Tessa Fox Reads
  • Home
  • Blog
  • About Me

Beginning my third semester of library school at UWM's SOIS

1/22/2016

0 Comments

 
Picture
In a few days' time I will be starting my third semester of the Masters of Library and Information Science (MLIS) program at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee's School of Information Studies. I can't believe this is already going to be my last semester as a full-time grad student! That means I'll only have one online class and the capstone project to complete during the summer term before graduating, and then I'll be done with school FOREVER – I mean it this time!

I'll be honest. Last semester wiped me out completely! Taking three of the four required courses in one semester (especially on top of working two part-time library gigs and dealing with some personal issues) was a HUGE no-no. To be fair (as my fiancé likes to remind me) I was told at orientation not to take all of the required courses during one semester ... but I figured taking a mere three of them would be OK – not so much. Oh well ... I survived, but I would strongly discourage anyone else from choosing to put themselves through that undue stress mess. But I guess all the insanity I went through last semester turned out to be worth it because ...

THIS SEMESTER IS GOING TO BE AWESOME!

I mean it. I'm only taking three classes this term (which sounds like a vacation!), and they are all pretty spectacular. Here's a look at which courses I'll be taking this semester:

Management of Libraries and Information Services (INFOST 524 – online): This elective course focuses on the library/information center as a service organization. It particularly deals with management of the library/information center including planning, budgeting, decision making, leadership styles, motivation, communication, personnel and financial management. Considering I hope to be a youth services supervisor and eventual library director, taking this class will definitely pay off!

Managing Library Collections (INFOST 520): According to the course catalog description, this class is all about "the theory and practice of collection management across formats including selection tools and criteria, acquisition and evaluation of collections, deselection, preservation, and other collection development topics.​" Put more simply, it's largely about how and why librarians decide to put certain items on the shelves (or online) and – as I'm getting a TON of experience doing at my internship – choosing which items to take out of the collection.

And here's the class I am most excited about taking ... Drum roll, please!

Special Topics in Information Science – Readers and Readers' Advisory (INFOST 691 – online):
This elective deals with serving adult reading needs that addresses popular fiction and nonfiction, audiobooks, illustrated books and other popular media, as well as research on readers, readers’ advisory, and the readers’ advisory interview​. So what does the syllabus say? Read good books. For the homework? Review good books. For the discussions? Discuss good books. Having an academic obligation to sit around and read for fun ... somebody pinch me! It sounds like this class will be hard to top!

Here's to another fun, educational and formative year of library school at UWM! More importantly, I'm one step closer to graduation and my first real, big-girl job as a professional librarian! Paid sick time, personal days, vacation time, and health and dental insurance, here I come!
​
Picture

Information.

International.

Interdisciplinary. 


UWM's School of Information Studies

0 Comments

    Author

    Tessa Fox is the Early Literacy Librarian at the Kenosha Public Library. After working in the journalism and publishing fields, Tessa decided to dedicate her life to books and public librarianship, and went back to school to get her Master's in Library and Information Science from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, where she graduated in December 2016. Tessa has been working in public libraries since 2014. Disclaimer: The views expressed here are mine alone and do not reflect those of my employer.


    Connect with me online!

    Picture

    Picture
    Picture

    Picture

    Tweets by @TessaFoxReads

    Archives

    April 2020
    December 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    July 2017
    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014


    Categories

    All
    Adult
    Audiobooks
    Banned Books
    Best Picture Books Of The Year
    Book Contests
    Book Crafts
    Book Displays
    Book Lists
    Book News
    Book Reviews
    Books
    Bookshelves
    Bookstores
    Booktalking
    Book Trivia
    Children
    Children's Books
    Community Library
    Diversity And Inclusion
    DIY
    Fantasy
    Favorite Books
    Feminism
    Fiction
    Girl Power Books
    Halloween
    Historical Fiction
    Horror
    Humor
    Kenosha
    Kenosha Public Library
    Librarian
    Librarianship
    Libraries Now A Day In The Life
    Library
    Library And Information Science
    Library Contests
    Library Ideas
    Library Internships
    Library News
    Library Programs
    Mainstream Fiction
    Mike De Sisti
    Milwaukee
    Milwaukee Public Library
    MLIS
    Mobile Libraries
    Movies
    MPL Express
    Mystery
    Nonfiction
    Personal
    Picture Books
    Poetry
    Politics
    Public Library
    Quotations
    Reading
    Refurbished Furniture
    Representation
    Romance
    Science Fiction
    Sci-Fi
    Seasonal
    Self-publishing
    Social Media
    South Milwaukee Public Library
    Storytime
    Summer Reading Programs
    Technology
    Television
    The Journal Sentinel
    Thriller
    UWM Grad School
    UWM School Of Information Studies
    Video
    Webinars
    Western
    What I'm Reading
    Why Books Matter
    Why Libraries Matter
    Women's Fiction
    Writing
    Young Adult
    Youth Services

    RSS Feed