Mid-Semester Reflection

For this post I looked back at my previous posts up until now. It is clear that I am focused on school libraries and media programs, which shouldn't be a surprise considering my job. When I looked at my first few posts I've realized that my goals and thoughts about the profession haven't changed much. I still believe this course and future courses I take will help me in my profession to make sure I am providing my students with all the information and resources they need to be successful. One of the posts I spent more time looking back at was the professional association post. I was more interested in the the NAMTC organization and am thinking it might be beneficial to join this association. I am already a member of MAME and have found that there are many resources available to me that are of use. I'm considering joining the NAMTC now because this is a national association and could be even more beneficial to connect and network with others in a similar profession across the country. I've enjoyed doing research and learning more about the library and information science field so far, and I'm anxious to learn more. Many of the exercises and assignments I've done have helped me see the importance of my job, and I've learned a lot more about just how much of an impact librarians make on their patrons. One assignment I just completed that I really enjoyed was the ethics scenario assignment. For this assignment I researched different codes of ethics from various organizations. I was very interested to read about the different codes and how they affect certain situations. This gave me more insight into my job as a librarian.