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More Than Dusty BooksGrace Doherty Library Internship
Genifer Snipes
Pre-conceived notions about libraries
• You buy the books, pay for the journals & that’s it.
• Blending Silicon Valley with libraries isn’t going to be as easy as Steve Jobs says
• Work consists of bursts of insanity interspersed with stretches of routine
• 50-million different information sources & systems to understand
• “just a librarian” is a myth
And the Reality
…I was rightLibrarians always have something they could/should be doing
Librarian is shorthand for: administrator, diplomat, copyright inspector, computer guru, counselor, archivist, researcher, educator, etc.
Who knew copyrights are such a big deal?
Migrated library research guides from website to new LibGuides platform & created new guides for classes
• Anthropology• Art & Art History• Business• Children’s Literature• Classical Studies• Criminology• Drama• Economics• English Literature• Francophone World• French Language &
Literature• French Women of Letters• German Language &
Literature• Gothic Literature• Government 110• Math & Computer Science• Medicine & Health• Music• Philosophy• Physics & Astronomy…etc.
Black History Month
Collections DevelopmentResearched, selected & purchased new materials for Black History Month exhibit & permanent collection
Webcast creation
Staff Meetings
Vendor Database Demonstration
eReserves Scanning
Choice Cards
Copyright Permissions
Technology TestingInter-Library Loan
Bibliographic Entry
Library Use Survey
Archival Image Scanning
Letter Transcription
Information Fluency Program Development
Kindle2
Other ActivitiesCirculation
FoKal Library Advocacy Meeting
What I Read & How it Relates• Copyright Law, Copyrights & Academic
Journals, Copyright Clearinghouses, Copyright Law in the Digital Age
• Social Media in Libraries, Embedded Librarians, Information Fluency, E-books, Kindle adoption, Classroom Support
• Free Speech, Censorship, Equal Access to Information
• Library profiles, Usage Surveys, Public Advocacy
Academic vs. Internship Experience• Indirectly, class research projects increased
familiarity with library resources– End-user journal & database usage– Research tools on website
• Non-academic experiences were more applicable– Social Media– Internet resources– Customer Service– Technical Experience
What Next?
• Applied to library school prior to internship– Intended to triangulate potential fields within libraries– Already know this is what I want to do
• Strongly leaning towards Special Collections/Archives and Digitization– Military libraries or collections– Federal archives– Digital collections
• New awareness of library advocacy issues• Will be pursuing advanced History degree in the near future and
probably a Library Science PhD at some point.• Transferred into library work-study position to gain further
experience in the field prior to entering graduate school
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