in tight budgetary times.
This e-Forum will be an open discussion about how to use telecommuting
to best manage work-life stress. We will discuss topics such as:
arguments supporting telecommuting in general as well as specifically
within the library profession; the support for flextime within your
institutional environment and how to self-advocate; how to manage your
own expectations as well as those of your colleagues’ and your patrons’;
the limitations and challenges of working from afar; the importance of
face time; time management; and best suggestions for successful
telecommuting that facilitates work-life balance. Please be prepared to
share your own ideas and solutions.
Jennifer Duncan is the Head of Collection Development at Utah State
University and successfully telecommuted to her job in Utah from
Washington, DC for several months. She has authored articles on flexible
work schedules and work-life balance in a library setting.
*What is an e-forum?*
An ALCTS e-forum provides an opportunity for librarians to discuss
matters of interest, led by a moderator, through the e-forum discussion
list. The e-forum discussion list works like an email listserv: register
your email address with the list, and then you will receive messages and
communicate with other participants through an email discussion. Most
e-forums last two to three days. Registration is necessary to
participate, but it's free. See a list of upcoming e-forums at:
http://bit.ly/upcomingeforum.
*To register:*
Instructions for registration are available at:
http://bit.ly/eforuminfo. Once you have registered for one e-forum, you
do not need to register again, unless you choose to leave the email
list. Participation is free and open to anyone.
Posted on behalf of the ALCTS Continuing Education Committee
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