Today we spoke a lot about library organizations and how important it is to network. When I got my job at the WPL I was automatically signed up for a few of these organizations, namely OCLC and ALA. That said, I got a membership today to SPLC for free! For a year! I love free things that help me with my career!
Although now that I think about it, "free" is a relative term. I am paying THOUSANDS for my education. $35 for my membership is a drop in the hat, comparatively.
Scott Nicholson, one of our amazing instructors (you love this blog now, Scott) encouraged us to apply for internships with ALA's subcommittees. I have some research to do on which subcommittee I would want to apply to, but that sounded great. I think it would really help me be on the "innovative" side of things by sticking myself right in the middle of the crazy, fantastic library social networking machine.
Just meeting our guest speakers throughout this week has shown me so much that this is where I belong (both at this school and in this field). I get so excited about the variety of libaries that house an even wider variety of people. I sincerely will do my best to get to ALA's midwinter conference by applying to a subcommittee, applying to volunteer through SU, or hopefully presenting my group's poster. After tomorrow, we'll see!
About Me
- Carrie
- I'm working on my MSLS at Syracuse University. I plan on graduating in 2011 and loving libraries, books, and anything vintage until the day I die.
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