During October you still may be processing all of your new books. And you may be getting tired of doing it and wish it were done. How can you get it done and still do something / anything else to have your library in good shape ? In "The Organized Librarian" I give some ideas on getting everything done or at least not feeling so very overwhelmed at all there is to do.
But I still get the feeling that the books will Never get all done and then a new shipment comes in with more books. Now I love love new books but I want them to be all ready for the staff and students , and not have them staring me in the face. So what I do is this , depending on the number of classes I have , I set a daily goal of the number of books to do each day.
The rest I 'hide"- no I really do not hide them , I just place them on a cart facing toward the wall or in a closet so I do not see them 24/7. Then I get the book goal done as soon as I can - coming in early, staying late, making sure that the other activities I need to have completed are finished. If I am having a good day- I sneak out the next days goal and do them.
If there is a great day of only a few classes or a meeting that I do not have to attend then I sometimes do a marathon day of stamping, date due slips, and putting on genre stickers. Then I really feel great about getting all the books ready.
Most of the time when I place orders I get them mostly pre-processed- For many years I did not do this, but I find that the time I save by doing this, I can be making a difference by working with students and teachers.
But I still get the feeling that the books will Never get all done and then a new shipment comes in with more books. Now I love love new books but I want them to be all ready for the staff and students , and not have them staring me in the face. So what I do is this , depending on the number of classes I have , I set a daily goal of the number of books to do each day.
The rest I 'hide"- no I really do not hide them , I just place them on a cart facing toward the wall or in a closet so I do not see them 24/7. Then I get the book goal done as soon as I can - coming in early, staying late, making sure that the other activities I need to have completed are finished. If I am having a good day- I sneak out the next days goal and do them.
If there is a great day of only a few classes or a meeting that I do not have to attend then I sometimes do a marathon day of stamping, date due slips, and putting on genre stickers. Then I really feel great about getting all the books ready.
Most of the time when I place orders I get them mostly pre-processed- For many years I did not do this, but I find that the time I save by doing this, I can be making a difference by working with students and teachers.
