Community Analysis Reports

I was very interested to learn more about everyone's libraries, as well as my own, through their community analysises. It is interesting to me that we all hit on the same main concepts: multicultural awareness, collection relativeness, and weeding. It was interesting to hear about everyone's ideas and conclusions. It made me think about my own even more. For example, I knew 1988 was an old collection date, but when compared to collection dates in the late 90's, I realized that it was almost ancient (and they thought their's were old!). I enjoyed hearing about everyone's demographic data and comparing it to my own. I can see what is to come to my elementary school and library.

Community Analysis Project

After going through our collection analysis from Follet's Destiny program, I was surprised to learn our average age was 1988. That's 20 years old! It's hard to believe that a school with such success has an aging collection. I'm anxious to learn more about the weeding process and what that would mean for our collection. I've always been a hoarder by nature, so I think this would be the most difficult part of the process for me. Can't wait to see what it entails!

Controversial Group Reflection

I met with my group tonight to discuss our controversial issue: Hate groups. Initially I thought it would be somewhat difficult to find information about the subject. Boy, was I wrong! The ALA and ADL are excellent resources. We discussed some information we found and the hot button issues that would make for an excellent presentation. I never realized that libraries were allowed/required to shelve books representing both viewpoints. I think the "Holocaust Denial" debate is extremely interesting. We are going to do some further research and meet on Tuesday with books from our own libraries. It will be interesting to see if we carry any "hate speech." We also discussed our methods of presenting our information to the class. I think we have all agreed on an interesting/different approach! I'm looking forward to working with my group; I think we will be great together : )

A True Rabbit

After reading and hearing more about the production/rabbit personality, I am certain that this is me! I am driven, focused and slightly OCD! : ) I felt more of my inner Rabbit surfacing through class with each task and new technology thrown my way. I am ready for a semester of learning and I am excited to work with the Poohs, Eeyores, Tiggers and Rabbits of the library world this semester!