Service Learning Journal: Entry 6
11/15/2012
Here I am at the end of my Service Learning experience, and
I have to admit that, even though the assignments were sometimes difficult, the
knowledge I have gained from this experience is vital and incomparable to just
reading the material in a textbook.
Since my last journal entry, I have completed the selection tools
process, which led up to a more tedious assignment that required us to use
selection tools to identify 10 resources that replace weeded materials or fills
a gap in the collection. This assignment
was time consuming to say the least, and quite challenging at first. I had difficulties locating two credible
reviews for a lot of the materials I wanted to replace. I eventually came to the conclusion that I
should search the databases by topic or subject matter instead of searching a
particular title. While this required me
to be a little more open-minded, I found it much easier to locate quality material
with several reviews that was more than likely a better a choice for my
library. I did have a little trouble locating
reviews for media resources, but feel the two I selected were good solid
choices.
I feel like all of the assignments supported each other, and
the order in which they were presented was important and enabled me to be
successful. This project allowed us to
get our first look into a “librarian’s world.”
It’s amazing to see all the responsibilities the library demands. I feel like one of my concerns about
librarianship is similar to my student teaching experience- not getting enough
hands on experience in the actual library setting. This assignment, however, allowed me to
experience processes that I will be responsible for as a librarian, and I hope
the remainder of my two years are filled with these sort of learning
opportunities.
