Hello everyone! My name is Rachel. I am located in rural Wisconsin. I live in a forest, and my nearest neighbors are cows. I work in a small technical college library. We are a staff of only two. So, my job duties are varied, including: cataloging, collection development, course reserves, reference, staffing the service desk, interlibrary loan, archives, records management, programming, student worker management, etc. Of these duties, I most enjoy cataloging, interlibrary loan, and managing our small college archives. (We launched a digital archive last year, which has been one of my most proud professional moments.) If I am being honest, I will admit that I chose this class as a backup. I originally enrolled in a genealogy class this summer. I am a genealogist and was really excited to take that class, which only seems to run in the summers. Unfortunately, this genealogy class was cancelled. I chose this hyperlinked library class as an alternative because I saw good reviews for the class and the professor. I was also drawn to the patron focus in this class. I work in a technical college where student success is our main priority. So, I think this class could help me improve at work. This semester, I am most excited about the choose your own adventure opportunities. I have never encountered this in a graduate level class!
This is a picture of me in front of the Hogwarts castle at Universal Studios in Orlando. I went there this past January. It was only about 40 degrees most of the trip. However, I escaped -10 degree weather back home in Wisconsin. So, this seemed like a heat wave!
Hi Rachel! Can I ask where in Wisconsin you are? I grew up in Beaver Dam, just northeast of Madison, but I have been in the Chicago area for the last 28 years.
Hi Jen – It is fun to meet a fellow Midwesterner! I haven’t come across many of us in this MLIS program. I am from Manitowoc County, which is about an hour northeast of Beaver Dam. The college I work at is in Cleveland, which is right on Lake Michigan. I haven’t been to Beaver Dam in a long time. I used to have a relative who lived there, but she died many years ago at the age of 104!
Wow! It’s a small world. Most people have never even heard of Beaver Dam, let alone visited there! I know where Manitowoc is on the map, but have never been there.
I haven’t met too many midwesterners either. However, in my 202 class group, one person was actually the sibling of one of my coworkers! That was a wild coincidence.
More people should know about Beaver Dam. It is a very cool name š That is too funny that you kind of knew someone in your class! What are the chances?! I am always glad to find people in the same time zone in my classes. It makes it so much easier if we ever have to do anything synchronously.
Hello @rachelll I am so glad you found your way to this class, but Iām sorry the genealogy class was canceled. I think you will find inspiration here and you can surely focus your assignments on the students that you serve for this class. I hope you enjoy the CYOA as well. Welcome to the hyperlinked library.