on Write a reflection on your observation of course instruction! While I had experienced library course instruction from the student side before in several of my linguistics and cognitive science classes, prior to last week I had neither had a class in special collections nor library instruction in that area. It was very interesting to see how the… Continue Reading Winter 2023 Blog Post 2
on What does it mean to be a teaching library from the Reference & Instruction perspective? How do your experiences thus far, the readings, and tasks inform your sense of a library that participates in the teaching mission of the college? Through readings and my small amount of experience I’ve had so far in Reference &… Continue Reading Winter 2023 Blog Post 1
on Reflection on the term as a whole, including your time in Archives. What did you enjoy? What was a challenge? What was surprising? What do you want to learn more about? I really enjoyed this term spent in RADS and Archives. The biggest highlight for me was definitely the YA collection project, which was both… Continue Reading Fall 2022 Blog Post 4
on Reflection on field trip and process of the project thus far As the term is coming to a close, I realize how much I have learned during this internship. The field trip to the Ridgedale Public Library, a branch of the Hennepin County Library system, and the Minnesota Library Access Center (MLAC) took place a… Continue Reading Fall 2022 Blog Post 3
on What does critical cataloging mean to you? In what ways is cataloging important to the user? Critical cataloging sheds a light on the current drawbacks of cataloging that exist due to a history of oppression and the use of outdated prejudiced language in aspects of cataloging such as subject headings. As I discussed in last… Continue Reading Fall 2022 Blog Post 2
on Reflect on your time so far in RADS. What has been interesting or surprising? What do you think is the role of young adult literature in a college library? I wasn’t sure what to expect when I began working in RADS, especially as I wasn’t even sure what was meant by “resource acquisition and discovery”,… Continue Reading Fall 2022 Blog Post 1
on Looking back on this internship as a whole, I am exceedingly glad that I submitted an application for it on a whim, just over a year ago. When I was helping interview one of the candidates for next year’s internship, they asked me what one good thing I didn’t expect was, and after a moment… Continue Reading Spring Blog Post 3
on One of the reasons that my term in Access Services has been so useful as a part of this internship is precisely because it’s the department I knew the most about from the start. I think that is fairly common, since circulation is such a central part of most libraries, both academic and public, as… Continue Reading Spring Blog Post 2
on The library I worked at from 2016 to this past summer recently changed from issuing fines to going fine free. As such, my interest was piqued when I watched “Eliminating Library Fines: Improving Community Access, Equity and Usage”, especially because I returned to work at the Ilsley after this decision had already been made, and… Continue Reading Spring Blog Post 1
on Think about all we covered during this term in Reference & Instruction and Special Collections. 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… Continue Reading Winter Blog Post 3