Comments on: Even Department Heads need time to play http://www.librarywebchic.net/wordpress/2008/02/12/even-department-heads-need-time-to-play/ Resources for librarians who are interested in the application of web design and technologies in libraries Tue, 02 Dec 2008 20:09:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: sharon http://www.librarywebchic.net/wordpress/2008/02/12/even-department-heads-need-time-to-play/#comment-53357 sharon Fri, 15 Feb 2008 23:25:12 +0000 http://www.librarywebchic.net/wordpress/2008/02/12/even-department-heads-need-time-to-play/#comment-53357 "administratia" The technical term is actually "administrivia." ;-) “administratia”

The technical term is actually “administrivia.” ;-)

]]> By: Owen Stephens http://www.librarywebchic.net/wordpress/2008/02/12/even-department-heads-need-time-to-play/#comment-52863 Owen Stephens Wed, 13 Feb 2008 09:34:39 +0000 http://www.librarywebchic.net/wordpress/2008/02/12/even-department-heads-need-time-to-play/#comment-52863 Tell me about it! I've now been in my current job for 6 months, and I haven't touched a command line in that time :( In theory I like the idea of carving out some time to keep my technical skills up to date, but I feel to a large extent that I can't indulge myself in this any more, and I really need to trust my team to be doing the stuff I once would have done myself. Keeping a realistic idea of the technology while not using it day in day out is definitely a challenge - at the moment I'm still in the 'I know you can do this because I know how to do it myself' phase - but how long will this last? Especially I find with products I don't know inside out (like our LMS) I'm in the dark about it's actual capabilities. I keep dreaming that I'll compensate by tackling some good and dirty tech projects in my own time - but with a 3 month old son, and lots to do in my 'spare' time I haven't managed to do this. On the otherhand I do still make the time to read widely around a variety of aspects of my current job, including your blog, so it's not all bad :) Tell me about it! I’ve now been in my current job for 6 months, and I haven’t touched a command line in that time :(

In theory I like the idea of carving out some time to keep my technical skills up to date, but I feel to a large extent that I can’t indulge myself in this any more, and I really need to trust my team to be doing the stuff I once would have done myself.

Keeping a realistic idea of the technology while not using it day in day out is definitely a challenge - at the moment I’m still in the ‘I know you can do this because I know how to do it myself’ phase - but how long will this last? Especially I find with products I don’t know inside out (like our LMS) I’m in the dark about it’s actual capabilities.

I keep dreaming that I’ll compensate by tackling some good and dirty tech projects in my own time - but with a 3 month old son, and lots to do in my ’spare’ time I haven’t managed to do this.

On the otherhand I do still make the time to read widely around a variety of aspects of my current job, including your blog, so it’s not all bad :)

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