10th Anniversary Scholarship Bash

In photo: ProQuest CEO Marty Kahn and scholarship recipents

(IF YOU LOOK CLOSE, YOU WILL SEE ME).

I had a blast at the Art Institute of Chicago this summer!!! I made alot of new friends!!!

GOOD NEWS

I was awarded an additional $500 scholarship through UWM for the fall term.

THANKS AMANI

We appreciate you!

You did a wonderful job of coordinating all of the activities.

I can't wait until the next SUMMER INSTITUTE. I

hope we have many more great speakers who can INSPIRE US to become great librarians.

My LAMPER experience

I thoroughly enjoyed myself at the Summer Institute. I met new scholars who shared the same passion as I do about libraries. We encouraged each others and created lasting friendships. It was a satisfying experience.

The speakers were dynamic especially Traci Hall. She had so much energy and it permeated over to me. I could fully relate to her messages. One message that continues to ring in my ear is that" friction creates motion". Don't sweat the small stuff but welcome change. Change is what causes us to grow as individuals. It is completely okay to be in a work environment that is not ideal. Take advantage of the situation because it will prepare you for your future. Be real to yourself...seek a life for yourself which is gratifying. Don't allow yourself to be tied down to material things but travel light.

NEW ARRIVALS

I went to the mailbox this Saturday morning and was excited to see the new arrivals. UWM has given me free subscriptions to library journals. Let me say it again, for FREE. I will be receiving the School Library Journal and Library Journal for approximately 12-20 months. As soon as I arrived home, I highlighted all the programs that I would like to attend while at the ALA conference.

• Managing Libraries: I'm a Leader, I'm a Follower: Middle Management Theory and Practice
• FYE: Connecting First-Year College Students with the Library
• Bringing the Immersion Program Back Home
• Reinvent Your Professional Identity: How To Maximize Job Opportunities During a Down-Turned Economy
• Retaining Distance Students from Diverse Groups in Higher Education: How Can Libraries Help?
• Practical Tips on Dealing with the Most Challenging Library Patrons
• What Does Gaming Have To Do With Books, Anyway? Justifications for Games in Libraries
• When Is Nice Too Nice?
• Only for Passionate Librarians: Working in Rural and Small Libraries

And, it has a great article titled, "MLS: Hire Grounds?" that I read. So, I look forward to reading these journals as they come....hoping time will permit it.

LAMP SCHOLAR

I am so excited. I have been selected as a LAMP scholar. I will attend the 2009 LAMP Summer Institute, July 8 - 12, hosted this year by Dominican University, Graduate School of Library and Information Science, River Forest, Illinois. This is a great professional development and networking opportunity where I will attend workshops on library related topics, visit academic libraries and meet other LAMP scholars from partner schools in the Midwest. And , this year the LAMP Summer Institute includes two days of participation at the American Library Association Conference.

What is LAMP?

LIS Access Midwest Program (LAMP) is a regional network of academic libraries and information science schools dedicated to promoting careers within the field of library and information science (LIS) by encouraging promising undergraduate students at its member institutions to participate in activities and events designed to increase their awareness of the profession and to provide support for subsequent graduate studies in library and information science. LAMP seeks to employ a range of recruitment techniques including summer institutes and internships, peer and professional mentorship and guidance, and financial assistance for the completion of a Masters degree in LIS.

GRADES ARE IN

It's over!! I finished my first semester in grad school. I must admit it is challenging. I had no clue that it would require so much studying on my part. However, I can honestly say that I am learning due to the required readings and the depth of the curriculum.

FINAL GRADES:

A- (Introduction to Library and Information Science)
B (Organization of Information)


SUMMER SCHOOL IS AHEAD!!!

WHAT AM I LEARNING

What in the world is Metadata? Data about data. I am trying very hard to understand all of this. There is so much to comprehend that I am reading throughout the day and night. Even though, I have worked in libraries for almost 15 years; this is a very challenging class . I realize now that I need this degree to become more knowledgeable about library services.