It's week four in GSLIS Library Land. Things are going well but going so fast. I feel a new level of intensity this semester, an intensity I both welcome and slightly fear. Yet my optimism keeps me going, along with the fact I really do enjoy what I'm doing.
Read moreBuilding a community, one lunch at a time
So I'm in the middle of preparing two libraries for the school year. They are residence hall libraries, allowing them to be this amazing mix of popular (and current) fiction and nonfiction, the newest movies, TV shows, CDs, and magazines. We also have some great resources, like GRE study books and special collections for our various living learning communities.
As I frantically organized, clean, and prepare, I'm faced with the (somewhat daunting) task of serving the students that live in these halls. As someone who went to a small liberal arts college, the sheer size of the these residence halls intimidates me.
So. Many. Students.
Read moreResidence Hall Library Supervisor Training: Day One
Summer feels like it is over since I started training yesterday for my new assistantship this fall. As I mentioned in a previous post, I started working in the Residence Hall Library this summer. But yesterday, my formal official supervisor training started.
I. Am. So. Excited.
Read moreA New Blogging Adventure!
I got a sweet new blogging gig! And it's writing about library science. #score
Read moreiMovie: some tears [might] be required
Day three of camp went by way too quickly. It was another day of rearranging the schedule but feeling confident in our ability to change and adapt.
We finally started working on their iMovie projects. Essentially, every kid has interviewed someone they know in their community. They recorded this interview using the app, Recorder. From that interview, they'll take a couple of sound bites, bring them into iMovie, and add photos and videos on top of the audio for a multi-media clip. At the end of the week, we'll combine all these clips together for a mega movie.
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