Tuesday August 6
8:30 am
- Came in early to make up hours to leave early on Friday (my sister is visiting next weekend)
- Considered the fact that this is not a typical week what with holiday on Monday and leaving early on Friday, but then, none are
- Checked email
- requested an invention disclosure document
- forwarded a couple of things of interest to various staff (XRCC staff, not library staff) members
- started this meme :)
- downloaded list of knovel titles we subscribe to
- sent email to knovel support requesting MARC records for our titles
- fixed typo in library newsletter published last Friday - both the publisher version and the web version
- reviewed google reader content and forwarded items of interest to staff
- tried to figure out why the first DayInTheLife post is not showing on my blog - gave up - it will show up sometime
- refreshed book display
- sent updated meeting notice to Library Users' Committee members (meeting is on Thursday) with room number
- reviewed notes for lunch meeting (non work related CFUW meeting to organize part of CFUW Oakville 60th anniversary celebrations)
- checked today's "typo of the day for librarians" (monthy for monthly) in our catalogue -- no matches were found!!
- added a couple of trial blogs to my reader
- tried to upload a newsletter to our nano files - problems with the software
- rebooted computer and went to get breakfast while it was restarting
- after reboot, all is well, files uploaded properly
- reconfirmed staff meeting this afternoon - it has been cancelled - gained an hour of my life back.
10 am
- chemical abstracts search on XXXXXXX for XXXXXXX :)
- set up folder for august searches and added results from above search
- sent results to requester with summary and explanation of search methods
- merged and corrected library online passwords file
- merged and corrected my personal online passwords file
11 am
- attended corporate communications meeting online
- participated in second life meeting.
- the second life meeting consisted of us trying to work out a way of watching the communications meeting in second life together.
LUNCH
- added knovel widget to web page
- sent erroneous email to entire building instead of one person. Received multiple "humourous" comments from various staff members. Looking for large rock to crawl under
- replied to my manager (perhaps I shouldn't have) who felt the need to alert me to a typo in the erroneous email - wtf - ironically he had a typo in his
- went for short walk to get a drink -- diet coke people, diet coke :)
- made appt for massage on Friday
- set up appt for 4 pm to assist someone installing software
- pointed another person to corporate library resources
- started on "paper monster". It lives in my desk drawer. It is funny how things lose importance the longer they sit in a drawer. Tossing most things into recycle bin.
- read email and blog posts
- answered cataloguing question
4 pm
- filled out credit card dispute form for a library service we cancelled but they billed anyway, printed all email, and mailed to mastercard
- tried to install software, but the uninstall would not work
- gossip
- watched the lightning and wind and rain out the window and wondered when the power would go out
- updated database
- investigated method for scanning lab notebook - rush
5:30 go home
6:00 eat
6:30 soccer for one child
7:15 CFUW cookbook meeting
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