Sunday, October 11, 2009
Today in Library school we were rocking reference. Something I learned today was that all subject areas, all topics rely on similar structure for the organizing for organizing data. If you can take a reference question and decide where the information lies, be it a dictionary, almanac, statistical reference, etc. Even if the information is online, the framework is inherently built into the system and you can basically find anything you need. What is interesting about this is how I can now narrow down a search online by thinking in terms of print resources. Strange but cool.
Sunday, September 27, 2009
FAILBLOG!
I have to remember to get more stuff put up here.
Recap: I"m taking Reference and the Academic Library. I'm so far loving both classes, and even using some of the stuff from those classes in real library settings. Reference especially has been an awesome adventure. I recently interviewed a reference librarian (what I want to be) who was the library liaison to the Humanities, English, Art, Music, Communications, and Theatre. I wanted to kill her and take her job on the spot. Anyway, she was explaining that most librarians who work in the academic field pursue a second masters degree or a PhD in order to comply with tenure requirements and all that jazz.
That brings me to Academic Library. We were discussing tenure on Saturday (which scares me a little, to be honest) and we touched on the fact that tenure is a go or no go kind of thing. If you aren't going for tenure, you're not going to be at the university past that. I don't understand that because one attains tenure after only 7 years. That's not a very long time. Wouldn't you want your faculty to be on staff for a longer amount of time before you were guaranteeing them their positions on campus. I don't know.
Class was a real manic day yesterday too. We had a lot of conversations about lots of things. I was a little irritated. Thankfully, the next class is on Halloween so there will at least me treats....and costumes.
And finally, without further ado, the library makes it way to Glee.
Recap: I"m taking Reference and the Academic Library. I'm so far loving both classes, and even using some of the stuff from those classes in real library settings. Reference especially has been an awesome adventure. I recently interviewed a reference librarian (what I want to be) who was the library liaison to the Humanities, English, Art, Music, Communications, and Theatre. I wanted to kill her and take her job on the spot. Anyway, she was explaining that most librarians who work in the academic field pursue a second masters degree or a PhD in order to comply with tenure requirements and all that jazz.
That brings me to Academic Library. We were discussing tenure on Saturday (which scares me a little, to be honest) and we touched on the fact that tenure is a go or no go kind of thing. If you aren't going for tenure, you're not going to be at the university past that. I don't understand that because one attains tenure after only 7 years. That's not a very long time. Wouldn't you want your faculty to be on staff for a longer amount of time before you were guaranteeing them their positions on campus. I don't know.
Class was a real manic day yesterday too. We had a lot of conversations about lots of things. I was a little irritated. Thankfully, the next class is on Halloween so there will at least me treats....and costumes.
And finally, without further ado, the library makes it way to Glee.
Monday, September 7, 2009
Saturday, August 1, 2009
"You are doing a great job I wanted you to know I do appreciate all of your efforts!"
My boss thinks i'm doing great! Go me.
I have been doing a lot of work at the library. It's been pretty fulfilling. I am getting great at the planning stages of work and I'm doing some great implementation of my plans. I've also been weeding books from the collection. That's been fun. Super super fun. I think that a collection will only circulate when the collection is manageable. Right now, the collection is far, far, far from manageable. I use far a lot because it is a bear. A huge, stalking
My boss thinks i'm doing great! Go me.
I have been doing a lot of work at the library. It's been pretty fulfilling. I am getting great at the planning stages of work and I'm doing some great implementation of my plans. I've also been weeding books from the collection. That's been fun. Super super fun. I think that a collection will only circulate when the collection is manageable. Right now, the collection is far, far, far from manageable. I use far a lot because it is a bear. A huge, stalking
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Thursday, July 2, 2009
There's a chance that the library here in Fremont will be closing for up to a month this winter to replace the heating and cooling. I don't know what that means to you, but to me is says two things:
One- there will be a lot of people who will be without something to do for most of their morning. There are a lot of people who need (and I say this truthfully) NEED the computers every day. Like the awkward habit kind. I can only imagine what they will do without their ability to email their family.
Two- I will have a whole lot of nothing to do for those three weeks. I'm excited. I might be doing some party stuff, but more than likely i'll just take to sleeping most days.
One- there will be a lot of people who will be without something to do for most of their morning. There are a lot of people who need (and I say this truthfully) NEED the computers every day. Like the awkward habit kind. I can only imagine what they will do without their ability to email their family.
Two- I will have a whole lot of nothing to do for those three weeks. I'm excited. I might be doing some party stuff, but more than likely i'll just take to sleeping most days.
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