One more day left of Library School Bootcamp, and although tired, I have held up pretty well. (Which is more than I can say for my car, which died in Skaneateles this morning, but is hale and hearty again... $229 later.)
I am getting a much better grasp of the multifaceted world of Librarianship, and don't feel nearly as overwhelmed at the prospect of changing careers as I did a week ago at this time. I don't know that a residency is necessary to achieve this introduction to LibraryWorld, but I suppose there has to be some way to verify that we distance students actually exist.
We talked about unrestricted access a lot this week, and especially today. I have trouble accepting the professional ethics that place access above parental authority and common sense (which I have blogged about previously, I believe). Maybe 99% of the time, librarians should provide unfettered, unmediated access to information resources. But to push that "ideal" too far is no service to our patrons.
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