tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061870849031468581.post2572648719940927889..comments2024-03-27T05:00:00.090-04:00Comments on Letters to a Young Librarian: Money on Your Mind, by Dolly MoehrleJessica Olinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00282500023825318766noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061870849031468581.post-32473619403198343352015-06-12T07:56:21.215-04:002015-06-12T07:56:21.215-04:00To save money, I basically took on some of our acc...To save money, I basically took on some of our accountants tasks. I started cutting checks and keeping track of our financial information in Quickbooks. They signed off on everything though. AND I got to sit through purchasing training through the state since I was handling public funds. So I learned how to get the best construction materials for the best price... we even talked about tanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061870849031468581.post-60989087972056436832015-06-11T15:20:11.838-04:002015-06-11T15:20:11.838-04:00Adding beyond 140 char in my @lspags RT:
This is ...Adding beyond 140 char in my @lspags RT:<br /><br />This is a great post--somehow as an English major I wound up in Acquisitions as a librarian, with mostly on-the-job training for all the mathy things. In my RT I referred to the ALCTS Fundamentals of Acquisitions course (here: http://bit.ly/1QrKytb), but there's also the AcqNet listserv for ad hoc questions/support (here: http://bit.ly/1QPzmkQ).<br /><br />Becoming familiar with how things are paid in one's respective library (from starting the process to reimburse a speaker's expenses to big vendor packages) is invaluable no matter what your position in the organization. Of course, many of us Acq folks are in the heat of fiscal year-end at the moment, but usually very helpful and supportive.<br /><br />Acquisitions Librarian, UC DavisLisa S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02539968625608217144noreply@blogger.com