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2008/04/07: Monday Morning Metadata Movie (4M)

I dislike meetings without a purpose. I'm also of the opinion that meetings which take longer than an hour are probably wasting time. That said, I also think that meetings should happen with more regularity than they are sometimes scheduled. Frequent informal interaction may help us (a) build collegiality and (b) get regular opportunities to share information and (c) learn a few new things. My colleagues within the Metadata Services Group and I have decided to experiment a bit to find which meeting model works best for us.

To that end, we've started meeting weekly, for roughly half an hour, to discuss department business and to do some shared professional development. That means movies! We interpret "movies" loosely and include podcasts/videocasts/screencasts etc. The common thread is that the subject needs to be related to our current or future work. We kicked off this meeting format last week by watching Arlington Heights Memorial Library's Behind The Scenes - Technical Services (part of their awesome LibVlog on youtube).

This week we begin exploring technology and filling in gaps in our knowledge about computing and networking by looking at the inside of a computer. We also begin viewing Diane Hillmann's screen casts from the LC Metadata Standards and Applications workshops.

After 6 months, we'll evaluate and figure out if we want to keep doing this.

Labels: 4M, metadata, what i did today

posted by Laura @ 9:49 AM