Thursday, July 9, 2009

7/10

What was the most interesting thing that you've learned in the past 5 weeks of library instruction classes? What do you wish that we'd spend more time teaching?

I think the Google workshop was the most interesting thing. I thought Google was really basic, but it turned out that there was so much more that I didnt even know about, so it was really cool. I dont know, I think we spent a lot of time learning about different things in library class, there's nothing else that I would really want to spend more time on.

7/9

What was the most interesting thing about your Health Career Pre-Collegiate classes? Would you recommend this program to your friends?

I think just meeting a bunch of motivated kids and finding out about what they all want to do when they get older was the most interesting thing about pre-collegiate. I learned a lot in my classes, but I think it was just as important to learn about the people I was surrounded by. I would only recommend it to my friends if they were motivated and willing to be challenged, because otherwise they wouldnt enjoy it at all.

Tuesday, July 7, 2009

7/8

Do you know what you want to do when you grow up? What makes that profession/career/job attractive to you?

I definitely want to be a doctor. Its not so much the science aspect of things that is appealing to me, but the interaction with other people. I really want to help people, and being a doctor is an undeniably great way to do this. I'm thinking about being a clinical psychologist, because I think its just as important to heal people mentally as well as physically.

7/7

Do you think you'd ever want to work in a library? Why or why not?

I dont really know...I love to read a lot, so it would seem like a cool thing to do. But realistically, librarians are probably busy with other things and dont get much time to read, so I would be surrounded by great books that I dont even have time to read. It would be cool to see the variety of books that are out there, though.

7/6

Why do you think teachers (and librarians) want to see a variety of sources (i.e. books, journal articles, websites) in your paper's bibliography? Do you think that's fair?

I think teachers and librarians just want to make sure that your information is accurate and that you worked hard to find a variety of resources for your paper. I think this is pretty fair, but it can just be time consuming and it's hard to remember the exact format that the bibliography has to be in. But I think it's worth it to prove that your information is accurate.

Wednesday, July 1, 2009

7/2

What do you think of libraries? What would make you want to come to the library (or, what do you wish libraries did or have)?

I like libraries because they have a huge source of books. But I dont really like the fact that there's not a lot of privacy; it's kind of awkward and I like to read or study by myself. But the fact that they're quiet is cool, because it helps me stay focused. I think libraries pretty much have what they should have; there's nothing that I can really think of that would make me want to go to a library more.

Friday, June 26, 2009

7/1

What's the hardest thing about finding information for you?

The hardest thing about finding information is that I can never find exactly what I need at first. It takes a lot of searching around websites for me to find the right information, and that's really time consuming. I always find what I need, but sometimes it just takes a while and that's pretty frustrating.