As the end of
this semester approaches, we'd like to take the opportunity to highlight our
graduating students. This is a bittersweet moment for us as we will miss them
terribly, but we also wish them much success in the future. Their contributions to
our library during their time here have been invaluable to the success of our
library and are appreciated more than they know.
So, we thought
it would be awesome for them to share a few words about themselves & their time here at the
Business/SPEA Library.
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Where are you from? -- Lafayette, IN
How long have you worked at the Business/SPEA Library? -- Since January 2024.
What is your position here at the library? -- I work as one of the reference desk assistants.
What did you enjoy about working at the library? -- I enjoy being able to help people figure things out. I came from education, so I’m used to explaining things and guiding people towards the tools they can use for learning. Not to mention I got to learn a lot about different specialized subjects through some of the research I did on desk.
Do you have a favorite memory of the library or Indiana University or Bloomington you’d like to share? (You may answer for all three if you wish) -- Chat responses tend to be interesting, especially since not everyone realizes there’s a human on the other end. I’ve had one person ask if I was a robot or a real person over LibChat. When I told them I was an actual person, they apologized and said they’d have phrased their question nicer if they knew I was human.
Also it’s cool that we did become a football school. That certainly wasn’t a thing when I was in undergrad.
What is your degree & major? -- I am getting my master’s in Library Science with a focus on Archives and Records Management.
What are your plans after leaving IU? -- As of writing this, I am still hunting for a library position somewhere.
Any farewell thoughts that you’d like to share with your library colleagues? -- It has been a pleasure working with all of you and making memories over the things we witnessed. Thank you for putting up with my weirdness.
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Thank you Kathryn for being a part of the Business/SPEA Library team. Congratulations & Best Wishes in the future!
