Snowy Library Day

There's nothing like looking out @ the snowy campus through the library's ceiling-to-floor windows. Granite Mountain is totally obscured by clouds in the distance. But it's a great day for creating LibGuides - finding books, journals and databases about public policy to publish in a resource guide.

This snowy, cold winter wonderland will be but an historical memory in June when Prescott's normal highs reach the low 80s, but today, I love being nearly alone in the library on a snowy day @ ERAU in January.

Snow Day @ ERAU!

Sort of .. what started out as a snow day turned into a "Can you make it into work"? day. Slogged through 6 inches of snow and now wet, cold, windy rain. The campus is virtually deserted, but a few brave souls from the community ventured in and some students who live on campus have arrived intermittantly. A few questions here & there.

the STELLA UNConference

In Denver is a great place to be this January. We communely and casually meeting @ the University of Denver to discuss library-related issues.

Joe Kraus, librarian @ U-D, coordinated our meeting space, got ProQuest, IEEE, IOP and a couple of other vendors to help with breakfast and lunch meetings to offset costs. Bottom Line? Rather than expensive conference fees, this is a very modest way to chat with our library colleages affordably and easily.

Airline, $139, LaQuinta hotel, $119, shuttle/transportation service $60, Food/miscellaneous, $60. Library conference for under $400? PRICELESS!!