I found the readings this week to be quite interesting, and I'm sure that Mallorie loved the fact that VANDERBILT was mentioned...ok, yeah, that's besides the point. Anyway, the readings this week have proved that the position of a librarian is not just the typical "behind the desk" stereotype that the public generally makes. Working as a librarian, and as an instructor is much more than that.
The Montgomery article was chuck full of statistics, that even though they seemed boring, proved a point. More and more students in today's society are using the internet and social networking sites to gain information and interact. This is why librarians have learned to adapt, and have found it necessary to reach out to patrons through library websites, chat functions, emails, and texts. And this is why webinars have become a tool very valued in the library. This article used statistics to prove that virtual library resources are becoming more important or just printed, on-site materials. Because more students and patrons are using electronic means of accessing materials, libraries, and librarians have had to adapt.
The M-cubed article was great -- specifically because the music librarian wrote part of it. Just kidding...but seriously, come on...nothing is cooler than a music librarian. Nothing, absolutely nothing. except maybe eating from the peanut butter & jelly combined jar with croutons. and Blogger is telling me that croutons is spelled wrong...I liked how both types of embedded librarianship were touched on in the article. The music librarian being more of the "traditional" embedded librarian with the business librarian being the virtual embedded librarian.
As for the classroom activities of one-shot workshops...I like snacks. :) The workshops were fun. There was a lot of variety in topics, and I learned a lot from each one, with good discussions all around. And I actually joined Twitter because of Heidi & Abby's workshop. Weird, I know. I joined Twitter before I was actually required to for class. Let's just say I don't really like Twitter, but @2servingsofcute is already blowing up my Twitter feed. #filethisloc. Long live #TeamHAAK.
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Reflection - Book Club
The book club was great! I probably ate around 9 cookies...could life get any better? I submit that it could not! Ok, but anyway, I really did enjoy the book club. All of the stories were interesting and the group had a lot of discussion going on. I found that the spirited discussion helped me to better understand the themes and issues presented in each of the stories, and because there were different viewpoints in some areas, there was also some great debating.
When it came to leading my group with Ayla...I think that we both had stuff that we saw in the story that we wanted to share, that in some ways, it was more like we were participating that leading. Not that participating in the discussion was wrong, but we probably could have done a better job of leading it. In the end, it was a fun experience, and I got snacks. :)
I really enjoyed class last week, because the webinar was great. It was nice to see how we are supposed to have our webinars work, and to have Bobbi Newman talk about the HCOD issue was really awesome. It was nice to hear how she feels about the whole debate, and how it will effect librarians and libraries in general.
When it came to leading my group with Ayla...I think that we both had stuff that we saw in the story that we wanted to share, that in some ways, it was more like we were participating that leading. Not that participating in the discussion was wrong, but we probably could have done a better job of leading it. In the end, it was a fun experience, and I got snacks. :)
I really enjoyed class last week, because the webinar was great. It was nice to see how we are supposed to have our webinars work, and to have Bobbi Newman talk about the HCOD issue was really awesome. It was nice to hear how she feels about the whole debate, and how it will effect librarians and libraries in general.
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Ethics & Workshops
The code of ethics pages for the ALA and the Medical Library Association where both short, sweet, and to the point. I think it's a good idea to read the code of ethics as in intro for the ethics lecture/discussion. And both of these pages were a good base for the Lenker article about ethics in the library workplace. Reading through this article was very helpful for me. All of my past library experience has been in a tiny tiny seminary library. Well, seminaries are associated with churches...so all the patrons I worked with were studying to become ministers...and this may seem stereotypical towards ministers...but ethical issues rarely came up in my workplace. So to read through this article and see some of the issues of ethical questionability (that's not a word, but you get my point) that could potentially arise, it was slightly scary to me. I don't know if I would be able to handle it. Not saying I'm not ethical, because I am, at least in my opinion, but some situations could get dicey.
The Mosley article was also an interesting read. I find that I can get more out of a class lecture when I have some relevant readings under my belt before hand. I appreciate that the assigned readings really do relate to class. Anyway, the Mosley article about workshops gave a lot of good ideas about how to design an effective and interesting workshop that will benefit those who take part in it. This makes me look forward to the one-shot-workshops we're going to be doing soon.
Should be fun.
The Mosley article was also an interesting read. I find that I can get more out of a class lecture when I have some relevant readings under my belt before hand. I appreciate that the assigned readings really do relate to class. Anyway, the Mosley article about workshops gave a lot of good ideas about how to design an effective and interesting workshop that will benefit those who take part in it. This makes me look forward to the one-shot-workshops we're going to be doing soon.
Should be fun.
Book Club - Clubs
I found that all of the stories were quite interesting, and seemed to be spread out over target ages.
Cinnamon by Neil Gaiman.
Ok, I'm not going to lie, but I didn't quite get the point of this story. Maybe it's because I read it sometime last week at about 2 in the morning, and just didn't get it. I did get that the aunt was killed by the tiger, and the tiger got Cinnamon to talk... But why did she go off into the jungle with the tiger. I mean, she was a princess -- stay in the palace! So much more comfortable than the jungle. So, yeah, that's what I got out of that story.
The Lady or the Tiger? by Frank Stockton
Very interesting. I really really enjoyed this story. The king's way of judging people to be innocent or guilty seemed to be a simple if not quite just way of solving the "problem." But really, someone could be guilty and still open the door to the lady, and he would get married, and everybody would forget about the crime that was committed...How realistic is that? Ummmm, not very. On the other hand, even if the person on trial was innocent, and he opened the door to the tiger and subsequently died, that's not quite realistic either.
The point of the story...the princess's actions of showing the lover which door to choose when she knew what was behind each door. And then not telling the reader what door she chose...that's some smart writing. It was a great story overall, and I really enjoyed it.
The Goose Girl by the Brothers Grimm
I have always loved stories by the Brothers Grimm, and this story is no exception. I thought that this story was a great children's story. Some of the other original Brothers Grimm story are not so appropriate for children, but The Goose Girl is are fun story that can teach lessons to children of all ages. I thought the real princess was quite selfless...but then again I thought that she could have stood up for herself just a little bit! And then the maid in waiting...more like a witch (replace the first letter of that word with a different letter at your leisure). But the real princess didn't complain, and she won out in the end.
The Last Question by Isaac Asimov
I thought this story was also very good, and what made it even better was that it was written in 1956. That Isaac Asimov could see the future! :P The story brought up a lot of interesting themes that could relate to today's times. The use of energy, the advancement of computers, and people's reliance on computers...All issues of today. I thought it was an interesting story, and way ahead of its time...even if we're not ever going to be moving to different planets and galaxies.
Cinnamon by Neil Gaiman.
Ok, I'm not going to lie, but I didn't quite get the point of this story. Maybe it's because I read it sometime last week at about 2 in the morning, and just didn't get it. I did get that the aunt was killed by the tiger, and the tiger got Cinnamon to talk... But why did she go off into the jungle with the tiger. I mean, she was a princess -- stay in the palace! So much more comfortable than the jungle. So, yeah, that's what I got out of that story.
The Lady or the Tiger? by Frank Stockton
Very interesting. I really really enjoyed this story. The king's way of judging people to be innocent or guilty seemed to be a simple if not quite just way of solving the "problem." But really, someone could be guilty and still open the door to the lady, and he would get married, and everybody would forget about the crime that was committed...How realistic is that? Ummmm, not very. On the other hand, even if the person on trial was innocent, and he opened the door to the tiger and subsequently died, that's not quite realistic either.
The point of the story...the princess's actions of showing the lover which door to choose when she knew what was behind each door. And then not telling the reader what door she chose...that's some smart writing. It was a great story overall, and I really enjoyed it.
The Goose Girl by the Brothers Grimm
I have always loved stories by the Brothers Grimm, and this story is no exception. I thought that this story was a great children's story. Some of the other original Brothers Grimm story are not so appropriate for children, but The Goose Girl is are fun story that can teach lessons to children of all ages. I thought the real princess was quite selfless...but then again I thought that she could have stood up for herself just a little bit! And then the maid in waiting...more like a witch (replace the first letter of that word with a different letter at your leisure). But the real princess didn't complain, and she won out in the end.
The Last Question by Isaac Asimov
I thought this story was also very good, and what made it even better was that it was written in 1956. That Isaac Asimov could see the future! :P The story brought up a lot of interesting themes that could relate to today's times. The use of energy, the advancement of computers, and people's reliance on computers...All issues of today. I thought it was an interesting story, and way ahead of its time...even if we're not ever going to be moving to different planets and galaxies.
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