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Round One: March 4-8, 2013 (redirected from HLS Libday 1)

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*Special thanks to Bobbi Newman for allowing us to use a modified version of her directions!*

 

PLEASE READ ALL THE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE EDITING (AND FOLLOW THEM) THANK YOU. 

 

Any one who is currently enrolled in library school can participate. You may share your day (or week) on your blog, Twitter, Flickr and/or YouTube Channel (or any other web-based-way you choose). If you have none of these don't worry, just create a new page here in the wiki and post your day there. Once you decided on your format(s)

 

  1. Create a PB works account (it's free)!
  2. Edit this page (do not steal the lock from someone else!) BE VERY CAREFUL NOT TO DELETE OR EDIT ENTRIES OF OTHERS.
  3. Create a new row after the last one in the table below (upper right of the edit pane - Table - Row -  Insert Row After)
    1. Add the next number 
    2. Add your name
    3. Your degree (MLS? MLIS? MA?) and expected month and year of graduation
    4. Your program  
    5. Country - so we know where you are!
    6. State, city, etc. - break it down further if you like
    7. A link to your blog, Twitter, Flickr and/or YouTube account. Please, please, please do not paste the full URL, use code (like with tinyurl or bitly) to make shorter. Thank you! 
    8. When you are done hit SAVE, so that someone else may edit the page.
  4. Start capturing your day!
  5. For bloggers: At the beginning of each post explain why you're capturing your day and link back here to the wiki. Be sure to include the name of your program.
  6. Tag your stuff with #HLSDITL
  7. After your first post come back and edit this page to add a link directly to your tagged posts or photos or video.

 

 

  Name         Degree & Graduation  

Name of Program

 

State/City etc. 

Please feel free to leave blank


 Country  What you do or will write/tweet/speak about

Blog, Twitter, Flickr, etc.

Direct Link to Posts
1 Brianna Marshall MLS/MIS, May 2014 Indiana University School of Library and Information Science Bloomington, IN 

 

 USA
 I'll be writing about working and going to school full time. I may also be panicking about the month's worth of conference presentations that are quickly approaching in April, so that's just a bonus. My professional interests lie in digital libraries/archives and academic library management and administration.
 blog  |  @notsosternlib

http://goo.gl/bSe4L 
2 Joanna June MSIT, Aug or Dec 2013 Florida State University, School of Library and Information Studies Firenze (Florence) Italy Academic Librarianship abroad. My blog and tweets are slice-of-life travel and interestingness. My academic/professional focus is information technology, marketing and social media. blog | @coffeebooksbeer  
3  Alexandra Patterson  MSLS,
May 2014 		 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, School of Library and Information Science  Chapel Hill, NC  USA  I'll be blogging about going to school full-time while working in publishing. There are so many similarities between the two fields and I can't wait to share all of the fun connections. 

blog I

@alexandrap529 

  
4  Christian Minter MLIS
May 2013		 Catholic University of America, School of Library and Information Science Washington, DC
USA I will be blogging about going to school (part-time), and working full-time in a public library. I may also talk about my job search. My professional interests include: health sciences librarianship, reference & instruction, consumer health, and marketing. Blog
@LibGirl09		  
5 Laura Newman

MA LIS

Sept 2013

 UCL MA in Library and Information Studies London UK I'll be blogging about studying full time while having a part-time job and the difficulties of juggling everything.

Blog

http://tinyurl.com/avp7wtl

Twitter @librarylandl

 http://tinyurl.com/d3ynzcy 
6 Elizabeth Reynolds

MSLS,

May 2013

 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, School of Library and Information Science  Chapel Hill, NC USA I'll be blogging about my classes and my jobs. I work at public library and at UNC's funding information center. There might also be some stressed tweets about my master's thesis, comps, and job searching. blog  |  @ebethreads  | Tumblr   
7 Remy Timbrook MLIS, May 2013 San Jose State University, School of Library and Information Science San Francisco, CA USA Final semester crunch -- with a research methods class, a virtual internship, and an e-portfolio. Plus a day job! Actually, I had a bit of a breakdown and the whole week turned sideways. But I blogged it! MLISunderstanding 

MONDAY 

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

(SATURDAY)

(SUNDAY)
8 Sarah Alexander MLIS, May 2013 University of Iowa, School of  Library and Information Science Iowa City, IA US I'll be blogging about my final semester, trying to juggle classes, practicum, two library jobs, applying for full time work and just getting back after the National Music Library Association conference.

http://www.lezbrarian.com/ 

https://twitter.com/Lez_Brarian  

  
9 Michele James MLIS, June 2013 University of California Los Angeles Department of Information Studies Los Angeles, CA US I'll be in Week 9 of our 10 week quarters, so working on final projects for classes. I'll also probably be writing about my full time job-hunt, my part-time job in Library Special Collections at UCLA, and my social media internship in the undergraduate library on campus.

blog: http://bit.ly/USmO4f

twitter: http://bit.ly/YjDPo3

  
10 Maria Lin MLIS, June 2013 University of Denver, School of Education Denver, CO US Lots of homework, work, job and opportunity searching, and working on personal archives related projects. Blog, Tumblr, Twitter Tues 
11 Bryan Brown MLS/MIS May 2014 Indiana University School of Library and Information Science Bloomington, IN USA Dealing with the pressures of balancing work, homework, marriage, group projects and the importance of extracurricular learning.

Blog

Twitter

 http://bit.ly/13KFKWA 
12 Kate Thornhill MLIS, Dec 2013 Simmons College Graduate School of Library and Information Science Boston, MA USA

I'll be blogging about my day to day life as a full-time student and full-time technical services paraprofessional at a health sciences library. A lots of photos, talks about projects and research, and how I balance school/work life with personal life. 

blog: http://bit.ly/X3YKtR

twitter: http://bit.ly/X3Z2ky

  
13 Ahava Cohen MLIS, June 2013, Ph.D. June 2017

Beit Berl College

Bar Ilan University

Kfar Saba

Ramat Ilan

 Israel I'll be blogging about doing two LIS programs simultaneously while working at an academic library, tutoring LIS students at two institutions, preparing for upcoming conferences and seminars, and working as a part-time information specialist.

blog:http://bit.ly/lTiL45

twitter:http://bit.ly/UXQZqW

 

  
14 Brita Zitin MLIS, May 2013 Simmons College Graduate School of Library and Information Science Boston, MA USA Tweeting about my final two classes (one required, one elective), part-time work at a public library, and preparations for ALA Annual Student-to-Staff. @britazitin  
15 Brittany Austin MLIS, December 2014 San Jose State University, SLIS San Francisco, CA USA I'll be blogging about my second semester as a full-time student in a fully online program, in addition to working full-time in an academic library.

Blog

@DeweyDoofus

  
16 Annie Bahu MLIS, Aug 2013 University of Alabama, SLIS Dothan, AL USA I'll be tweeting about working full time outside the library field while going to school and joining the job hunt. @backtobahu  
17 Casey McCoy MLIS, May 2014 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, GSLIS Champaign, IL USA I'll be tweeting about my experiences as a first semester, full-time LIS student and a part-time academic advisor that somehow fit perfectly together. @caymccoy  
18 Jennifer Stanton Chapman MLIS, May 2013 San Jose State University, SLIS Shanghai China I will be blogging and tweeting about writing my e-portfolio, the culminating project for my program.  My intern experience is also this semester and I will also be writing about what I learn in the trenches as a semi-real librarian.

Blog 

@jenniferchapman

 

  
20 Mia Breitkopf MLIS, May 2013 Syracuse University School of Information Studies (iSchool) Syracuse, NY USA

I chose the MLIS to change careers after eight years in the workplace, and now I'm about to graduate. Tweets and blog posts will focus on my internship—my first real library work experience—and my job search, and I'll reflect on the library school experience.

 @MiaBreitkopf | miabblogs  
21  Chealsye Bowley  MLIS, August 2013  Florida State University, School of Library and Information Studies  Tallahassee, FL  USA  I will be tweeting and posting pictures throughout the day and post on my Wordpress at the end of the day about working as a Graduate Assistant in Digital Scholarship, classes, my internship at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, special projects I'm working on, and the start of my job hunt *gulp*.

Twitter: http://bit.ly/YZuG22
Wordpress: http://bit.ly/Y0JOdi
Tumblr: http://bit.ly/YEY9Ai

 

Wordpress: TUESDAY - WEDNESDAY - 

THURSDAY - FRIDAY 

Tumblr (My day in gifs): 

MONDAY  - TUESDAY - WEDNESDAY

- THURSDAY - FRIDAY
22  Sara Beckman  MLIS, June 2014  University of Washington, iSchool  Kirkland, WA  USA  I will be blogging and tweeting about my life as a part-time online student at UW. I am enrolled in two online classes (one required, one elective). During round one I'll be in the 9th week (of 10) of my winter quarter, so I'll be worrying about wrapping everything up. I am also currently interning at Sub Pop records in Seattle and volunteering at Hiring Librarians as a transcriber/indexer.  

Twitter: @BookwormBeckman

Wordpress:Local History Girl

  
23  Susannah Goldstein  MLIS, May 2013  Rutgers University School of Communication and Information  Bronx, NY  USA  Tweeting about balancing online coursework with being a full-time stay-at-home-mother to 2 kids (one of them a small baby) while also hunting for a job.  Twitter: @sus_goldstein   
24 Johnathon Neist MLIS, May 2013 University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, School of Information Studies Milwaukee, WI USA I will be tweeting about my internship as a research & instructional support librarian as well as my time volunteering for a digital collections project with Milwaukee Public Library. Twitter: @johnnytecmo  
26 Jackie Correa MLIS, June 2013 University of California Los Angeles Department of Information Studies Los Angeles, CA USA

My interests are varied, so my blog posts and tweets will span areas including: young adult literature & services, information architecture/user experience design, working as a library assistant at a design school and additionally looking for a job (and hopefully interviewing), portfolio, finals, and preparing for my last quarter. 

@jackiesize | blog

 

  
27 Cara Barker MLIS, June 2014

University of Washington,

iSchool

 Seattle, WA USA I'll be writing about wrapping up my second quarter of my first year of school. I'll also be talking about my job as a reference and instruction assistant on campus and some of my associated duties and projects. Twitter: @carabarker

 

 

 
28 Sarah Kennedy MLIS, August 2013 University College Dublin

Dublin

 Ireland I'll be writing about my second semester in a one year MLIS. I keep a blog for my Contemporary Issues in Professional Practice module but it also contains some personal musings about libraries. I also enjoy tweeting about library issues. I work as a Research Assistant so I will talk a little about that and this weekend I am attending two events, Academic and Special Libraries Annual Seminar and New Professionals Day Ireland so I will be reflecting on these events.

Blog: Sarah Kennedy

Twitter: @Sarahmk87

  
29 Megan Gawlik MLIS, June 2013 University of California Los Angeles GSEIS Department of Information Studies Los Angeles, CA USA I'll be tweeting and blogging about preparing for my portfolio submission, the culminating deliverable/project for my program.  I will also be tweeting about my experiences at my fieldwork at SmallDemons.com and job at Disney Parks and Resorts Online. I may also mentioned roles in students association chapters and special events.   @Meg_Gawlik | Blog

Monday Blog Post 

Tuesday, Thursday, Friday: Or My Work Days
30 Ruth Stiles MLS, December 2013 University of Buffalo, Graduate School of Education, MLS-SLMS Certification Central, NY USA I blog a hodgepodge of library/education topics. I am in the last stretch of my degree and the rubber is getting ready to hit the road. I will be blogging about each day and how my thoughts rotate (read: spin out of control) around all that needs to be done!

BLOG

@thestilesfamily

 

 

Day 1 | Initial Post

Day 2 | Tuesday Part 1

 
31 Angela Patricia Parsons MLIS, December 2013 University of South Florida, College of Arts & Sciences, School of Information Miami Beach, FL USA Catch me tweeting away about the courses I'm taking this semester and the assignments/projects I'm working on, my experiences working as a serials/cataloging library assistant, interesting tidbits on libraries, anthropology, technology, etc. that I come across. Seriously attempting to record every detail of my life as a library student.   @StarDustyFire  
32 Missy Solis

MLIS,

December 2014-ish

 San Jose State University, School of Library and Information Science San Diego, CA USA My plan is to write about what it's like to be a full-time student and full-time Literacy Coordinator at a California public library. Topics I'd like to explore: leadership, issues in urban libraries, motivation. @missysolis  
33 Chris Chelberg MLIS, May 2013 Long Island University, Palmer School of Library and Information Science Brookville, NY USA Some tweets, and some tumblr blogging about what I'm up to. I'm doing an independent study, and I'm doing an internship as well. My blog has a bunch of library, info science, and internet privacy stuff going on. I have an interest in metadata, privacy, and supporting academic research (like DH stuff).

Twitter: @cchelberg

Blog

 Initial blog post 
34 Classes of 2013 and 2014 MA LIS, 2013 and 2014 MA LIS, Department of Information Studies (DIS), University College London  London UK Several students from the MA LIS programme will be blogging. Some are full-time completing the course in 1 year, others are part-time or modular, completing over two or more years. UCL DIS Students Blog @UCLDISstudents  
35 Laura Bott MLIS, Dec. 2013 San Jose State University School of Library and Information Science San Antonio, TX USA I'll be tweeting about taking classes part-time online, working full-time in a special library, and completing a virtual internship.  @logical_laura
 
36
Julia Feerrar
MSLS, May 2014
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, School of Library and Information Science 
Chapel Hill, NC
 USA
I'll be tweeting about class and part-time work in two academic libraries. School/work balance, learning curves, reference and instruction, keeping calm and carrying on. 
@JuliaFeerrar
  
37  George Duvoisin  MLIS, 2014  San Jose State University School of Library and Information Science  Istanbul  Turkey  I'll be tweeting about the information literacy course that I'm taking, working in a 1-8 school library, and life in Istanbul.  @GeorgeDuvoisin  
38  Becky Katz  MSLIS, 2014  Catholic University of America, School of Library and Information Science  Washington, DC  USA  It's spring break at CUA, but I'll be working hard on papers!  http://dcdotnerd.wordpress.com    
39  Josh Rimmer  MLIS, 2013  Drexel ISchool  Schenectady, NY  USA 

I’ll be tweeting about my work as a collection development intern at Hartwick College, schoolwork, job hunting and some randomness will be included.  

 		 Twitter: @neomedialuddite  
40  John Kroondyk  MA/MLS, August 2013  Indiana University School of Library and Information Science  Bloomington, IN USA  I plan to write about my work as a dual degree student in library science and Latin American and Caribbean Studies. I'll be tweeting and bloging about my courses (Evaluation, Cataloging, DH, IA for the web) and my assistantship at CLACS. Blog | @JohnKroondyk  Monday
41  Emily N  MA September 2013  University of Sheffield, Information School  Sheffield  UK  I will be blogging about a week as a full time student on a UK Librarianship MA, including one day as an archive volunteer.

Blog: Tattletape and Tea 

Twitter: @LibraryEms

  
42 Shona Thoma MLIS, August 2013 University College Dublin Dublin Ireland I will be tweeting about daily activities as a full time MLIS student, mainly working on Information Literacy project and Cataloguing this week. I have a few meetings relating to my Capstone project too. 

Twitter: @shinyshona

 

 

  
43 Lucy Ní Chearúil MLIS, August 2013 University College Dublin Dublin Ireland I will blog daily on the different tasks and challenges on the agenda this week. This includes concluding a research methods assignment, beginning a cataloguing assignment, continuing work on my Capstone project and any other events that come up.

Blog: lucynichearuil.wordpress.com

 

Twitter: @crudlerlu

  
44
Marie Evans
MLIS, school media spec., May 2013
Syracuse University iSchool
 
 USA
 Tweets, blogposts, possibly photos on Flickr depending what I get into, maybe a vlog if I'm feeling bold. Finishing high school lib internship, working on eportfolio, several assignments in progress!
twitter: @intjME
blogposts: intjme.wordpress.com
 
45
Maggie Halterman
MLIS, May 2014
University of Iowa SLIS
Iowa City, IA
USA
Tweets and tumblogging about my classes, daily activities, and work at the Iowa Women's Archives.  Probably some prep for mid-terms next week.

twitter: @dilettantely

tumblr: http://bit.ly/ZWaRtq

  
46  Jac Sanchez  MLIS, June 2013  University of California Los Angeles Department of Information Studies Los Angeles, CA USA

My interests include: Children's Services, writing, listening to music.  I'm currently working full time at a career center and interning at a children's department on weekends. Like all my other classmates, I'm just trying to keep up with school, work, homework, and prepping for the future. 

Twitter: @jacandthebooks

Blog: http://bit.ly/VZZfpJ 

  
47
Megan Walters
MLIS, August 2013
University of Alabama, School of Library & Information Studies
Tuscaloosa, AL
USA
I will blog about what it's like to prep for my last semester of school. I'm currently fleshing out internships and capstone projects, which is a "joy." My specialty is in accessibility, so I will discuss that as well. Otherwise, just normal grad student stuff.
Blog: http://tiny.cc/34tftw  
48  Robert B Mitchell V  MIS, August 2013  University of North Texas, College of Information (Greater Los Angeles Cohort) 

Los Angeles,

CA 

 USA  I will be tweeting, vine-making, and instagraming about my life and my interests--I'm curating a lot of technology coursework and opting for the 'i' instead of 'l' (MIS not MLS).  I may post about my internship in social media or about design + type, food, wine, coffee, philosophy, digital humanities or the impending birth of my son and my life with my wife in Koreatown. 

twitter: http://ow.ly/ilw37

instagram: http://ow.ly/ilwdP 

  
49 
Natalie Kent MA LIS, Sept 2013
UCL, MA Library & Information Studies
London
UK
I'll be blogging about studying full-time on the course at UCL and working some evenings in a law library 
Blog: http://bit.ly/XP5BIY  
50  Emily Charpentier  MLIS August 2013  University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Library and Information Studies  Massachusetts  USA  I'll be blogging about working as a library assistant in a high school and a college and going to school part-time. I also blog about the things I'm reading and YA, and I'll use the suggested tag for summaries of my days this week. tumblr: http://bit.ly/106U9vg   
51
 Kelly Kietur
 MLIS, May 2013
 Wayne State University School of Library and Information Science  Detroit, MI  USA I'll be blogging (and occasional tweeting, when I remember) about going to school full-time, working part-time in an academic library, undertaking a mini-practicum, and all sorts of odds and ends in the road to graduation! 

blog 

@kellykietur

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday
52  Caroline Rowan  MLIS, August 2013  University College Dublin, Ireland  Dublin  Ireland  I'll be tweeting about my day as an MLIS student.   Will try to put something on my blog too, but it might be after 08 March because it's just before mid-term!

Twitter: @librarianintown

Blog: http://tinyurl.com/bztjo7r 

 

  
53  Maria Butler  MLIS, August 2013  University College Dublin, Ireland   Dublin   Ireland   I'll be blogging and sometimes tweeting about my day as an MLIS student. This will include the projects I am working on as well as the classes I attend this week.

Twitter: @MariabButler 

Blog: http://tinyurl.com/bfte5ch

 http://tinyurl.com/asqo4ya 
54 Siobhan Rosler MLIS, August 2013 University College Dublin, Ireland Dublin Ireland I'll be blogging about my day and the projects I'm working on. Blog: http://tinyurl.com/b4q27g5  http://tinyurl.com/d6zbeoh
55 Emily Powers MLIS, May 2013 Simmons College, Boston MA Boston, MA USA I'll be tweeting about my studies, my 2 jobs - as a technology project assistant and a news library intern- and balancing being mom of a 3-year-old with all of the above. @missempowers  
5
6		 Evelyn Alfred MLS, December 2014 University of Maryland, College Park College Park, MD USA I plan to tweet about my volunteer work, part-time jobs, classes, books, and study time.

Twitter: @evelynnalfred

Blog: Librarian Dreams

 

  
57 Robbin Zirkle MSLS, December 2013 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC USA I'll be tweeting about any exciting and/or interesting library things that happen throughout the week.

Twitter: @RobbinZirk

  
58 Laura Horan MLIS, June 2014 University of Washington; Information School Seattle, WA USA I'll be tweeting (and possibly posting to my Tumblr) about my experience as a first year, residential MLIS student. I'm currently wrapping up my second quarter (with coursework in Information Behavior, Knowledge Organization, and XML), working at a library on campus, and volunteering at the Seattle Art Museum Library. 

Twitter: @L_Horan2

Tumblr: laurarose.tumblr.com

  
59 Caroline McNabb MA Folklore 2011; MLIS 2014 San Jose State University, SLIS Portland, OR USA I'll be tweeting and posting on wordpress about my life as a DIY archivist, library page, and MLIS student.

Twitter: http://tinyurl.com/bklpdhs

Wordpress: http://tinyurl.com/byychys

http://tinyurl.com/cqpce3b


http://tinyurl.com/HLSDITL-2
60 Douglas Memery MSc, August 2013 University College Dublin Ireland Dublin Ireland I will be blogging about my day and general week on what it involves to do an MSc in Information Systems. I also blog on a range of different topics that have arisen through one of my classes contemporary issues in professional practice. Blog: http://wp.me/P39Ctk-1    
61 Amanda Campbell MLIS, May 2013 University of Alabama, SLIS Tuscaloosa, AL USA I will be tweeting about homework, classes, and the job search during my last semester as an MLIS student. Twitter: @Seeking_Science  
62 Meridith Halsey

MLIS August 2013

 

 

 Simmons GSLIS Boston, MA USA I'll be tweeting about any exciting and/or interesting library things that happen throughout the week. Twitter: @mlhalsey

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
63 Siobhan McGuinness MLIS August 2013 University College Dublin School of Library and Information Studies Dublin, Ireland Ireland Ill be tweeting about my day in college as I have a very important meeting about our Capstone, and I have class which shall be demonstrating my core competencies and linking these to my blog, the 2 competencies I chose are: Redesigning information professional competencies for cultural websites and Special Library Association. Twitter; @shivguinn   
64 Joe Peakin

MLIS August

2012

UCD Dublin

School of Library &

Information Studies

 Dublin, Ireland Ireland I'll be posting my ramblings or thoughts about what is going on day to day in the course. On the blog, I also discuss articles or ideas I have found relevant to the Library and Information professions in general Blog : joepeakinlis.wordpress.com  
65  Louise Tobin  MLIS August 2013  UCD Dublin School of Library & Information Studies Dublin, Ireland  Ireland  I have compiled a blog for one of my modules 'Contemporary issues in Professional practice'. In my blog I reflect on the assigned readings in my course but I also discuss some professional events which I have recently attended.  http://louisetobin1.wordpress.com/  
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Aoife Callinan
MLIS August 2014
UCD Dublin School of Library & Information Studies
Dublin, Ireland
Ireland
I'll be tweeting my thoughts and experiences on being a part-time MLIS student and what it is like to be gaining experience as a local government staff librarian.
https://twitter.com/Eaoife
 
67  Ryan Platts  MLIS August 2013  UCD Dublin School of Library and Information Studies Dublin, Ireland  Ireland  I will be blogging about my experience with the MLIS, my part-time work experience in a law library, and how the two experiences fit with my aspirations towards legal librarianship.  http://ryanplatts.wordpress.com/   
68
Natalie Campbell
MLIS August 2013
UCD School of Library and Information Studies
Dublin
Ireland
I will be blogging about my thoughts or reflections on the daily activities of an MLIS student in UCD.
http://nccampbell.wordpress.com/
http://tinyurl.com/cozofaw
69  Michelle Bond  MA September 2013  iSchool, University of Sheffield  Sheffield  UK  I will be blogging about my week as a part-time student on the MA Librarianship, with half the week spent at work in careers information. Blog: http://bit.ly/ZhcD9I  
 70 Michael Weidlich  Post Master's Certificate Program  San Jose State University- School of Library and Information Science Portland/ Oregon  US  I think and write about managing for change, and library and instructional best practices, while balancing family, part-time work, and school. 

Blog: http://bit.ly/13JnDk0

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