Time Management for Wearing Many Hats Amber Billey Catalog/Metadata Librarian University of Vermont [email protected] @justbilley NETSL 2013 - Lightning Talks I wear a lot of hats. Catalog-SLASH-Metadata Librarian ● Manager ● Subordinate ● Faculty ● Librarian ● Cataloger ● Metadata wrangler ● Software debugger ● Committee member ● University community member ● ... http://youtu.be/oTugjssqOT0 Randy Pausch, 1960-2008 Agenda (for the next 10 minutes) ● Why time management? ● Practical tips ● Work-life balance Why time management? To keep our head above water! Why time management? ● Expanding roles of the library cataloger. ● One can feel overwhelmed by the myriad of responsibilities that a cataloger is expected to manage. ● How to decide the most effective use of time? Practical Tips ● Prioritize ● Organize ● Remain flexible ● Know your limits Practical Tips Prioritize. Apply contextual decision-making to determine cataloging priorities: 1. Needs of users 2. Needs of librarians 3. Resource type 4. Length of time in backlog 5. Fun factor! Practical Tips Prioritize. Determine cataloging priorities: ● Needs of users ○ Items requested by users ○ Items belonging to a highly circulated collection ○ Items that belong to a field of study that is strong at the University