Comments on: Opportunity and Cost http://www.lisjobs.com/blog/?p=26 Fri, 02 Sep 2011 20:31:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Anonymous http://www.lisjobs.com/blog/?p=26&cpage=1#comment-110 Anonymous Wed, 07 Jun 2006 10:58:00 +0000 http://www.lisjobs.com/blog/?p=26#comment-110 I like your comments, but I wish that I could make it to working for myself or anyone else! I just graduated with a B.A. in English. My longer term goals are to obtain an M.L.S. degree. I've applied at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, but I'm still waiting for acceptance. I feel antsy. I want that M.L.S. right now. I worry a lot, especially about financing this degree. I just feel so . . . whatever. I like your comments, but I wish that I could make it to working for myself or anyone else! I just graduated with a B.A. in English. My longer term goals are to obtain an M.L.S. degree. I’ve applied at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, but I’m still waiting for acceptance. I feel antsy. I want that M.L.S. right now. I worry a lot, especially about financing this degree. I just feel so . . . whatever.

]]> By: Bob Watson http://www.lisjobs.com/blog/?p=26&cpage=1#comment-109 Bob Watson Tue, 06 Jun 2006 22:04:00 +0000 http://www.lisjobs.com/blog/?p=26#comment-109 There *are* middle grounds, but making them work seems to be a problem. <br/><br/>I hang at www.webjunction.org quite a bit and there are opportunities to "give back" to the library community as time and willpower permit. ;-)<br/><br/>That said, not many people are used to the "virtual life," so it's hard for such places to get traction. There *are* middle grounds, but making them work seems to be a problem.

I hang at http://www.webjunction.org quite a bit and there are opportunities to “give back” to the library community as time and willpower permit. ;-)

That said, not many people are used to the “virtual life,” so it’s hard for such places to get traction.

]]> By: K.G. Schneider http://www.lisjobs.com/blog/?p=26&cpage=1#comment-108 K.G. Schneider Tue, 06 Jun 2006 21:32:00 +0000 http://www.lisjobs.com/blog/?p=26#comment-108 Whuffies aren't working for free, either: it's an investment. (It's my impression that most whuffies get travel + time, as well.) Whuffies aren’t working for free, either: it’s an investment. (It’s my impression that most whuffies get travel + time, as well.)

]]> By: Harrlynn http://www.lisjobs.com/blog/?p=26&cpage=1#comment-107 Harrlynn Tue, 06 Jun 2006 16:53:00 +0000 http://www.lisjobs.com/blog/?p=26#comment-107 professionals don't volunteer to do the work they should get paid to do, unless, of course, you are fairly well off and can afford to work for free. that's the bottom line. otherwise, you're not weighing the opportunity costs, you're what's born every minute, according to old p.t. barnum. professionals don’t volunteer to do the work they should get paid to do, unless, of course, you are fairly well off and can afford to work for free. that’s the bottom line. otherwise, you’re not weighing the opportunity costs, you’re what’s born every minute, according to old p.t. barnum.

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