Purpose

I have been working as a library assistant II for the past 3 years and am currently applying to a master program and obtain a degree in Information Science. I have recently graduated with a BA in Sociology. I worked full time while obtaining my degree at my current and will continue to do so once in graduate school. I plan on taking online cources to help out the balance of attending school full time and working full time.

The purpose of this blog is to participate in a program learning about Web 2.0. An email was recently forwarded to all in the library encouraging us to participate in this multi-library program hosted by North Texas 23. To help us explore Web 2.0 tools, 23 things were created and thing one was to create a blog. This blog will be used to reflect upon the 23 things as I work through them. Later I hope to use this blog to write about my experiences and thoughts while in graduate school. Then use the blog to share my thoughts and concerns working as a librarian. I am hoping this blog will document my growth over the next few years. One day I will like to look back and see what my goals, ideas and aspirations. It will be interesting to see what I have accomplished.

One of my goals is to educated the library users of all the resources libraries offer beyond the academic. Another is to bring the library back as a central role in high school education. For now though, I am familarizing myself with Web 2.0 and how it has and will affect the library and its users.