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Category Archives: Class
Getting Ready for Summer
Summers used to be so relaxing as a child, and even as a 2nd Grade teacher, summers were a delightful change of pace. In the past 10+ years of work, though, summers have been a bit busier! Since my work … Continue reading
Posted in Getting Ready, Skills, Class, ALA, Library School
Tagged money, ALA, grad school, online, NCCU SLIS, summer school
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Second Semester of Library School Done!
I finished my cataloging final last Tuesday night and emailed it in about 11:30 PM. Two semesters of library school are complete! Since I’m going part-time, that’s only 9 credit hours down, 27 credit hours to go! It feels like it’s … Continue reading
Posted in ALA, Class, Collaboration, Library School, Networking, Professional Development, Social Networking
Tagged friends, library school, lunch, NCCU, NCCU SLIS, Scratch, semester, study group, summer
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Cataloging Final Due Tonight
My second semester of library school ends at Midnight, when my take-home final in Cataloging is due! As usual, this take-home final is taking way longer than any in-class test would have! It will get done, though. The picture on … Continue reading
Last Homework Assignment of the Semester!
I went to the NCCU SLIS Library after work last night to work on my last assignment of the semester, which involved creating Library of Congress call numbers for fictitious titles. At first, I was the only one there, but eventually more students … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Class, Library School
Tagged homework, LC, Library of Congress, Library of Congress Call Numbers
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Cataloging Class Comes to My Work!
My cataloging class came to my work a couple of nights ago, and it was fun to “have them over!” It was a prearranged tour and class by my cataloging professor, and I have co-taught the class session at my … Continue reading
Posted in Class, Library School, Work
Tagged cataloging, cataloging class, Technical Services, tour, work
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Cataloging Class
I’m taking cataloging class this semester, and we have our first test on Tuesday! I’m glad for this early test, because I think it’ll help me focus. Even though I work in a cataloging department by day, I don’t want … Continue reading
Posted in Class, Skills
Tagged calendar, cataloging, cataloging class, Google Calendar, Remember the Milk, to do list
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Last “Free” Weekend
I have my first class of the Spring Semester day after tomorrow, so I’m looking at the end of my last “free” weekend for a while. I’m only taking one class this semester, Cataloging, but I’m looking forward to filling … Continue reading
Posted in Beginnings, Class, Professional Development, Skills, Work
Tagged holiday, Martin Luther King, MLK Day, reference, research services, weekend
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Library School + Life Tip #9: Keep a To-Do List
Ah, the proverbial to-do list! We all have them, whether short or long, written or in our heads. One of the biggest lessons I learned last semester, when I added grad school to full-time work, was that keeping a written to-do list … Continue reading
Posted in Class, Decisions, Library School + Life Tips, Technology, Time Management, Work, Writing
Tagged Evernote, Remember the Milk, to do list
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First Semester Comes to an End
I took my last final exam of the semester on Tuesday, December 6. This has been the first weekend I haven’t had to think about homework since late August! I’ve been thinking about what I want to accomplish over the break … Continue reading