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Build foundations

To change careers from journalist to librarian, I built knowledge of the foundations of librarianship.

Establishing the base of my foundation is a client-centered perspective that allows me to anticipate, locate, or create appropriate information solutions for each client and each community.

I learned about the information transfer cycle through investigating the Portland pirate re-enactor community with my colleagues John Hooper, Stephanie Milbrodt, and Lauren Smith.

As a result, I learned to identify and define a community. I also gained the skills to observe the pattern of information creation, production, dissemination, diffusion, utilization, and preservation within a community. I feel that our presentation Portland Pirate Re-Enactors (below) represents the knowledge that I gained and my growth in articulating my observations.

I learned to apply information-seeking theories and models to an individual’s search process by researching and writing the paper Kuhlthau’s Model: Interview with information seeker MF (below). This paper represents a breakthrough for me because I identified two potential avenues for future inquiry and it was the start of my fascination with the complex relationship between the research and writing process.

I believe that this knowledge and skills prepares me to respond to any and all information needs that come to the libraries where I will work.

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Foundations of the Profession:

Articulate a philosophy of ethical and client-centered information services for the library and information professions.


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