on I was introduced to cataloging this week! The staff members I worked with showed me how they edit information on the records for items in the library’s collection, and what that process looks like when they receive new books (or other materials). We also discussed some of the ethical considerations that go along with categorizing… Continue Reading Fall Term Blog Post #5
on This week, I met with RADS staff members about digitization and the library’s periodicals. It was fascinating to get a sense of the various processes and procedures that catalogers follow to try to keep the information about an item as consistent as possible across platforms and the considerations that go into whether or not to… Continue Reading Fall Term Blog Post #4
on This week I worked with a staff member in RADS to think about AI in the workplace, and when it is (and isn’t) useful. We specifically tried to use it to look at general trends in the department over the past 25 or so years, which yielded largely successful, if somewhat strange, results. It was… Continue Reading Fall Term Blog Post #3
on This week I had the pleasure of meeting with several staff members in RADS to learn about what they do and discuss the ethical considerations involved in acquisition work. It was interesting to get a sense of how certain ethical principles, like a general commitment to intellectual freedom, are carried out in practice at our… Continue Reading Fall Term Blog Post #2
on My first week! So far, I’ve been introduced to many of the lovely people I’ll be working with throughout the term, started on my Fall Term project, and solidified my goals for the internship. It feels like so much has happened, though seeing everything distilled like that makes it easier to process. I expected to… Continue Reading Fall Term Blog Post #1