Special libraries as part of larger organizations have to focus on the mission of the whole as well as the ordinary library goals of education, enlightenment and entertainment. Within the special system of Corrections, the mission of the whole includes passing rigorous inspections for American Corrections Association standards. The annual practice before the review is taken just as seriously as the real one.
Books at attention and shelves dusted were not a new concept, but oh the challenge of cleaning off my desk.
I have always said that small or large, pieces of paper do not have Dewey Decimal Classification numbers so that is why they do not have their special place. Trying to "tigthen" up the ship before review I escaped to closet mode and filled one folder with all the papers on the top of my desk and called it the TO DO folder. Neater, although I may take a good while to find what I am looking for, it still has possibilities...we will see!
I personally wish that scrap notes and requests for reference information would come with color codes and CIP already on board.
Sometimes library work is hectic and you just have to poke fun at yourself to get through the day!
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