As the spring semester has just begun at the NJIT Library, we are somewhat shorthanded as two of our colleagues are on family leave. We have been short staffed before and we made it through. One of my reference colleagues will resign at the end of the month and move on to Baruch College. We started a search for the permanent position, but the response was small. We will also start a search for a temporary research and user services librarian.
There is also a search for a permanent University Librarian since the tragic passing of Rich Sweeney. I am not aware of the status, but I suspect the position will not be filled until the summer.
There is usually a slightly smaller number of students in the spring semester as we have lost more to graduation more than we have gained from new enrollments or transfer students. Of course, there are so few reference questions.
My first class will be in Chemical Engineering 396. I only have 70 minutes so it will be impossible to go into depth into the resources that I will discuss. Also, the professor does not want me to give an assignment to the class. Thus, it is impossible to do any assessment of information literacy skills.
If everything goes alright, I will retire as a librarian at the end of 2017. I think after working since 1974, I need time for rest and relaxation.
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