Elise | February 24, 2009
I’m reading this article for a paper I’m writing and one statement has burned itself in my brain already.
Farkas (2006) reminds us that there is no point in just “being where our patrons are”; what is necessary is “being useful to our patrons in where they are”, by providing immediate access to resources interactive reference [...]
Elise | February 20, 2009
Unacceptable.
Right now, libraries do not release any records to the police. We do not give a list of what books or DVDs a person has checked out or what sites a person has visited. That is no one’s business but your own what you borrow from the library and every library director out there will [...]
Elise | February 16, 2009
To everyone who has asked me why I need a Masters to be a librarian, I invite you to read this article and watch this video. I won’t be an elementary school librarian but the general idea is relevant.
Elise | February 15, 2009
Last night, while trying to fall asleep, I began thinking about information overload and how I usually do this to myself. In my current sleep-deprived state, even just a little bit of information is too much. I can’t hold it in my head. Most likely, it will leak out of my ear.
The only way to [...]
Elise | February 7, 2009
Last night in my web design class, some classmates asked about capstone, our final class. Capstone is basically making a portfolio highlighting some projects and what we have learned in the last six semesters at Emporia.
I began thinking of more changes I’m going to make to this website to make it work for capstone. [...]
Elise | February 3, 2009
I’ve been volunteering at Wyoming State Archives in Cheyenne for close to a year. In this time, I’ve worked on all sorts of projects: Description and organization of new photo collections, scanning photos for the online database, reassembling a collection, and labeling research prints.
My least favorite project was scanning in aerial photos of the Cheyenne [...]
Elise | February 3, 2009
Pardon the mess, we are redecorating!
Welcome to the blog of Elise Blas, future librarian. Here I will write about the last semester of my graduate school experience, current projects, and anything else that pops into my mind.
