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Lessons Learned

October 30, 2011 by Lori

Lessons Learned: 6 Months on the Job

As a newly minted archivist six months on the job, I’ve learned several lessons that I hope will help my fellow professionals make the transition from student to full blown archivist. Enacting or bringing about change in any organization is challenging. As a new professional or as someone new to a job we have a […]

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June 5, 2011 by Lori

Lessons Learned One Month into My First Grown-up Job

I’ve been in my new job for a month now and I’ve already learned a lot, so here are some of the lessons I’ve learned: 1. Listen a lot. I often have the urge to interrupt a colleague and try to finish his or her thought to prove how much I know or understand about […]

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I'm the Associate University Librarian for Special Collections and Director of Museums at the University of Delaware. I write about leadership development in academic libraries, collaboration, and project management.

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