Internships

So far all is well with the semester and both of my internships.
This week is library orientation at the junior high school I am interning at. I watched my librarian teach the lesson as students helped set the expectations of the library by visiting stations and writing an idea for an expectation using the school's new iPads. The lesson got better and better each time she taught it. On Wednesday, I will be conducting the lesson with 8th graders.
Last Thursday, I spent 5 hours in the college library gaining an introduction to reference. I learned about the reference procedures, the technology used to conduct reference and record transactions. We use a system called Gimlet to communicate important reference queries and keep track of what kinds of questions we receive. We use Pidigin chat reference and also offer reference over email and phone.
Today I think I will also be starting my collection development project which will be interesting. Overall, it's been a great start to the semester; I am either ahead or on track with all of my assignments. I hope the entire semester stays this way!

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