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Sarah Tribelhorn Portfolio

Program Goal E

As an information professional, it is necessary to be able assist stakeholders with successfully conducting research and finding and discovering information. Therefore, it is necessary to be able effectively organize, retrieve, and manage this information. In the Master of Management in Library and Information Science (MMLIS) Program, most courses required a high level of information organization, and I further demonstrated skills to successfully retrieve and manage this information. This has been highlighted through a team presentation on a special collection, the development of a pathfinder, and a weekly activity log during my internships at the Oral History Center, Bancroft Library, University of California Berkeley (OHC, UC Berkeley).

Zine Collection Development Presentation 

In LIM 502: Collection Development and Management, my team and I prepared a detailed presentation to motivate for the development of a zine collection in an academic library. The information for this presentation was retrieved through extensive research of the collection development policy and a community analysis, as well as research on stakeholder benefits of including zines in the current collection. The information was then carefully organized and managed, and then presented, highlighting benefits to stakeholders.

Pathfinder – Information Literacy in Academic Libraries 

     In LIM 535: Library Information Sources and Services, I developed a pathfinder on information literacy resources in academic libraries. This required extensive research and retrieval of relevant information from different sources, the critical examination of these resources, and then detailed organization and management of this information to benefit stakeholders. The pathfinder organization included detailed descriptions of keywords, subject headings, databases, books, dissertations, journal articles, and internet sources and how these could benefit stakeholders, with relevant examples of each of these within the scope of the pathfinder. 

Oral History Center Weekly Activity Log 

    During my internship in the Oral History Center, Bancroft Library, University of California Berkeley (OHC, UC Berkeley) in LIM 595: Internship in Library and Information Management, I recorded weekly activities based on assigned tasks, as well as questions and comments pertaining to the assignments for relevant feedback, and the number of hours worked. This provided detailed organization of tasks completed, illustrated progress throughout the internship, which was necessary for stakeholder input and feedback. 

Conclusion

No matter the profession, I feel it fundamental to be organized to be the most effective in a job. With each assignment that I completed throughout the MMLIS, I feel that I became more organized and proficient in effective information retrieval, and can proficiently manage information for stakeholder benefit. The diversity of assignments described here illustrate that I have mastered this goal, being able to organize, retrieve, and manage information effectively in a variety of different ways, for vastly different stakeholders. Although I feel this is one of my strengths, I think it can always be improved through continual professional development in the Library and Information Science (LIS) field by learning new skills and staying updated on technologies that will improve information organization. In my LIS career, I look forward to developing these skills further to benefit the organization that I work for. 

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