One of the first projects I’ve been able to run on my own has been an in-person event at Fondren with Pet Partners. We brought in several dog/human teams to visit with students (and faculty and staff), allowing them to play with the dogs and relieve some stress during final Read more…
Thinking back to our institute for INFO 5000, I remember being particularly daunted by the idea of our term paper and doing a literature review. When I did my previous M.A. in literature, I had not done such research, and I was hesitant about how I’d even begin to tackle Read more…
Since I started my internship at SMU and my classes at UNT at the same time, I had a steeper learning curve than my intern peers when it came to understanding how to answer questions at the reference desk. In addition, I’ve been working as a freelancer for more than Read more…
I have been working on websites for more than 15 years, and I’ve taught myself a great deal of content management through Googling for tips and tutorials. I consider myself fairly tech savvy when it comes to figuring out new software. But NVivo has bested me. Our job description assignment Read more…
It has been two weeks since I attended the day-long institutes at Denton for INFO 5000 and INFO 5600, and one month since I attended training for working the reference desk at Southern Methodist University’s Fondren Library. Today is my first day on the reference desk without a librarian behind Read more…