Top 10 Things I've learned in Library School

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

10.BiblioSpeak- This is a language made up of many acronyms like AACR2 , DDC, LC, IMLS... and it goes on. Getting a handle on the acronyms has really helped me with my studies

9. A great big binder for putting the "highlights" of each class I've taken is a huge help. I am a big picture kind of person and need this kind of "road map" to my studies

8. There are many different personalities in SLIS- it's like a mini-melting pot. I was pleasantly surprised

7. Library students really should re-shelve their research- it helps the next SLISer that comes along

6.It's not all about books!

5.It's so much about books!

4.Within librarianship, there are so many different professional avenues

3.Information Literacy is an absolute must

2.All that stuff in a MARC record actually means something!

1.Librarians (And SLISers) really love to share their knowledge and expertise