Are We There Yet and What I Don’t Want to be When I Grow Up!

I learned today that I definitely do not have the skills or desire to be a systems librarian. These presentations were valuable but not my cup of tea. I also learned that rare books are interesting but I had a hard time maintaining a high level of attention. It was very visual and I was very tired. I did find out from the presenter that I can go look at most of the books in digital pictures online. I can’t wait until I have the time to do that. The facts given verbally were fascinating. I had a lot of questions but was afraid to ask them because I am unfamiliar with this field. I did ask a question and it didn’t even kill me. The artifact repair was incredibly fascinating. It was a lot of science. It must be gratifying to bring something that was broken to a usable state. It was one of those things that I would love to do but too much science for me. We also saw how to repair books that circulate in the collection. I used to do this at my library but have not done it in awhile. I still have to assign volunteers to repair books and I know the items we use for repair. They are very different from what Bird Library uses to repair their books. This made me wish for better materials to repair the books in our collection. The group work dynamic is totally different from the group I had in 601. It feels like an uphill battle. There is not much consistency and things keep changing. I feel like I will learn from this experience. I am just wondering, when and what? I will let you know!