Breathe

The week has certainly gotten away from me! I volunteered to do the first group project in LIS 2000 so that I could get it done with but it threw me for a loop. First, my library job has been going great although a part of me feels like a lot of my time is being wasted because there is so much down time, I could be studying and reading! I know that I need to be there and I will learn what I can't from the classroom it's just that part of me feels so impatient. Really, I should just enjoy my time there--it is the most peaceful place that I go to. Anyway, group project went well except I feel like a moron. I was a straight A student for my B.A. , always leading my groups and keeping us on task. But NOW, I have realized I am in a masters program with a bunch of overachievers!! Part of me is really annoyed--they are annoying---yes that means I must be annoying too. Please can we just Breathe...........

Double Fold

When I first started into "Double Fold" I have to admit I thought big deal they are throwing away old magazines and newspapers, you can't keep them forever. Now remember, I am someone who hates clutter and keeping unnecessary items around. An anti-clutter bug if you will. Upon finishing the book I have to say the author turned me around. I am actually shocked that all the information and knowledge on microfilm is deteriorating and that we don't have a centralized hub of original works. What a shame that so much is lost. Being a book reader I certainly do not want to get rid of paper books, though I feel guilty as to the cost of our forests around the world. I strongly believe in recycling and can't see why books can't be made from recycled paper. Further reading in "Digital Libraries" has made me wonder how technology is going to interfere or contribute to my personal reading experience--because let's all face it we want to know how it will affect us personally. I was thinking it would be great to have some sort of digital binder in which we could download the books that we wanted and could read it from a book-like binder. I still like flipping pages but I bet they could come up with something where you hit a button and it flips for you. There could be many different sizes and you could adjust the font for preference. Anyway, I keep envisioning this and how it will satisfy my guilt in killing trees.

The Commons

I just finished the article, Information Commons, and I really liked it. I am shocked over the publishers rights to control scholarly journals, especially now that digital formats are decreasing libraries terms of uses. It is common to hear about file sharing and I have artists in high places ;) that insist it is stealing, but after listening to Joi Ito and his descriptions of artists in China I can see another view. Information should be accessible to all but with the Telecommunications Act and DRM our rights are being infringed upon. Well these pieces certainly gave me food for thought but I think I need to stew a little more about them.

Kuhn is dead, I hope at least....

Just when I was feeling okay about my course work I log on today and feel it all over again! I have signed up on Google reader, which I know it gives me news but I have no idea how this has tied into my web blogging. Well, at least my Kuhn writing is done, hurray! That felt good but I am holding my breath till I get my first grade. I still feel really confused because the organization of this program doesn't seem to be that great. I feel like I have to look in 50 different places to figure out what I need to do and even then I feel like I don't fully understand the assignments. Well I need to figure out the rest of my work so ta ta for now.

Frazzled

Well my first week is over in my FastTrack program and I am feeling overwhelmed, exhausted, and frustrated! I feel that I spend so much time on Blackboard trying to figure out everything I have to do (every time I look there, they have given us new assignments) that I am wasting time from reading, studying, or researching for my projects. On top of all of that I am reading Kuhn, zzzzzzzz, I have always enjoyed reading all of my articles and books from class but Kuhn--there are no words to express how dry it is. Now I guess I have to find articles on his book so I can try to write 500 words about my feelings for his thesis. Reality of my situation is hitting and I realize that something in my life has gotta give because I don't know how I am going to do it.

Onto other news, I just got my very first job in a library. I am so excited because it is exactly where I wanted to be, on the flip side I am freaking out about how I am now going to add this job to my schedule and still accomplish getting my masters.

Signing off, because really I have about 10 assignments I need to do

Virgin Blogger

Though I have loads of experience in computers, I have never blogged! I feel inadequate some how, anyway I am sure that on my way out of my Master's program I will feel greatly accomplished at how far I've come, at least I hope so..............