{"id":88358,"date":"2015-02-24T08:00:21","date_gmt":"2015-02-24T14:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inalj.com\/?p=88358"},"modified":"2015-02-24T12:27:12","modified_gmt":"2015-02-24T18:27:12","slug":"and-now-for-something-completely-different","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inalj.com\/?p=88358","title":{"rendered":"And Now For Something Completely Different"},"content":{"rendered":"

And Now For Something Completely Different<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

by Josh Rimmer<\/a>, Senior Editor<\/em><\/p>\n

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\"joshrimmer\"<\/a>For my first blog post of the year, I decided to change things up a bit. Instead of writing the obligatory advice piece; maybe create a list of web resources or grind my gears to rehash an older topic and attempt a new spin. I want to do something \u201cfresh\u201d, and I am writing an appeal to INALJ\u2019s readers and viewers. I am asking for your help in locating librarians who \u201care doing something completely different\u201d in their practice and service within our profession.<\/p>\n

I want to tread away from the norm, away from the \u201ctraditional\u201d role of the librarian in the library, be it public, or academic.<\/strong> I want to spotlight librarians who have a unique vision and passion for library service. To borrow a line from JP, I want to highlight the librarians who you think \u201care making it happen\u201d for the profession.<\/p>\n

Okay, so why the focus on service?<\/strong> Well, scrolling through pages of text and commentary, I came across the work of librarian Michael Gorman. In 1995, Gorman expanded upon S.R Ranganathan\u2019s Five Laws of Library Science. Gorman\u2019s Five New Laws targeted the changing social and cultural spheres of public life and intermingled in all of this, is technological change. I am not going dive into a heavy explanation and examination of Gorman\u2019s laws, but I was able to locate a document by Gorman<\/a> that summarizes his tenets nicely. I do implore INALJ\u2019s readers to give this document, at the very least, a cursory glance and I encourage those interested to do a more in-depth study.<\/p>\n

I was, however, touched by two of Gorman\u2019s ideas, libraries serving humanity; honoring the past and create the future. For some reason, the German word \u201cGeist\u201d came to mind, and I couldn\u2019t help to think about \u201cthe spirit of service\u201d in contemporary librarianship.<\/strong> How librarians are modifying their roles and modes of service to meet the needs of their users and their social sphere \u2013 okay pal, sociology class is over. No better example comes to mind, than the libraries that popped up during the Occupy Movement. Another example would be of an individual, independent of any affiliation, creating a little free library. Or the changing nature of outreach for correctional librarians who balance information access with imposed restrictions on inmates.<\/p>\n

I am not looking for lofty idealism here, but simply people with a unique passion for service and willing to adapt \u201clibrarianship\u201d to fit their community sphere.<\/strong> However, I do need your help to make this idea and journey into service librarianship possible. If you or anyone you know \u2013sounds like America\u2019s Most Wanted- want to acknowledge an individual performing exemplary service in a unique setting. Please feel free to send me an email to my j.rimmer84@gmail.com<\/span> email address. I want to share your stories with INALJ\u2019s readers, to inspire and highlight the efforts of librarians who are making an effort to forge a future for librarianship.<\/p>\n

Thank you all for your continued patronage to INALJ!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

And Now For Something Completely Different by Josh Rimmer, Senior Editor   For my first blog post of the year, I decided to change things up a bit. Instead of writing the obligatory advice piece; maybe create a list of web resources or grind my gears to rehash an older topic and attempt a new…<\/p>\n

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