...Actually, Karen Main says that on her GovLoop blog in her 28 April 2009 posting Cheap Training Tip #1: Love Your Librarian. While we prefer the term 'good ROI' to 'cheap', we appreciate Karen's sentiment and appreciate the invitation for coffee:
One of the first questions I ask any trainer or teacher looking to
design a new program is "who's your favorite librarian?" And if they
don't have an immediate answer, we need to talk. You see, librarians
are some of the most informed and creative resources you have available
to you, so if you're looking for ideas, or help tapping into resources
in your local community, do not pass "GO" but immediately go to your
local library and take a librarian out for coffee.
Her emphasis is on local public libraries. They provide excellent service to every level of government as do the librarians at your local federal depository library but--while we've got the attention of GovLoop--let's also remind them that govvies may have in-house information professionals with untapped talent.
SLA/DGI is working on setting up a presence on GovLoop. We'll notify the membership etc. when we're on, and we'll anticipate some invitations to coffee.
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