My supervising faculty member, Dr. Martens, and the internship documents provided sufficient explanation of what was required by the OU School of Library and Information Studies in terms of documentation and hours of service. My placement supervisor, Louix Escobar-Matute, provided ample orientation by giving me a tour of the library facilities and collections, explaining the [...]
Posts Tagged ‘pathfinders’
Evaluation of my Internship Experience
Posted in internship, tagged grad school, information seeking, internship, pathfinders on August 4, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Field Test Findings
Posted in internship, tagged children, data collection, field testing, internship, library, marketing, pathfinders on July 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Field testing and the site visit went well yesterday, I think. First I met with Louix Escobar and Doc Martens, and I showed Doc Martens my pathfinders and explained my process for resource selection and field testing. Despite my getting a little nervous and tongue tied, I think this was fairly well received. Next I went [...]
Pathfinder Creation and Field Testing
Posted in internship, tagged access, children, collections, internship, pathfinders, technology on July 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Creating pathfinders has put my blogging on hold for the last week, but I’m nearing the end of my internship path, and I will be field testing my pathfinders tomorrow during my advisor Doc Martens’s site visit. As it turned out, 30 pathfinders was a lofty project goal for the time allotted. As of today, [...]
Project Projections: Plans A, B and C
Posted in internship, tagged access, book talks, children, collections, genre, information seeking, information services, internship, libraries, OPAC, pathfinders, reader's advisory on July 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
One of my goals for my internship at Hardesty Library is to develop a project that demonstrates many of the principles and skills I’ve learned through my LIS classes and my internship. I want a showcase piece that I can include as the keystone of my portfolio. Mr. Escobar asked me to develop plans for three possible [...]
