Goal 5

Outcome 5a: Apply marketing and/or advocacy principles to demonstrate and promote the value of libraries and information agencies.

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For LIS 775 (Intro to Archival Principles, Practices, and Services), we were given the choice of writing a research paper or completing a "mini-practicum" during the second half of the semester as our final project. The mini-practicums could be completed in-person or remotely. Because I am working full-time in addition to completing my courses, I do not have a lot of free time for on-site internships and practicums. I gladly took advantage of the opportunity to get library/archives experience even for a short-term project. When perusing a list of possible practicum sites, I was immediately attracted to the Sherman Grinberg Film Library,. Located in Los Angeles, CA, the Sherman Grinberg Film Library is the world's oldest and largest privately owned film archive and home to the Paramount and Pathé newsreel collections.

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I worked under the direction of Lance Watsky, who at the time was the Manager of Media Archives and Licensing at the Sherman Grinberg Film Library. We met remotely once per week, and the practicum/internship included the basics of film preservation and the impact of film and archives. My final deliverable was a three- to five-minute documentary on a topic of my choice based on the Film Library's newsreel footage. I chose as my topic the Century of Progress International Exposition of 1933-1934 in Chicago. I found appropriate footage in Sherman Grinberg's digitized collection, learned how to edit digital video, and added voiceover narration and copyright-free music to my documentary. 

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I am very proud of the final product, and on November 16th, I will be participating in a panel discussion with Lance Watsky and another former intern, Tuesday Sweeney, at the 2023 annual conference for the Association of Moving Image Archivists (AMIA) in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The subject of our presentation will be describing the internship, screening our documentaries, and providing suggestions on how other archives/libraries can adapt the internship format to their digitized collections. The ultimate purpose of the internship is to create a powerful marketing/advocacy tool for both the archive/library and also for the student, who will be able to share the documentary with colleagues and future employers.

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Note: For the AMIA conference presentation, we have been required to screen only the standard definition, publicly available footage found on the Sherman Grinberg Film Library's website instead of the high-definition, licensed footage. For that reason, I am linking my artifact to the version of my documentary that includes only publicly available footage with a watermark in the center of the video..

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Artifact: The World Comes to the Rainbow City: The 1933-1934 Chicago World's Fair

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Outcome 5b: Demonstrate effective professional communication to achieve common understanding as an individual or in group settings.

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I consider myself very lucky to have had the opportunity to take LIS 711 (Early Books and Manuscripts) with Dr. Foy Scalf. We studied the history of the book, from Babylonian cuneiforms to Egyptian papyrus scrolls to medieval illuminated manuscripts.

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For our final project, I worked with Kelsey Gibson and Sarah Hawkinson to create an online exhibit on the depictions of animals in medieval manuscripts, entitled "All Creatures Great and Small: Animals and Mythical Beasts in Medieval Manuscripts." To work effectively, each of us had to demonstrate effective professional communication in a group setting. We met outside class, delegated tasks, and brought our independent research together to assemble a cohesive exhibit.

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The online exhibit was posted to Canvas and may not be accessible to all users. However, as my artifact for this section, I am attaching a pdf of my personal contribution to the exhibition, entitled "Section 3: The Creatures that Lurk in the Margins."

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Artifact: The Creatures that Lurk in the Margins

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Outcome 5c: Demonstrate leadership principles in an educational, professional, or community context.

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For our midterm in LIS 707 (Leadership, Marketing, and Strategic Communication), we were required to write a research paper on a topic, trend, or theory in leadership. The topic I selected was introverted leadership in libraries. Sometimes it feels as though the world belongs to charismatic extroverts and that introverts are overlooked. Introverts are often stereotyped as being shy and aloof, although they can be very outgoing in certain situations. Introverts may not be perceived as possessing natural leadership skills. However, the research I conducted indicated that introvert leaders offer an organization unique advantages. They are good listeners with a calm and steady presence. They have an analytical nature and are deliberate, prudent decision-makers. They may have to work on their public speaking and delegation skills, but with their own unique strengths, they can effectively complement the strengths brought to an organization by its extrovert leaders. The most important takeaway is that leadership skills can be learned and practiced by anyone.

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Artifact: The Strong, Silent Type: The Advantages of Introverted Leadership in Libraries

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