It is almost hard for me to believe that four months have gone by and that my first semester of grad school is over. This time last year, I couldn't have imagined that I would be here and feel the way I do.
Traditionally, I am an introverted person. For example, it usually takes me a while to make friends o open up and I tend to enjoy spending time with people in small groups as opposed to large. Well, at the start of this year and program Since the beginning of this year and this journey (and as a part of my New Year's resolution), I decided I would be as zealous as I could be. I want(ed) to be as involved as I can, get the most out of this experience as I can, and make friends and network. I am happy and proud to say that I am very much following this creed.
Over the course of the semester, I continually heard that experience and networking are everything. With my new found creed and this knowledge, I organized several volunteer opportunities that will help me to gain experience in not only archival work, but also digitization work. Some of the projects I will be working on are through the NDSA student group I joined and others are with museums in Detroit.
With the knowledge I have gained over the course of my first semester and combining it with the experience I will gain over the summer, I plan to have a solid basis. With that basis and my drive and optimism, I believe I will be able to continue on in my professional career and get to the positions I desire in either an academic or museum setting.
Moreover, I think I being many other things to the proverbial table once I am in that professional career. I have been able to hone in on my time management and organizational skills over the course of this semester. I have also learned a ton about what it means to be an information professional in that you do not need to know everything, but you need to know how to find information. I have learned about and have been challenged in several ethical scenarios presented and have learned that the ALA standard is not always accepted by everyone. I have learned the history of LIS field and to be honest, I think it's important to know where you have been in order to know where you are going.
I am still very excited about my future and couldn't be happier with the decisions I made to get me to where I am today.
With that, I would like to say thank you to my readers for sticking it out with me. Since I do plan to continue this blog (it was a course requirement originally), I hope to be able to branch out on the topics and hopefully see some interaction.
Please drop me a line if there is something you would like for me to research or discuss!
Thank you.
Mel
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