The Staff Training and Revitalization Program (STAR) offers an opportunity for staff of the Library to expand their knowledge and understanding of the library services outside their regular workplace. The following is a description of one of your colleague's recent visits to Library Administration. If you are interested in STAR, please let Steven or me know.
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I would like to share my experience to my colleagues and readers on my recent visit to the Loudoun Administration Building. I had a chance to become a “STAR Twinkle” myself. This program is a great opportunity to learn what happens behind the scenes of book spine labeling.
The employees of Loudoun Administration thoroughly taught me several duties, such as how the Collection Department places and receives orders for new books, how they handle wrong or duplicate labels, and how they catalog using OCLC-MARC system. I even had a chance to get “hands-on” experience, by labeling some books myself.
I truly enjoyed having an opportunity to be trained by the STAR Program. I expanded my knowledge and my appreciation for their hard work. One day, I might actually get a book that I cataloged, a book with a spine label that I fixed, or the Children’s book that I had put a cover on. I suggest all my page colleagues to take a break from your routine shelving for a few hours and become a “STAR Twinkle” in the Administration Collection Department. It will definitely be a rewarding experience.
Vijaya J.
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