I have blogging in some form or another since 2003, but a couple of years ago I started blogging at InfoSciPhi [1] about library related issues. There is so much required of us in our offline lives that finding time to blog about work might not be the first thing on the agenda. I know I often go through periods when I write very little because of time constraints. Luckily I have a job that allows me to write about what I do - BONUS!

Like anything else, we have to actually MAKE time for the aspects of our lives, both personal and professional, that we give value to. So, since I do enjoy sharing information and opinions about our field, I plan to begin writing here to share some of that with you and hopefully begin a dialog on issues of importance to us in our everyday roles.

I have so many ideas and plan to do my best to contribute to PALNI in the most positive ways I can. While I am still easing into my new role, I am using some of this time to make notes on the things I would like to focus on. I also took careful notes during the sessions I attended at the PALNI "All Staff meeting" knowing that I might have a chance to address the suggestions and ideas that you brought up in those discussions. I am looking forward to applying my experiences as a Systems Librarian to my new role here and using that to our advantage. I've been on the front line and I know the struggles you face.

I am so excited to be working with such a strong group of professionals and colleagues at the supported organizations, as well as my peers here at INCOLSA/PALNI. These are definitely times of change, and I promise that I will do my part to ensure that my efforts contribute to, and benefit, the greater whole in a positive manner. That's why I became a librarian and why I wanted to work at PALNI. Everyday I am struck again with how proud I am to be a librarian and with the importance of the much needed services that we provide to our patrons.

So, onward and upward my friends...