I had a nice little run of posting regularly and just like that, it’s gone. And it’s not like I don’t have ideas on what to write. I created several posts that I could repeat, in case I hit a slump (like The Holds List, Sheets & Pages, etc.), but that hasn’t worked either. Ah … Continue reading
I need to be more intentional about this semi-new archival path that I am on. It feels like I’m walking along and discovering things that happen to land in my path. I may eventually get to what I need in this haphazard fashion, but I certainly won’t get what I want. On my journey towards … Continue reading
Back in April, I completed the training program needed to get a promotion in my position. We did rotations in different areas of the Research Department to give us a well-rounded experience of what staff does in processing, reference, pull & refile, holding maintenance, etc. That was helpful because I wasn’t sure what other folks … Continue reading
This week I’m being trained in the Innovation Hub, where researchers come to create digital scans of military pensions and service records. Most of the documents are from the Civil War, but I also worked with some documents from the War of 1812. The role of the folks who work in the Hub is to … Continue reading
It’s the end of the year and I should be reflective, especially since I only have a few days left of being a librarian. And that’s what this blog is about, me and my experiences in being a librarian and other librarian-ish things. [Cues up New Edition’s “Is This the End“.] So now that I’m … Continue reading
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