Posts

Week 6

This week I had my midterm review with Cate. Overall I am doing well and picking up what I need to know to create Wikidata items, do subject analysis for ETDs, and create Name Authority Records. I have also had some opportunities that we did not initially highlight in the Learning Outcome Agreement, including attending NACO training. However, I have...

Week 5

I can’t believe that I’m nearly halfway done with this directed fieldwork experience. I feel like I’ve learned a lot but there’s still so much more to do. After NACO training last week, this week I jumped right back into subject analysis and entity management for ETDs. I also got to attend a drop-in cataloging session with the Principal Cataloger...

Week 4

It was NACO training all week!

Week 3

This week I spent more time working on ETDs, name authority records, and Wikidata items on my own before meeting with Cate to review my work together. I practiced more subject analysis and dove deeper into using OCLC Connexion and Classification web to understand when and how to use different LCSH terms and subdivisions.

I came across a challenge when...

Week 2

First ETD down, many more to go!