Welcome to My Portfolio

November 22, 2008

Welcome

I am in my final semester of the MLS program at Emporia State University’s School of Library and Information Management (SLIM). This portfolio is a showcase of my time at SLIM and will reflect my education, coursework, work experience, professional activities, and technology skills, as I begin my career as a systems librarian.

What is a systems librarian? According to Mark Jordan (2003), “A systems librarian is a librarian who is responsible for managing the information technology used in a library.” Listed below are a few more brief articles defining a systems librarian. I have tried to focus my courses and projects on technology aspects of librarianship during my time at SLIM, to achieve this career goal of a systems librarian. It is a fun, challenging, and rewarding profession to be in!

• “The Accidental Systems Librarian” book website (R.S. Gordon, 2003)
• “Ping, touch, head, tail: or, how to become a systems librarian” (J. Tarrant, 2002)
• “Accidental Systems Librarian” (S. Nesbitt, 2000)
• “On being a systems librarian” (S. Nesbitt, 1996)
• “WebJunction’s Focus on Systems Librarianship” (WebJunction, 2004)

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