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Program Goal - Enhance Use of Information and Ideas
Archives Outreach in Academic Libraries Pathfinder & Reflection
I consider a pathfinder as a library service that enhances the use of information and ideas, especially among source materials. The Pathfinder artifact was drafted in the LIM 535: Library Information Sources and Information course and introduced my readers to information resources related to the subject. In this case, the topic was academic and archival libraries’ outreach strategies. After much research, I compiled and included an introduction and scope of the bibliographic guide, subject headings, recommended databases, and annotated source materials (books, journals, and internet sources). Because the guide relates to the research topic, someone interested in the same topic might find this Pathfinder valuable. Thus, this artifact enhances the use of information and ideas.
Following the Pathfinder artifact is the reflection in which I share my assessment of how I approached creating the guide. To put it briefly, one lesson I learned that I would take with me when entering the LIS field is to compare the controlled vocabulary used by academic databases and the Library of Congress Classification (LCC). I observed that LCC’s controlled vocabulary tends to reflect traditional words with traditional connotations, whereas an Interface such as ProQuest reflects controlled vocabularies with inclusive meanings. To be specific, the LCC’s treatment of sex and sexuality topics is limited in its subject headings. However, ProQuest can recognize the term “queer” (Henry et al., 2022). In the MMLIS program, I am learning that the 21st-century LIS field is becoming more open-minded in allowing LIS professionals to enhance information accessibility with inclusive approaches. Therefore, an inclusive application in Pathfinders is what I hope to continue to practice.
Partnership/Collaboration Proposal Memo
During the LIM 563 Partnerships and Collaborations in Libraries course, I drafted a memo that identified a real-world strategic partnership between a library and one or more partner organizations and outlined a collaborative program implementation and assessment plan for enhancing the use of archival collections. Pretending to be the University of California Irvine (UCI)’s Special Collections and Archives Librarian, I wrote to the University Library Director proposing strengthening a past partnership with the Viet Rainbow of Orange County (VROC), a local grassroots organization grounded in LGBTQ+ social justice and equity, and other local organizations. The recommendation is for UCI Libraries to train VROC members with archival training such as archival preservation, oral history, digital humanities, and literary or artistic works, as well as dissemination practices and access UCI Libraries’ databases that cover Orange County’s social justice history. The memo artifact satisfies the program goal because it outlines research on the target market, staff needs, budget needs, potential funders, implementation plan, and program evaluation.
Conclusion
For this program goal, I showcased a Pathfinder guide and reflection and collaborative proposal memo that expresses my ideas in developing, implementing, and assessing programs and services through the enhancement of information and ideas. My takeaway from these assignments is that inclusive approaches in developing and implementing library programs and services will enhance access to information and ideas.
References
Henry, T., et al. (2022). The old and the prudish: an examination of sex, sexuality, and queerness in Library Of Congress classification. In the Library With The Lead Pipe. https://www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/2022/the-old-and-the-prudish/
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