A Reflection On The Presentation Of The Library

O: Get Organized-Organize your thoughts and ask yourself questions, once you do this then you can use keywords to help you find what you are looking for in the library, keywords are words that would likely show up in titles of an articles or books. Then make a list of words or phrases that will help you when you are researching.

A final critical element in support of student and faculty learning focuses on library instruction and research assistance. The realm of available information in all shapes and sizes is particularly overwhelming for the average undergraduate student. Librarians and staff assist students with basic and in depth research questions on what resources are available on specific topics and how to select the right ones. During the regular academic year, the library is open 116.5 hours each

The library I volunteered at is run by the high school, Dr. Norman Bethune Collegiate Institute (C.I.). The school was founded in 1979 and was named after Norman Bethune; a well-known Canadian doctor. He was best known for his services during World War I and his dedication to helping the poor in Canada. Moreover, over these past few years, the school has prospered beautifully and has had many renovations and changes. For example, two years ago, the school’s library had a huge makeover. The library was given new furniture to allow to have students a better working space. Similarly, the library moved shelves around in order to make it more convenient for everyone to access books. Ultimately, Dr. Norman Bethune C.I. has it in their best interest to provide students with the tools they need to succeed in education. In other words, the school displays good citizenship by assisting their students.

As new technologies are rapidly introduced, people are able to find any information with the access of internet. This leads to people questioning the relevance of libraries and its true purpose. Public libraries cultivate the value of increased education and a social unity to advancing as a society.

The Long Branch Free Public Library was established 100 years ago with a mission to enrich the lives of Long Branch residents by providing resources and opportunities for life-long learning (Long Branch Free Public Library, n.d.). Currently, the library provides a wide range of services such as a computer lab, employment center, after school youth programs, notary services, faxing, and much more. These features make this library more than just a place to get a book, and the library has been nationally recognized for its innovative services, marking a shift in the idea of what a library can be (Kelly, 2014).

First you have to know how to alphabetize. Alphabetizing is putting items in order by the author last name. This makes it easier to find books, but by nonfiction by subject and number. It is complicated at first because there are a lot of rules putting up books because you go by a dewy decimal system. The Dewey decimal system for a librarian is like MacD would go before Mack because the D is capitalized. Another part of working the shelves is shifting the shelves. Shifting shelves are where you line up all of the books on each roll to line up with each other. Never do it alone due to is being complicated you will have books fall on your head, and make an enormous amount of noise. It is very exciting becoming a librarian, if you are ready to have a job and work with the

I have learned many things from the Northcentral Library Research Process and the Northcentral Information Literacy Tutorial. Northcentral Library Research Process has taught me how to determine my information needs and how to evaluate information. It also explains the difference between scholarly and peer-review and the difference between primary and secondary resources. The Northcentral Information Literacy Tutorial has taught me the different ways to search by using nesting, phrase searching, Boolean search, and truncation. It also has taught me the difference between keywords and subject

There are an almost 120,000 libraries in America. Libraries are the foundation of the knowledge ecosystem within the U.S. There are different resources available, from books to DVDs, which patrons can easily borrow. In fact, the available nonfiction printed materials will also include hard to find academic and research publications.

While I was helping out at the library, I realized just how many resources we have available to us students. I also noticed that most students didn’t even know about them, much less how to access them. We had numerous events such as a computer coding workshop (for people of all ages) which I would have gone to if it wasn’t for it being during one of my classes. I was also surprised to find that many of the librarians went to the events. One resource for example, is the online librarian chat where you can ask for help in finding sources, which was especially helpful

The University develop a ‘summer bridge program’ for at-risk students and partnered with the Library to provide a meaningful orientation to the participants. As the Science Librarian, I worked with students and faculty in the summer bridge program to orientate them to the library and the

The class, Libro 1105 by far is truly an eye opener and is extremely enjoyable. This week’s lesson was very interesting and I liked everything about it. I never knew how librarians put so much thought and care into their work. I never knew how organized and efficient libraries really were; I am use to going to the library and just walking around to find what I needed, not knowing there was a classification system to easily find materials in the public library. The classification system for public libraries are organized by a Dewey Decimal Number System, colleges and universities are organized by a Library of Congress System, government documents are organized by a U.S Superintendent of Department System, and lastly The National Library

Most the time any information I would need for classes would either be taught to us through lectures or we were told to use the internet to find any extra information we would need. That being said, I knew to be quiet when I was in there. Regardless of my frequency of use of the library I know it’s an important resource if I want to too be successful now that I am a college student. I can’t just rely solely on the internet or my retained knowledge for every assignment anymore. For example if I was doing an assignment in class for research. A professor could potentially become unsatisfied with my research because I only utilized electronic references instead of a mix of printed and electronic references. If we didn’t have a library students would have a difficult time acquiring information that doesn't exist on the internet or can’t be viewed without payment due to copyright laws. Library books are free and they don’t have the limitations that some articles on the internet can have. That is just one example of how our school library supports all of us students, they’re many more besides what I have already stated. In closing,to me, college really wouldn’t be an active learning environment without a

When you think of a researcher you think of a scientist doing an experiment. I feel like that is the same as a research paper just without the experiment. So, in a research paper it’s your own interpretation or evaluation or argument. Meaning, you use everything that you personally know and have researched about that topic. When I am assigned a research paper the first thing I do is look it up online to understand more about it. At that point, I try to figure out what is worth talking about in the paper or figure out what I can argue to get my point across. As for library databases, I never used them once because I use technology. I can give a detailed report on the assignment with the correct amount of research and citations.

Since their establishment, libraries have served as a gateway to knowledge and services that revolutionized the way the public attains information. Unlike many other institutions, public libraries have grown and evolved along with society by adopting new technology and offering resources tailored to the needs of their local community.

A world where technology takes over, corrupting the minds of young, innocent people allowing it to cloud their judgment. In AK Benedict’s short story The Last Library, Benedict symbolizes a world where a society that fully relies on technology believes that by eliminating primary sources like novels and journals only leads to a society that will progress, which in reality is the complete opposite. Reflecting on this short story generates a different view of the world, it shapes the way things are seen and the way people interact. However, if stories were not told, and were not able to be referenced, our minds would not be able to wonder to the infinite possibilities. Although narratives challenge those conventional ways of representing the world by imagining it in new ways, this narrative challenges our present social norms by incorporating what is thought to be true because one says it to be true as a contrast to what is believed to be true. AK Benedicts narrative The Last Library critiques the idea of a solely technological society by focusing on a society so focused on their so-called progress that it eliminates books and the critical thinking that comes along with it.