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.
I wish I had been able to see the presentation on twitter. Your knowledge of the hashtags and at-signs seems to far exceed mine.
ReplyDeleteDon't worry. I am not a fan of Twitter either. It doesn't provide me with enough information like Facebook does. Also, a person has to check their Twitter a million times a day to keep up with all of the tweets people post. Ahh...information overload!
ReplyDeleteI didn't join Twitter until the last possible moment, but I agree that Heidi and Abby's workshop was very helpful; it provided a level of baseline knowledge without which I would have been totally lost.
ReplyDeleteAlso: glad you enjoyed the snacks. :)