For an "expert" in the field, I have yet to decide who I will interview. I will have the person decided by the interview time.
For questions, I will ask the following:
- How can librarians best serve contemporary patrons?
- What qualifies a person to be a "contemporary patron"?
- How can a librarian "serve" a contemporary patron?
- How can programs help librarians achieve this goal?
- In what ways could a satisfactory experience encourage further visits?
- What image, or images, should a library convey to encourage visits?
- How could alternative programs encourage participation in the library?
- How can media other than literature increase publicity?
- In what ways can a library support the community?
- What defines a person as a librarian?
1. Ontario City Library/ Ovitt Family Library
2. Courtney Saldana. Her phone number is (909)395-2225
3. I am not entirely sure as to the exact amount. Howwever, I have gone almost every Tuesday since school started for 1 1/2 hours so I do have more than ten hours.
4. Each week we switched, with one week being a program such as "Pizza and a Movie" and the next week being a volunteer meeting. Both count for hours there, but I am not sure if they count at IPoly.
1. I literally did nothing with it over break.
2. As previously stated, I did nothing. Therefore I learned nothing.
3. For a 10 question interview, I think I'd interview either my mentor or someone who works with my mentor. Or even a former IPoly student.
I reviewed the rule of three for writing an EQ.
a. What is the most important factor in healthy weight loss?
This EQ seems to fit the criteria the best.Not only is it loose enough that you need more information to come to a conclusion, but it is easy to understand and provides ground for multiple answers.
b. What is most important to securing a conviction in a criminal investigation?
This EQ is fairly straightforward. Unfortunately, it's too simple to qualify as one. The answer can simply be summed up as "evidence" and requires little research. In addition, it does not entice debate in any sense.
c. What is most important in creating a hairstyle that best satisfies a customer?
This EQ is too open-ended. Not only does it not specify the type of customer, it also does not specify what exactly you are looking for. Depending on the customer the EQ could be answered in multiple ways, to the point of possibly having TOO much conflict.
d. How can an Anesthesiologist best treat chronic pain?
This seems like a fine EQ. It needs extensive research, provides room for multiple opinions, and is fairly understandable. The terms "Anesthesiologist" and "chronic" may need to be explained, but this can be fixed in the presentation.
After reviewing the "Rule of 3" my new EQ is "How may librarians best serve contemporary patrons?"
How can libraries best serve contemporary patrons?
- Providing the most used/popular resources for patrons.
- Giving quality service to further reinforce patron loyalty. (As an added bonus, this can lead to good publicity and "word of mouth" recommendations.)
Probably the most important source that I have used is my personal experience, due to the relativity of most of my volunteer work. My mentor is also an important resource, due to her lengthy experience.
My current mentor is Courtney Saladina and the vast majority of my volunteer work pertains to programs, both literature-related and not. Many of the people within the program are around my age group, leading to a more easily approachable source of feedback.
1. For my independent component I plan to provide a managerial and collaborative standpoint on how sections of a library work.
2. To fully receive the appropriate experience for this, I will help plan and execute events specifically geared towards the teenage department of the library. I may on occasion collaborate for children's and adult programs, but this is not a definitive source of volunteer work.
3. By doing this, I can begin to learn how to adapt works of literature into interactive programs marketed towards a specific audience. In addition, I can learn how to execute these programs in a timely and relatively low budget manner.
1:
My mentor is Courtney Saladina and she works at the Ontario City Library. (Also known as the OVITT Family Community library.)
2:
- What organizations could help me obtain a degree in this field?
- How can pursuing a degree in this field expand my education?
- Would you recommend working here as a part-time job?
- In your opinion, what is the highest library position you can reach with the most basic Library Science degree?
- How could experience from this career be applied elsewhere?
