Program Artifacts
Core Courses:
LIS5020 : Foundations of Library & Information ScienceAs a true intro to librarianship - we were tasked with interviewing a working information professional and had to create a newsletter depicting "A Day in the Life." By being able to interview a librarian in the academic field, I was able to truly decide if that was the path I was inclined to follow. This, along with the other assignments for this course, allowed me to form a definitive plan for my career goals as well as my future course enrollments within this MLIS program.
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Librarian Interview Newsletter
Posted with her permission
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LIS6603 : Basic Info Source Services
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This course (along with Foundations) was the first one that truly cemented my career life plan and where I fell in love with the Reference and Information aspect of librarianship. Basic Information Sources and Services introduced the different resources for providing reference services for library patrons. The course work for this class was also my most favorite to complete – and I took great pride in the LibGuide created.
Socially Jane - A Jane Austen Companion LibGuide Created with a partner, this LibGuide works as a companion to Jane Austen's novels, time period, and how these timeless stories are continuously adapted as times evolve. Unfortunately, the server that housed the LibGuide - The Library School Sandbox - was taken offline in December 2017 but the .html file is still accessible. Meets Learning Outcome III Created with Karen Garcia, 2018 MLIS graduate - posted with her permission
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LIS6711 : Organization of Knowledge
Like the title suggests, Organization of Knowledge provided an introduction to all types of ways to organize information.
Before this course I thought that I was going to be completely uninterested in Tech Services but being able to learn about Machine Readable Catalogue (MARC), Dublin Core, Anglo American Cataloguing Rules, Resource Description and Access (RDA), Dewey Decimal Classification, Library of Congress Classification, and Library of Congress Subject Headings has been monumental in understanding librarianship from an angle I never expected. Social Cataloging and Tagging Where I created an extensive book cataloging & tagging system. (Click the photo to see it in it's entirety) Meets Learning Outcome II |
LIS6271 : Research MethodsThis course was imperative to me as someone who wants to go into academic librarianship. I learned the different approaches to research including the tools and techniques for collecting and analyzing qualitative and quantitative data. I also learned how to distinguish the appropriate method of the research I wished to conduct so I could yield the most thorough and effective study possible.
In this course I was able to develop a self-administered questionnaire which was used to accompany a semester long group research proposal. Meets Learning Outcome IV The final project was created with a group - the survey I created alone
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LIS6409 : Introduction to Library AdministrationThis course was a great introduction to the different management styles one can encounter within librarianship – it was also exceedingly helpful to be able to discuss in great detail the management styles' strengths and weaknesses. It was fascinating to be able to see the progression of management models and how they’ve adapted over time and the factors that have influenced those changes.
Meets Learning Outcome I Management Theory Paper - Mary Parker Follett, A Trailblazer
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LIS6511 : Collection Development
This course gave me an extensive introduction to what is involved in properly developing and maintaining a collection. It taught me the lengths we, as librarians, will have to go to - and the variety of information necessary to collect - in order to evaluate a collection. I was able to tailor this course to my interests and through that was able understand that adapting or adding to a university’s collection meant looking not only at the existing collection in the university library, but also partnering with faculty members about they wanted to see reflected in our collection as well. Learning to evaluate all aspects of a collection, even the parts that wouldn’t seem obvious, was an immeasurable take away from this course.
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The final Collection Development project was created with a group - this spreadsheet I created alone
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Elective Courses:
LIS5937 : Teaching Information Literacy
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This course has still been the most useful and relevant course that I’ve taken during my MLIS program. Though I believe it was created with media specialists in mind, I was allowed to tailor my coursework to university students and in doing so was able to use the ACRL's Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education to meet the needs of my audience.
In this course I developed an in-depth teaching plan for the topic of Fake News and Evaluating Media Sources - I also taught the lesson via a screen cast video. |
LIS5937 : Human Rights
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History of Human Rights Discussion Posts.docx | |
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LIS5566 : Multicultural Lit for Children
Multicultural Lit for Children was an eye opening course that showed me just how important it is for children to see themselves represented in books, as well as the media they consume. This course also reinforced the necessity for diversity and inclusion among librarians - not just in the materials we provide. However, I was disappointed that my classmates were so quick to dismiss points of view that challenged their worldview.
One of the most fun projects I got to work on for this course was an Application: Promoting Diverse Literature for Youth through a Book Talk on A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo.
One of the most fun projects I got to work on for this course was an Application: Promoting Diverse Literature for Youth through a Book Talk on A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo.
Final Project Toolkit.docx | |
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LIS6523 : Adult Services in Libraries
I was really excited to take Adult Services in Libraries because I am partially in charge of programming at my library – so I knew, regardless of what it was, the course material would be useful to me. However, I am currently in an academic library and wish to grow my career in academia, so I was kind of dejected that this class focused so solely on public libraries (because I too need to create programs for adults). That aside, I really did appreciate having to create and implement library programming for communities that I don’t usually interact with, and many times I could relate what I was learning to my job in a practical way.
Learning about Reader's Advisory services and creating a reading map was one of the most fun assignments I had to do in this program, and getting to connect a piece of media in a way that was unexpected but would be necessary in a real library setting was a phenomenal exercise.
Learning about Reader's Advisory services and creating a reading map was one of the most fun assignments I had to do in this program, and getting to connect a piece of media in a way that was unexpected but would be necessary in a real library setting was a phenomenal exercise.
LIS6906 : Independent Study
In conjunction with my University of Southern Mississippi Study Abroad program, I will also be doing an Independent Study with Dr. Natalie Greene Taylor. I have always been very interested and involved with activism, but it wasn't until I took Human Rights and Libraries that I realized how much librarianship and activism intersect. Through this independent study, I hope to further explore the activism, scholarship, equity and culture of women in librarianship.
This website was created in LIS5937 : Web Design for Libraries
Web Design for Libraries was an introduction to learning simple HTML and coding. This course sought out to explain why responsive web design is imperative to librarianship. It also taught me how being flexible with technology can meet the needs of library patrons and staff.
© 2017 Alexandra Flores