on I had the great privilege this year to serve a position in Gould where I was permitted to slow down, look around, and ask: what is this place, really, and who is it for? That question, in many ways, became a thread throughout my entire internship, and it came into focus during this spring term… Continue Reading Spring Term Blog #2
on Access Services was the shortest portion of my internship experience by far—two days compared to weeks spent in other departments. Because of that, I entered and exited Access Services with the distinct feeling that I had only seen a small corner of a much larger operation. Yet even in that brief time, I came away… Continue Reading Spring term Blog #1
on How do you understand information literacy, and how do you see it shaping the work of reference and instruction librarians? What are some critical, ethical, and/or political dimensions of information literacy? We are the most informed the human race has ever been. Or at least, we have more information at our disposal than ever… Continue Reading Winter blog post 1
on Think about all we covered during this term in Reference & Instruction. What stands out to you as most valuable for you as you consider your interest in libraries and work (of any kind) you may do in the future? What learning or skills will you take with you as you continue learning and… Continue Reading Winter Blog post #2
on What have you learned about RADS through your social media project? This project served as a great way to integrate all of the individual yet extremely interdependent lessons that I learned from each niche within the RADS office. This, in and of itself, is a lesson: that each niche within RADS does not operate in… Continue Reading Fall Term Blog Post #2
on Over the past several weeks as the Gould Library intern, I have had the opportunity to immerse myself in the multifaceted world of Resource Acquisition and Discovery Services (RADS). When I first began the term, I knew broadly that RADS handled the “behind-the-scenes” processes that make library collections discoverable—but I quickly learned that this deceptively… Continue Reading Fall Term Blog #1
on Discuss the strong points of your internship experience. How did you feel about your training and mentoring/supervision? What was the most challenging thing about working in Special Collections? If you could make a change to your internship experience, what would you change? I will continue to say that the curriculum of the internship was… Continue Reading Spring Blog Post #4 Final Thoughts, Reflections, and Ramblings
on Collection pitch: wrap up our collection development project with a blog post. In this post, make a “pitch” for what you’d like to purchase, and your reasoning for why given some of the criteria we discussed at the beginning of this project. I would also like you to describe your experience doing this work–was it… Continue Reading Spring Blog Post #3 – Acquisitions Project
on On the blog, outline an interest area for your future purchase. Are you interested in purchasing an item related to a particular subject (such as Indigenous history or women bookmakers) or a particular format (rare books, photography, zines, pamphlets, poster, etc)? Is there a collection focus that already exists that you would like to add… Continue Reading Spring Blog Post #2 – Adding to the Collection
on Write up a summary at the end of the week reflecting on the readings, and your initial thoughts on Special Collections and any burning questions you may have. I’m also interested in hearing what sticks out to you as interesting or fun, if there is something you’d like mention. Feel free to post this on… Continue Reading Spring Blog Post #1