Another day ...

I came across THIS article, and it goes right along with the this weeks lecture: "Creating a Library Database Search using Drupal".

I keep hearing that we are over the half-way mark of the semester. That's a bit overwhelming, because there is still so much to do! I'm thinking I am going to take a few days vacation to try to catch up on everything. I don't think I am really behind, but I know that the next few deadlines will be upon us in no time! Next week is my close week at work, too. **sigh** So maybe the week of the 4th ...

I have yet to begin on my Koha assignment - I'm stumped about a topic for my collection. I am also working on the collection for my humanities project, and may try to tie the two together. I did get the grade for my 2600 quiz, and was pleasantly surprised! I'm still waiting to hear back on some of the assignments, though. Hopefully they were able to access my one for Omeka.

Omeka? Oh my!

Last night I spent hours on my Omeka assignment. I finally finished and made it to bed around 1 am. I felt like I was just making it way too difficult - but I could not figure out a faster way of adding all of the meta data in lieu of copy/paste. At least it's finished now. Tonight is dedicated to my humanities assignment. After Wednesday, I should be back on schedule - the quiz really confused my life!

This morning (at work), I attended the White Belt training for Lean Six Sigma. I had heard varying reviews of the course, but actually found it very interesting - and applicable! Continuous process improvement should be present in every work environment, and providing associates with the tools and training to better accomplish their goals is a fantastic way of encouraging pro-activity and resourcefulness. I do work in a retail corporate office, but the Lean Six Sigma process could be very beneficial to libraries. I am interested in participating in the Yellow Belt training, but am not sure if my supervisor would be willing to allow me to attend. I guess it never hurts to ask ...