I guess I can officially announce that I am moving. This summer I will take on the role of Assistant University Librarian for Outreach and Academic Services at the University of California, Santa Barbara .
The campus is on the beach, has five Nobel Prize winners, a top 50 ranking by US News, and according to Wikipedia has a reputation as a party school.
I am excited about the work ahead. This should be a good growth opportunity. Hopefully I can make some positive contributions to the library, the campus, and the UC System. The students I've spoken with seem to really care about the library. So that's a good place to start.
I'm going to miss ACC & SEC Football because honestly the Pac 10 is weak.
So that's that. I'll have a few more Georgia Tech blog posts coming over the next couple of weeks. Stay tuned.
Congratulations on the new job. Best of luck
Posted by: Angel | March 04, 2009 at 06:02 PM
Congrats! You'll be working with Brenda Johnson, whom I remember fondly from UM!
Posted by: eric f | March 04, 2009 at 06:09 PM
Awesome! Congrats Brian. Seems like GT is losing all its big-time names of late... Only downside is you won't be able to complain about "snowstorms" there ;-)
Posted by: Paul R. Pival | March 04, 2009 at 06:54 PM
Congratulations Brian! UCSB is fortunate to have you join them.
Posted by: JennieD | March 04, 2009 at 11:23 PM
hey, nice. i look forward to reading about your new position!
Posted by: aaron | March 04, 2009 at 11:40 PM
Congratulations! I'm envious--would love to be near the beach. Look forward to hearing more about the new position.
Posted by: stacey.greenwell | March 05, 2009 at 05:34 AM
many congrats Brian. Its a lovely area to work
Posted by: les | March 05, 2009 at 08:17 AM
Congrats. I will likely be moving to LA later this year. See ya in SoCal.
Posted by: zeekster | March 05, 2009 at 10:02 AM
Sounds like you better get used to wearing suits and ties my friend. If you need fashion tips for the successful library administrator you know who you can ask. Congrats on the new job.
Posted by: stevenb | March 05, 2009 at 01:56 PM
Congratulations! I agree totally about PAC 10. I moved to Washington from U. of Tennessee. Man, their football is atrociously bad, and that's even compared to the weakest UT teams in years.
Posted by: Josh | March 05, 2009 at 02:36 PM
Good for you! Congratulations!
Posted by: Edwin | March 06, 2009 at 02:54 AM
Congratulations, Brian! That is great news. It sounds like a great position at a great place!
Posted by: laurenpressley | March 06, 2009 at 07:11 PM
I was just catching up on your blog (apparently I've been away from it since October...) and saw that you're moving to Cali. I'm sure Georgia will miss you but you can't beat the ocean.
Posted by: ranger | March 07, 2009 at 02:33 PM
Ok I'm late on this (again!)... buuuut seriously, Pac 10, Big 10... sports, totally over rated (but don't tell Chizu I said anything bad about college sports.) Back to when you get here though - I have a 46 pg wish list - but to prioritize, can we get a camera? We're using either personal ones when we can or a 1996 3 mp Sony with 25 mb (I think) memory stick.
Posted by: Angela | March 25, 2009 at 01:52 PM
@Angela. I look forward to your 46 page list of ideas. When writing proposals there are 3 things I look for:
1.) Who is the target audience?
2.) What are the goals & objectives of the project?
3.) How can we measure the impact?
Brenda told me that there was a modest outreach budget, so I hope to start by upgrading equipment and conducting marketing research.
Please price out a low, mid, and high priced camera, as well as video cameras as well.
Posted by: Brian Mathews | March 26, 2009 at 07:43 AM
I hope you're enjoying the new Job! I just discovered your podcast on Library Scenester. I'll listen shortly!!
Posted by: Michelle | June 03, 2009 at 07:56 AM