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Re: Article in Chronicle of Higher Ed



Reading this article and the responses to it on the Archives list make me think that it would be a prime candidate to be reprinted in the _Library Journal_ column "How Do You Manage?" (for those who don't read that magazine, the author of the column writes a scenario of a problem, with lots of loaded pieces just begging for a critic to pick them up, and then two or more people write responses as to how the manager should have handled the situation). 

This article has lots of issues, both in terms of the management side and the writer's side. It does sound as if the writer came into the archives job with unrealistic expectations, but that there has been poor communication from those over her. However, if she is so unhappy with the position, perhaps she should start looking for other work rather than broadcasting her dissatisfaction nationwide. I wonder if she's listing this article in her resume (she does say she had hoped to find something in the archives to use as a basis for an article!)? If I had an application from someone who included an article like this in her resume, I think I would hesitate to hire her.

I'm also curious (but will probably never find out) to know whether she is a member of the list, and is reading all the responses to her article!




Christine Crawford-Oppenheimer
Special Collections Librarian/Archivist

The Culinary Institute of America
1946 Campus Drive
Hyde Park, NY  12538
(845) 451-1757
c_crawfo@culinary.edu

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