5 posts tagged “library science”

I'm trying to imagine having Kirk in my classes.  He'd so be the guy many dull pronouncements or asking twelve times about the format for a paper.  I can see Spock in my Info Sources and the Sciences class.  I have a wee crush on Spock, so that wouldn't be all bad. 

I am feeling so happy right now.  I dropped my Foundations of Data Curation class and added Intellectual Freedom and Library Services for Youth.  I realize that course may not sound as practical but it looks like a lot of fun and is very similar to the interests I had in social justice.  I realized that I had as little interest in maintaining and preserving data as Lloyd Dobler had in selling, buying or processing.  Plus, whenever I read about data, I would read it as Data. 

According to the university calendar, classes don't start until the week of the 21st.  That is misleading.  I'm taking three courses:  information organization and access, reference and information services and data curation.  All three require pre-reading and lots of it.  Boo.  Hiss.  We also are required to participated in forums.  Today I went on to a couple for the first time.  It seems we are already supposed to indicate interest in topics for our group project (the class final). 

Okay.  That's not hard.  But still.  There's semester break for a reason. 

It's been a couple of slow days.  I gave my notice at work.  I'll stay on 'til the end of the month.  I don't think my chef cared much as she's either lost or dumped most of her wholesale accounts.  She didn't do well at the NY Chocolate Show, which is no big surprise considering how she made a huge-ass mess of things.  I wish her luck but don't think she has the business sense or skill needed to be a real success. I just hope my co-worker can find something better.

M. and I met navelgazer for lunch at Spacca Napoli. It's always kind of funny to introduce new friends to your spouse, at least for me.  I feel like I come off like, "Honey!  Look what I FOUND!  A new friend!" and so on, but it was all good. 

In other earth shattering news:

1. I have a really big pimple on my chin, the cystic kind.  If it hangs around much longer, I feel obliged to name it.
   
2. I'm reading The End of Vandalism by Tom Drury but I only have a passing interest in the lives of the characters, kind of like when I watch something vaguely amusing or concerning at the grocery store.
3. I really dislike alliteration.  In fact, it kind of pisses me off. 
   
4. I need to get my application in for the distance MLIS program at University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign.
   

So, it's happened again.  I'm not content with my career du jour.  I'm the Assistant to the Chocolatier at a small, local chocolate maker. Sous chef and voice of reason.  I feel a little bad about my discontent as my chef is a good person. Despite the Chef's kindness, Chef is not organized, very flighty about sticking to business decisions and wants us to be as passionate about making Chef a success as Chef is.  If I were a more co-dependent type, I might thrive on this but I do not.   I also realize that I do not do well in work environments where there is so much sameness.  Repetition is not my friend.  Once I can do something well, I'm not really interested in it anymore and sadly nothing has been interesting enough for me to want to work hard enough to be one of the best. 

So, what am I thinking of now?  I'm looking at MLIS programs.  It seems it would kind of lead me back in the direction of my old career as a research analyst.  I performed competitive analysis and researched emerging technologies.  I got to learn and disseminate my learning in a way that made sense to others.  At this, I excelled.  It appealed to my sleuthing abilities as well as my sense of organization.  I realize that an MLIS might offer that.  Since I love all things medical (had I not been such a dolt in my youth, I would have gone to med school), I am thinking that working for a teaching hospital or something similar in medical reference might be good.  Maybe medical informatics?

I am just in the thinking and learning phase now.  I'm not one who is afraid to change and I'm lucky to have a wonderfully supportive husband who adores his job (lucky man).   I want to feel like Melanie Griffith feels at the end of Working Girl when she finally gets her job.   But, there are times when  I wonder if I shouldn't just be happy to have a nice life and get over it.

Anyway, if there are any medical librarians out there, drop me a line.  I'd love to hear more about your work.