Summary

I’ve had my first taste of my introductory LIS classes, and maybe be able to relate a bit of what I think I’ll be learning. Luckily, no reading yet :>.

6010 is the intro to the profession. It’s going to be a much more essay intensive class, where we will learn vocabulary, issues that affect librarians, and ethics. We’ll also have some blog and forum conversations, which is very neat. We have small groups of 5 people with whom we will collaborate for three, I think, projects. This class will be easy but time intensive. This class is in person in Macomb, but most of the work will be done online on Blackboard, which is WSU’s equivalent to Ctools.

6080 is the tech intro class. They will be covering a lot of material that I already know, but because I am self-taught as far as computer things go, I think it’ll fill in a lot of blanks for me. I’m very happy about that. This is my online course, which worried me a bit at first, but the recorded online lectures are great. I can pause and rewind at will. I think I may become a fan of this type of course, especially for my basic core courses that will have 50+ people per class. I’ll take my archives classes in person :>.

Still excited, and a little intimidated, but I think I will do well.

Required programs this semester:

Microsoft Office 2007 Enterprise – free through program (!)

Adobe Acrobat Reader

Internet Explorer

So, basic stuff. Part of 6080 is getting your MS Powerpoint certification, which is very nice and a great prep for other courses. From there, I’ll probably look to get an MS Word cert as well.