One thing that was a bit of a rude awakening (not that I didn’t expect it to some degree) when I started out as a librarian many, many, many years ago was the amount of time I spent preparing for or administering various aspects of my work as opposed to actually doing work.

This hits especially close to home when one is trying to do bibliographic instruction, and you spend tons of time scheduling classroom space before you actually get to the point of standing in the classroom and teaching.

So I’ve come up with a multi-point plan that will free me from the tyranny of the classroom!

First, I am magically showered with thousands of dollars, like manna from the heavens.

I use this money to purchase 20 laptop computers with wireless internet connectivity and 20 beanbag chairs.

Then, instead of using a classroom, I distribute the computers and beanbags to my class of eager freshmen. Then we stake out our turf somewhere, in the hallways of the building, outside, the library lobby, etc.

Next, we settle in to our beanbags and connect to our always stable wireless network. The class logs in to the meeting room provided by our virtual reference software. I can now push pages out to the class, showing them how to search.

Result: Classroom Free Information Literacy! The world is enlightened, resulting in a new era of prosperity and world peace.

You might find this farfetched, but since the PIXIES ARE BACK TOGETHER for a tour and possible new album, I figure anything can happen now.

Yay!