Information Management Competencies:
A1: IRLS 515 Organization of Information
Artifact: Desert Gardening Resource Selection & Metadata Creation Form
and Essay
Created: April 2006
Competency or Competencies met: Demonstrates understanding of basic principles, concepts, and terminology related to the creation, organization, management, access, and use of knowledge and information and will demonstrate the ability to apply them to practical problems.
Reflection: I selected this artifact because it showcases the Dublin Core metadata I created for an educational digital library on desert gardening electronic resources. I learned while creating this metadata included how to create metadata, how to evaluate metadata, as well as writing a critique of a theoretical essay on a metadata topic. I also learned while creating this DC metadata about the major challenges involved in cataloging. The skills that I gained from this course led to my subsequent internship as a Cataloging & Metadata Intern for the Collaborative Sonoran Desert Digital Library Project.
A2: IRLS 506 Research Methods
Artifact: Critique of “Instruction for Web Searching: An Empirical Study"
Created: September 2005
Competency or Competencies met: Demonstrates understanding of the nature of research, research methods and the role of research in library and information science and additionally, demonstrate the ability to apply research findings to practical problems.
Reflection: I learned about empirical research studies done in the field of library and information science and how to recognize standard research study criteria including: internal and external validity, instruments, design, sampling, control and test groups and statistics. I also practiced looking critically at research studies to identify these criterion and whether the conclusions reached were appropriate. I learned how to write an effective critique evaluating research reports, as well as how to design my own empirical research study. I selected this artifact to demonstrate my ability to look critically at a published library/information study and identify and evaluate the methodology and statistics used.
A3: IRLS 571 Introduction to Technology
Artifact: Introduction to Technology blog
Created: August-December 2006
Competency or Competencies met: Demonstrates understanding of the use of information and communication technologies in the provision of information resources and services in libraries and other settings.
Reflection: I learned how to use emerging technologies, such as blogs, wikis, and podcasts and apply them in the library field. I also learned about a variety of technology issues and core technologies important to library and information professionals such as: RFID, rich media, user interfaces, security and privacy, digitization, and social collaboration, mobile, and assistive technologies. I chose to showcase my technology blog because it is a good example of how using emerging technologies, such as topical blogs, can enhance information distribution to peers and patrons.
B4: IRLS 524 Information Resources Evaluation
Artifact: Alzheimer's Term Project with Narrative
Created: December 2005
Competency or Competencies met: Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of organization and representation of knowledge and their application to library and information collections and services in their areas of career interest.
Reflection: I learned to evaluate information resources used by both society and information professionals in both print and electronic formats. I also learned how evaluate and organize resources, how to use and identify specific types of reference and information tools, how to structure and conduct reference interviews and instruction as well as managing reference and information services. For my artifact, I selected my term project where created a webliography on Alzheimer's Disease; I chose a medical topic because it was my area of career interest. I researched, compiled and organized consumer resources about Alzheimer's including reference resources, open access scholarly journals, government resources, grant and foundation resources, free legal resources, associations and organizations and other topical websites.
B5: IRLS 504 Foundations of Library & Information Science
Artifact: Final Project Webpage (Site down for server transfer 7/19/07)
Created: December 2004
Competency or Competencies met: Demonstrates knowledge of types of library and information professions, settings, services, and roles and be able to analyze key issues and potential approaches to these in the areas of their career interest.
Reflection: This project demonstrates my first attempt at creating a webpage as the final project in the Foundations course. It contains all the following assignments I completed during the semester: Book Review, Bibliographic Essay, Case Study, a Statement of my Career Goals and CV. I chose to showcase this webpage because it contains all the assignments I completed for this course as well as a beginning attempt to create a webpage. I learned how to create, organize, design and upload a page to the web. It was created using Microsoft Publisher. I am proud of this work because although we were not required to turn in the final project as a webpage, I wanted to practice this skill. I think learning how to design a webpage was an invaluable experience and it has affected my current professional ePortfolio. It also demonstrates the progress I have made in creating a professional ePortfolio.
C8: IRLS 651 Information Policy & Cultural Perspectives
Artifact: “Reality Based”/”Native Grounded Approaches” to Research on Health Issues Important to American Indian Communities and Resource List
Created: April 2006
Competency or Competencies met: Demonstrates an understanding of how diversity contributes to the library and information professions and analyze information issues from diverse perspectives.
Reflection: I acquired a basic understanding of current national information policies from the cultural perspectives of Latino and American Indians. Specifically, I learned to identify the players, stakeholders, voices and resources in policy making, and the importance of national information policies to local libraries and librarians. I chose to exhibit my research paper, Reality Based/Native Grounded Approaches to Research on Health Issues Important to American Indian Communities, to demonstrate my research on and presentation of an argument for culturally competent research for pressing healthcare issues important to American Indian communities, as well as discussed librarians' role in identifying and presenting such research and resources.
C10: IRLS 520 Ethics for Library & Information Professionals
Artifact: Intellectual Property: Ethical Issues in Recent News
Created: November 2005
Competency or Competencies met: Demonstrates the ability to recognize and analyze ethical issues and dilemmas in library and information settings and propose reasoned courses of action.
Reflection: I learned about practical ethics for information professionals and studied problems connected with information such as free speech, censorship, access to information, intellectual property, fair use, privacy, and workplace issues. I also gained an understanding about ethical ideals for information professionals and how to revise these in response to rapidly changing work environments and how to develop and implement codes into a particular work environment. I chose my paper, Intellectual Property: Ethical Issues in Recent News, to show how I researched current ethical issues regarding intellectual property.
Special Collections Librarianship Competencies:
B6: IRLS 564 Corporate Management
Artifacts: Case Study Critiques: Abbott Laboratories and Precision Equipment Division
Created: December 2005
Competency or Competencies met: Demonstrates knowledge of the management of information recourses, services and organizations and apply this knowledge to their areas of career interest.
Reflection: I learned about the history, various types of libraries, staffing, development, and future of company libraries in the United States. Coursework included: evaluating case studies of both the highly successful models and those that encountered problems, studying research on the perceived value of both information professionals and corporate libraries, learning methodology to evaluate corporate libraries and studied comparative data on U.S., Japanese, and European corporate libraries. I have chosen the two papers I wrote for this class to show the critical thinking skills I developed in assessing both cases of successful and unsuccessful corporate library models. This class was invaluable in teaching me more about the need for customer service to meet demand and libraries and librarians to stay relevant to their mission of supporting customer or corporate needs.
B7: IRLS 695 Internship: Collaborative Sonoran Desert Digital Library
Artifact: Final Report
From: June-August 2006
Competency or Competencies met: Demonstrates knowledge of the roles of interdisciplinary, interprofessional, and community collaboration and alliances in the provision of library and information services.
Reflection: I participated as a team member to identify, organize and evaluate digital Sonoran desert learning resources for educations and students grades K-12. In addition, I contributed metadata for certain resources and created simple web pages for the content I generated. For a more detailed inventory, see my artifact, the final analysis I wrote on my internship experience. Overall, this internship was an invaluable experience because I was able to gain experience in working with a team to identify and classify digital resources.
C9: IRLS 588 Medical Online Searching
Artifact: An Overview of Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 Research Paper and Presentation
Created: October 2006
Competency or Competencies met: Demonstrates an understanding of the values and service orientation of the library and information professions and their applications in their areas of career interest.
Reflection: I learned the basics of identifying and using quality health information sources using internet search engines, health organization websites, and government websites such as the CDC, National Center for Health Statistics, and MedlinePlus. I also learned to use health information venders such as PsycInfo, MDConsult, The EBM Clinical Search Engine, CINAHL, IPA, PubMed, and Embase. In addition, I was able to take a closer look at identifying and evaluating resources on a major health issue, Diabetes Mellitus Type 2, and put together both a paper and presentation of consumer information about this disease.
Other Courses:
IRLS 540: Introduction to Archives
Artifact: Government Censorship in Archives: Recent Case Histories of Legal and Ethical Significance
Created: July 2006
IRLS 572: Government Documents
Artifact: Iron Horse Neighborhood Library Website (Site down for server transfer 7/19/07)
Created: April 2005
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