March 23, 2007 by aklibrarian1
I have now decided what to do next. I am working with a coworker to set up a Linux machine. I will attempt to run my own programs and teach myself some programming. I honestly think this is the future that librarians need to go into. Not all librarians, but I like the ones that [...]
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March 21, 2007 by aklibrarian1
I am attempting to gain admission to University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa School of Library Information. This has required me to step out of my box to some extent. I took the Miller’s Analogies Test. The results came back today. I was expecting to be in the 60th percentile based on my raw score. I am [...]
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March 20, 2007 by aklibrarian1
It is great to be a librarian right now. There are so many technologies we can use to bring information to our patrons that it is mind boggling. I just want to know how to not just learn of the new technologies but learn how to use them effectively with staff and students. I am [...]
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March 15, 2007 by aklibrarian1
My mom asked me the other day what am I planning on doing now that I have finished the work on Koha. I don’t think she understood that getting the program up and running was just the first step. I am now building training modules using Adobe Captivate on how to use Koha. The other [...]
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