Intro to Library Administration - The Direct Marketing Woes

I guess I forgot about this blog for a while. I need to update what I'm learning, and what I'm doing in my class and which class I'm taking right now.

I'm taking Intro to Library Administration, and I'm finding Libraries are 'not-for profit' intities. I'm also finding out that the budget allowance for a library in the government for public sector is only 8% of every tax dollar. I'm also finding out that librarians are the nuts and bolts to non-profit organizations that have libraries, which house web sources, technology, equipment, staff, and almost like a corporation. It's very hard to comprehend the amount of effort that goes into running a library, until you take a course like this, and actually do research on how a MBA is no match for running a direct marketing company, that I'm finding that deals with the retail world of delivering merchandise to the street. It's the inventory and budget costs that messes a company like that up, and usually currently librarians are trained to be leaders, not followers in their curriculum.

That is just a snap shot of my now 8 page paper for my Intro to Library Administration paper. I have 12 sources, and I'm waiting till doctor appointments wind down, and my cold goes away. I must go to the library to get books on management.

Arielle

50 minute Presentation on MetaData and My class In Copy Right Law

I guess it's about time I update people on the progress of my classes, and the reason why i haven't posted in a while. I'm an author, and I'm a student at the University of South Florida in now Media Specialist K-12 or I'll just get an MLS degree.

I dropped the Law Class, but I was learning a lot. I couldn't understand the readings, and the language in the reading was so dense with language I couldn't understand that I didn't want to mess up any more assignments. I messed up one, not because of my language but when I tried to explain what I got out of the assignment, it did not make any sense to the professor. So I dropped.

In my Organization of Knowledge Class So far I have a .94666666

I'm working on Library of Congress Subject Headings now. It's a tough subject. I just finished AARC2, and Access Points, Meta Data, and Authority Codes, and All the fields for cataloging. I got a 6 on one, and a 5.2 on the other. I"m waiting for the last grade which I know I did not pass with a 5.

I did my group presentation on the weekend, and I had to slow down my speech cause I noticed the time on the clock. I didn't want us to go under. It was a 50 minute presentation on Meta, and I did the Pro and Cons. It was a good speech I thought. I also got elected to press the button for power point. I don't know why either, it's easy to operate. But I'm short, so I didn't have a shadow.

I'm working on my next research paper, I'm 1350 pages into it. I have 5 sources. 2 from the books in class, and 3 scholarly journals from Wilson. It's for a 1600 word paper, and so now I'm just adding my problem two sections with more comments and examples with sample quotations from citation. Things I can't find, i delete. I used examples from our recent class as decisions on the topic. It's on the problems with the conflicting usages of MARCXML, MARC21, and MARC and with now the use of Dublin Core. I'm presenting it as a conflicting of search results from the consumers, with the librarians as well.

I'm using 2 books and 3 scholarly journals as supporting and conflicting evidence for against MARC. And now I'm looking for 3 scholarly journals for supporting and conflicting evidence against Dublin Core.

If you ever want a copy of my work, don't feel shy. I'm on http://stores.lulu.com/asag82

Arielle

Organization of Knowledge 101

I'm taking a break from personal blurbs, and blurs. I'm going to start the next semester on August 25, and I'll be very busy with my work. 

I'll post valuable information for you to know about the different ways of organizing knowledge and documents. After this class in particular, I'll know more about cataloguing, and filing documents according to numbers, subjects, alphabetical, and a combination of all to give me a way into getting an internship at a library. 

After fall semester, I'll have 15 credit hours completed. 

Monday my professor posted the syllabus, and I made an AGENDA to schedule everything in. And depending on when the group project is due dictates when and what happens ultimately, but since my last name is Sag, i'm probably in group 3 or 4. 

I plan on starting my research for the paper at the end of september, and come up with my biblio before I even start writing, so I know what sources I'll be using, so I can return the books I won't use.

Since I'm staying on campus now, I'll be reading the sources before checking them out. I might even photocopy them, so I don't loose the book. 

But first i need to know the topics, and subjects I'll be searching out. I'm a master about library research!

Arielle

My First Job

I remember being with my friend Rachel in the summer of 1998, and thinking to myself I need some money. I was tired of my parents complaining I cost too much, and I needed a place to raise some extra cash. So I was at a United Artist Theaters, and I filled out an application.

I started work in Sales and Food Service. I would sell popcorn, hot dogs, drinks, candy. You'd be surprised the amount of BUTTER people put on their popcorn. Its crazy. It's not healthy either. I had the usual people come to my line all the time. I saw them every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.

Also during the summer I was in summer school. They made fun of me cause I drove a Mustang and one of the managers drove a Camero and then someone else drove a Firebird. I had so many problems with that mustang, but thats for another chat.

I worked for United Artist for 7 years, throughout high school and through my community college experences until I got into an accident with my 00 mustang. Some drunk/drugged driver hit me at 55 mph, head on, and i walked out with just a tore ligiment. the car was totaled.
My lawyer did jack for me, only got the minimum. I lost my movie theater job, they terminated me. why? I don't know they never said. But I was in a cast, I was in tampa now, and I couldn't work for them anymore.

I did finish my college education the term i got hit. I did end up getting a D, dropping two, and getting a B-. I missed 5 weeks of class. I tried to make up the work but some of the professors were so ahead that I couldn't catch up. plus i wasn't in the right frame of mind for any of it.

Any questions please email me. ArielleProd1982@yahoo.com