Dear Systems;

You now have my full and undivided attention. How does that make you feel?

I fully appreciate that the intent of this assignment is absolutely nothing near what has actually happened from my end. I apologize to the Systems world, and beg forgiveness. I will assure you that these next two days will be non-stop Systems thought and implementation of said thought in this meta-blog forum of communication.

[As a side-bar: it's stormy and the lights are flickering. Please think positively (if you are so inclined) so that my power and/or Internet do not disappear under heaps of snow].

I've realized that in the realm of Systems Librarianship, I should not, would not and indeed *could* not actually be a Systems Librarian. Let's be frank; I'm no Sam. But that definitely doesn't leave me devoid of Systems-esque responsibilities. In a perfect world, I will live my life in some area of Youth Librarianship in a Public Library system. Because of this career goal, I figure that any Systems thinking that I engage in here should (if possible) be linked, either tangibly or otherwise to this role.

And it makes me feel so much better about Systems, life, the universe and everything!

In the grand scheme of things, anyone working in an organization needs to think about how they work within the system of people, goals, objectives and tasks of that organization. Easy enough to say, but how many people actually achieve that level of reflection? We often just slog our way through life, ignoring meta-discourse as much as humanly possible. Or meta-anything for that matter. But I think this concept of soft systems, of problem solving and planning and, well, everything as part of one huge entity is essential to achieving a proper level of professionalism. How can we truly help people without knowing how we are doing so, at least on some level?

It's late and I'm rambling.