Friday, August 31, 2012

First Library Visit


Thursday was the first day I had to do research for our Foundations class.  Week 6 requires that we have a completed library center report so I decided to get an early start.  We have to observe two different libraries using what our professor calls a "critical eye".  For me, that means coming from a well-informed point of view.

I have decided that I will try and observe a prison library which means learning on how they operate.  The ALA put out standards in 1992 for adult correctional institutions and there are several new books about prison librarianship.

The USF library is immense and somewhat intimidating but I was able to talk to "Nancy" a very helpful reference librarian.  As soon as I told her I was an MLIS student, she not only told me the information I needed but also taught me how to find the information.  "This is what you are going to have to learn," she said with a helpful smile.

Week one almost done!

The campus is still alive and electric with returning students. Yesterday, I ventured to the library to start my first bit of research for an assignment. More on that later.

Thursday, August 30, 2012

First week of class!


Classes started on August 28th for us at the USF MLIS programs.  So far, our Foundations of Library and Information Science class (LIS 5020) has about 15 students.  I'm excited and nervous about this semester.

I am writing under the pseudonym Dedalus.