{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"ALSC Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog","author_name":"Guest Contributor","author_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/author\/guest-contributor\/","title":"Beyond Cold Hard Cash: What Motivates Us?","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"Et1x1Xbn2I\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2014\/05\/beyond-cold-hard-cash-what-motivates-us\/\">Beyond Cold Hard Cash: What Motivates Us?<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2014\/05\/beyond-cold-hard-cash-what-motivates-us\/embed\/#?secret=Et1x1Xbn2I\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Beyond Cold Hard Cash: What Motivates Us?&#8221; &#8212; ALSC Blog\" data-secret=\"Et1x1Xbn2I\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"What motives us to do our jobs? Yes, we need to earn money, but that\u2019s only one reason out of many. The good news about library staff is that a lot of us work in libraries because we love libraries. Our passion and enthusiasm for the place is a huge jump-start for motivating staff and keeping up morale. Not every industry starts with a bottom line like that. Library staff often say: They love helping people They love being around all those books and other materials They want to be useful They love to collaborate They love the variety of things they get to do They want to be respected and recognized They want to keep learning Anything that you can do to define, encourage and offer opportunities in these areas will help your staff feel motivated. Thank you\u2019s should be offered freely and often. It\u2019s important to everyone to..."}