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How to Build a Library Worth Having

Success

We all need to build a good library. My mentor, Earl Shoaff, got me started on mine. You can start this process of building your library like I did. Let your library show you’re a serious student. Your library will become your mental food—your food for thought. Shoaff asked me, “Doesn’t that title intrigue you?

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How to Create Valuable Mentorship Relationships

Eat Your Career

Perhaps you’ve wanted to participate as either a mentor or a mentee, but you don’t know how. Whatever your experience or interest level, this session provides valuable information to help you understand the power of mentorship and how to leverage it in your own career (whether or not your organization provides a formal program!).

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How Physical Spaces Shape Human Relationships and Emotional Well-Being

Allwork

In this office for an Oklahoma City-based staffing company, Bockus Payne designed a comfortable space reminiscent of a library to facilitate informal collaboration. The past couple of years have laid bare the reason why we go to an office—to interact with and collaborate with our peers, clients, and mentors.

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7 Steps to Documenting Complex Office Procedures and Systems

All Things Admin

Use bullets for information that is important for someone to know. Use Information Mapping ® to format your documents so they are easy to read and find information. Use numbers for steps that must be completed in a specific order. Bullets make text easier to scan when we are in a hurry. Test your procedure.

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Strategies for Advancing Your Career in Administrative Services

Office Dynamics

You’re not “self-promoting;” you’re simply sharing information. Mentor Newbies. Mentoring shows you are team-oriented and not afraid of helping other people shine. The more you speak about facts and results, the easier it is. Remember that people are busy, and they often don’t know the great things you do each day.

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7 Goals to Invigorate Your Career in the New Year

All Things Admin

Your network is also a treasure trove of information regarding upcoming conferences, seminars, and events — and you may even get a significant discount just for being a member of a professional association. Is money an obstacle? If all else fails, pick up a book! training opportunities available.

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Why Are You #AdminProud?

All Things Admin

.” – Robin Aylor, director of member services, Georgia Independent School Association. “I fell into this career as I was working on my MLIS (Masters of Library & Information Science). I found it combined a sense of adventure (every day being different) with serving others and elements of information science.