tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7009647977010099927.post2344826897656782743..comments2023-04-01T10:54:28.233-04:00Comments on Holly Hibner: Professional AssociationUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7009647977010099927.post-86131369510994128132011-05-04T12:32:04.919-04:002011-05-04T12:32:04.919-04:00Ack! Just wrote a long response and the intarwebs ...Ack! Just wrote a long response and the intarwebs ate it. Summing it up: I hear you! <br /><br />The thing that I'm wondering most about right now is a combination of the things you're talking about here and what you wrote about in your post following Monday's Unconference: the ratio of time our professionals spent serving patrons directly vs indirectly. As you pointed out, that indirect work is important and an important part of why librarians *are* professionals. The expectation I've been seeing lately, though, is that librarians should or do spend a vast majority (if not all) of their time serving patrons directly. The ratio will be different for each community and library, I'm sure, but I still haven't figured out what I think is right in a general sense, for the profession. <br />Thanks for starting up a good conversation!Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11016610733942886374noreply@blogger.com